List of newspapers in Japan
The first dailies were established in Japan in 1870.[1] In 2009 the number of the newspapers was 110 in the country.[2]
Below is a list of newspapers published in Japan. (See also Japanese newspapers.)
National papers
- Yomiuri Shinbun (conservative, daily) 10,042,075
- Asahi Shinbun (liberal,[3] daily) 8,093,885
- Mainichi Shinbun (liberal, daily) 3,974,559
- Sankei Shinbun (conservative,[4] daily) 2,191,587
- Nikkei Shinbun (conservative, daily) 3,034,481
Hokkaidō
Block paper of Hokkaidō
Regional papers of Hokkaidō
- Ishikari
- Chitose Mimpō (Chitose)
- Sorachi
- Shiribeshi
- Otaru Shimpō (Otaru)
- Iburi
- Hidaka
- Hidaka Hōchi Shimbun (Urakawa)
- Oshima
- Hakodate Shimbun (Hakodate)
- Kamikawa
- Rumoi
- Sōya
- Nikkan Sōya (Wakkanai)
- Wakkanai Press (Wakkanai)
- Okhotsk
- Tokachi
- Tokachi Mainichi Shimbun (Obihiro)
- Kushiro
- Kushiro Shimbun (Kushiro)
- Nemuro
- Nemuro Shimbun (Nemuro)
Defunct newspapers of Hokkaidō
- Kitami Mainichi Shimbun (Kitami, 1950 - 1989)
- Akabira Shimpō (Akabira, 1962 - 1990)
- Nikkan Asahikawa Shimbun (Asahikawa, 1984 - 1992)
- Okhotsk Shimbun (Kitami, 1989 - 1993)
- Bibai Shimpō (Bibai, 1949 - 1996)
- Hokkai Times (prefecture paper, 1946 - 1998)
- Hokkai Times (prefecture paper, 1946 - 1998)
- Kitami Shimbun (Kitami, 1912 - 2001)
- Abashiri Shimbun (Abashiri, 1947 - 2004)
- Mikasa Times (Mikasa, 1949 - 2007)
- Bibai Shimbun (Bibai, 1996 - 2007)
- Sorachi Times (Ashibetsu, 1950 - 2007)
- Shari Shimbun (Shari, 1979 - 2008)
- Ishikari Minyū Shimbun (Ishikari, 1988 - 2009)
- Sapporo Times (Sapporo, 1999 - 2009)
- Okhotsk Shimbun (former Mombetsu Shimbun, Mombetsu, 1958 - 2009)
- Nikkan Iwamizawa Shimbun (Iwamizawa, 1949 - 2009)
- Engaru Shimbun (Engaru, 1976 - 2015)
Tōhoku region
Block paper of Tōhoku region
- Kahoku Shimpō
Prefecture papers of Tōhoku region
- Aomori
- Tōō Nippō
- Iwate
- Iwate Nippō
- Akita
- Akita Sakigake Shimpō
- Yamagata
- Yamagata Shimbun
- Fukushima
- Fukushima Minpō
Regional papers of Tōhoku region
- Aomori
- Iwate
- Miyagi
- Ishinomaki Hibi Shimbun (Ishinomaki)
- Ishinomaki Kahoku (Ishinomaki)
- Ōsaki Times (Ōsaki)
- Riasu no Kaze (Kesennuma)
- Sanriku Shimpō (Kesennuma)
- Akita
- Yamagata
- Fukushima
Defunct newspapers of Tōhoku region
- Miyagi Times (Kesennuma, - 1995)
- Ishinomaki Shimbun (Ishinomaki, 1946 - 1998)
- Kamaishi Shimpō (Kamaishi, 1982 - 1999)
- Jōyō Shimbun (Minamisanriku, - 2007)
- Senpoku Shimbun (Naruko, - 2007)
- Iwate Tōkai Shimbun (Kamaishi, 1948 - 2011)
- Minamisanriku Shimbun (Minamisanriku, 2008 - 2011)
- Fujisato Shimbun (Fujisato, 1959 - 2012)
Kantō region
Block paper of Kantō region
- Tokyo Shimbun (Chunichi Shimbun in Kantō)
Prefecture papers of Kantō region
- Ibaraki
- Ibaraki Shimbun
- Tochigi
- Shimotsuke Shimbun
- Gunma
- Saitama
- Saitama Shimbun
- Chiba
- Chiba Nippō
- Kanagawa
- Kanagawa Shimbun
Regional papers of Kantō region
- Tochigi
- Mōka Shimbun (Mōka)
- Gunma
- Kiryū Times (Kiryū)
- Saitama
- Bunka Shimbun (Hannō)
- Nikkan Shimmimpō (Tokorozawa)
- Chiba
- Bōnichi Shimbun (Tateyama)
- Kanagawa
- Shinsei Mimpō (Odawara)
- Tōkyō
Defunct newspapers of Kantō region
- Tōkyō Times (Kōtō, 1946 - 1992)
- Tochigi Shimbun (Utsunomiya 1950 - 1996)
- Hitachi Mimpō (Hitachi, 1950 - 2000)
- Shin Ibaraki (Mito 1952 - 2003)
- Nikkan Jōsō Shimbun (Chōshi, 1975 - 2009)
- Tama Newtown Times (Tama, 1969 - 2012)
- Bōsō Jiji Shimbun (Kisarazu, 1949 - 2012)
- Jōyō Shimbun (Tsuchiura, 1948 - 2013)
Chūbu region
Block paper of Chūbu region
