Facta (magazine)

Facta
Categories News magazine
business magazine
Frequency Monthly
Founder Shigeo Abe
Year founded 2005 (2005)
Country Japan
Language Japanese
Website facta.co.jp

Facta is a Japanese monthly news magazine that features economic information for readers. The magazine provides investigative reports.[1]

History and profile

Facta was first established by Shigeo Abe in 2005.[2] Abe is also the publisher of the magazine.[2] It is published monthly and delivered only to subscribers.[3]

In 2011 Facta was the first to publish allegations which culminated in the Olympus scandal.[1] It received the Editors' Choice Magazine Journalism Award for this reporting.

In September 2013, the magazine shut down its English language website.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 McNeill, David, "Stop the presses and hold the front page". p. 7, The Japan Times, 8 January 2012. Archived from the original 8 January 2012
  2. 1 2 Taro Fuse; Nathan Layne (25 October 2011). "Editor behind Olympus scoop says Japan Inc still has secrets". Reuters. Tokyo. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  3. ↑ Jonathan Soble (28 October 2011). "Japan's timid media in spotlight". Financial Times. Tokyo. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  4. ↑ Chris Chessman (7 November 2013). "Journal that exposed Olympus scandal axes English spin-off". Amateur Photographer. Retrieved 20 September 2014.

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