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The NSK has been criticized as limiting the foreign press, local Japanese media outlets, over-representing the large national newspapers, and monopolizing representation with government officials, especially in regards to censorship. [2] The functions of the NSK fall into the following six categories: maintenance and elevation of ethical standards
Akahata (Red Flag) (newspaper of the Japanese Communist Party, daily) Jiyu Minshu (newspaper of the Liberal Democratic Party (Japan), weekly) Komei Shimbun (newspaper of the Komeito, daily) Press Minshu (newspaper of the Democratic Party of Japan, sub-weekly) Shakai Shimpo (newspaper of the Social Democratic Party (Japan), weekly)
The New York Post was established in 1801 making it the oldest daily newspaper in the U.S. [147] However it is not the oldest continuously published paper; as the New York Post halted publication during strikes in 1958 and in 1978. If this is considered, The Providence Journal is the oldest continuously published daily newspaper in the U.S. [148]
One of the first kawaraban ever printed, depicting the fall of Osaka Castle, 17th century. Japanese newspapers began in the 17th century as yomiuri (読売, literally 'to read and sell') or kawaraban (瓦版, literally 'tile-block printing', referring to the use of clay printing blocks), which were printed handbills sold in major cities to commemorate major social gatherings or events.
James Yoshinori Sakamoto (Japanese: 坂本 好徳, March 22, 1903 – December 3, 1955) was a Japanese American journalist, boxer, and community organizer. He established the first English-language Japanese American newspaper, the Japanese American Courier, in 1928, and became a prominent national figure as a founding member of the Japanese American Citizens League.
The Yomiuri Shimbun (讀賣新聞 (よみうりしんぶん)) [7] is a Japanese newspaper published in Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka, and other major Japanese cities. [8] It is one of the five major newspapers in Japan ; the other four are The Asahi Shimbun , the Chunichi Shimbun , the Mainichi Shimbun , and the Nihon Keizai Shimbun .
Rich was born to Junko and Peter Rich of Petaluma, California. [1] She grew up in New Jersey, Tokyo, and Northern California and attended Casa Grande High School. [2] She majored in English literature at Yale University and graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree and received a master's degree in English from the University of Cambridge.
Kaizōsha (改造社) was a major Japanese publishing company in the first half of the 20th century. [1] Its achievements included publishing Kaizō, a popular general interest magazine which carried both works of fiction and articles pertaining to social issues and socialist thought. The company also was a major publishing outlet for literature.