Prefecture papers of Chūbu region
- Yamanashi
- Yamanashi Nichinichi Shimbun
- Nagano
- Shinano Mainichi Shimbun
- Niigata
- Niigata Nippō
- Toyama
- Kitanippon Shimbun
- Ishikawa
- Hokkoku Shimbun
- Fukui
- Fukui Shimbun
- Shizuoka
- Gifu
- Gifu Shimbun
Regional papers of Chūbu region
- Yamanashi
- Nagano
- Niigata
- Toyama
- Ishikawa
- Hokuriku Chūnichi Shimbun (Kanazawa)
- Fukui
- Nikkan Kenmin Fukui (Fukui)
- Shizuoka
- Fuji News (Fuji)
- Gakuyō Shimbun (Fujinomiya)
- Izu Shimbun (Itō)
- Kyōdo Shimbun (Kakegawa)
- Numazu Asahi Shimbun (Numazu)
- Numazu Shimbun (Numazu)
- Aichi
Defunct newspapers of Chūbu region
- Himi Shimbun (Himi, 1936 - 2000)
- Suwa Maiyū Shimbun (Suwa, 1954 - 2004)
- Chūbu Shimpō (Hekinan, 1959 - 2004)
- Kokoku Shimbun (Shimosuwa, 1946 - 2005)
- Hida News (Hida, 1995 - 2005)
- Ina Mainichi Shimbun (Ina, 1955 - 2008)
- Hakuba Shimbun (Hakuba, 1975 - 2008)
- Nagoya Times (Nagoya, 1946 - 2008)
- Kōshoku Shimbun (Chikuma, 1982 - 2011)
- Chūnō Shimbun (Seki, 1947 - 2011)
Kinki region
Prefecture papers of Kinki region
Regional papers of Kinki region
- Mie
- Shiga
- Ōmi Dōmei Shimbun (Hikone)
- Shiga Hōchi Shimbun (HIgashiōmi)
- Kyōto
- Ayabe Shimin Shimbun (Ayabe)
- Kameoka Shimin Shimbun (Kameoka)
- Maizuru Shimin Shimbun (Maizuru)
- Rakunan Times (Uji)
- Ryōtan Nichinichi Shimbun (Fukuchiyama)
- Ōsaka
- Ōsaka Nichinichi Shimbun (Ōsaka)
- Nara
- Nara Nichinichi Shimbun (Nara)
- Nara Shimbun (Nara)
- Wakayama
Defunct newspapers of Kinki region
- Shiga Nichinichi Shimbun (Ōtsu, 1922 - 1979)
- Kansai Shimbun (Ōsaka, - 1991)
- Ōsaka Shimbun (Ōsaka, 1946 - 2002)
Chūgoku region
Block paper of Chūgoku region
- Chūgoku Shimbun
Prefecture papers of Chūgoku region
Regional papers of Chūgoku region
Defunct newspapers of Chūgoku region
- Bōchō Shimbun (Iwakuni, 1964 - 2006)
- Okayama Nichinichi Shimbun (Okayama, 1946 - 2011)
Shikoku
Prefecture papers of Shikoku
Regional papers of Shikoku
- Kagawa
- Shikoku Times (Takamatsu)
- Tokushima
- Tribune Shikoku (Tokushima)
- Ehime
- Yawatahama Mimpō (Yawatahama)
- Yawatahama Shimbun (Yawatahama)
Defunct newspapers of Shikoku
- Nikkan Shin Ehime (Matsuyama, 1960 - 1986)
Kyūshū, Okinawa
Block paper of Kyūshū
Prefecture papers of Kyūshū and Okinawa
- Saga
- Saga Shimbun
- Nagasaki
- Nagasaki Shimbun
- Kumamoto
- Kumamoto Nichinichi Shimbun
- Ōita
- Ōita Gōdō Shimbun
- Miyazaki
- Kagoshima
- Minaminippon Shimbun
- Okinawa
- Okinawa Times
- Ryūkyū Shimpō
Regional papers of Kyūshū and Okinawa
- Fukuoka
- Ariake Shimpō (Ōmuta)
- Fukuoka Kenmin Shimbun (Fukuoka)
- Itoshima Shimbun (Itoshima)
- Kokura Times (Kitakyūshū)
- Kurume Nichinichi Shimbun (Kurume)
- Nikkan Ōmuta (Ōmuta)
- Saga
- Tosu Shimbun (Tosu)
- Nagasaki
- Kumamoto
- Nikkan Hitoyoshi Shimbun (Hitoyoshi)
- Ōita
- Konnichi Shimbun (Beppu)
- Miyazaki
- Yūkan Daily (Nobeoka)
- Kagoshima
- Okinawa
- Miyako Mainichi Shimbun (Miyakojima)
- Miyako Shimpō (Miyakojima)
- Yaeyama Mainichi Shimbun (Ishigaki)
- Yaeyama Nippō (Ishigaki)
Defunct newspapers of Kyūshū
- Fukunichi Shimbun (Fukuoka, 1946 - 1992)
- Kagoshima Shimpō (Kagoshima, 1959 - 2004)
- Karatsu Shimbun (Karatsu, 1946 - 2008)
Sports papers
- Chukyo Sports
- Chunichi Sports
- Daily Sports
- Doshin Sports
- Kyūshū Sports
- Nikkan Sports
- Nishinippon Sports
- Osaka Sports
- Sankei Sports
- Sports Hochi (formerly the Hochi Shimbun)
- Sports Nippon
- Tokyo Chunichi Sports
- Tokyo Sports
Party organs
- Akahata (Red Flag) (communist, newspaper of the Japanese Communist Party, daily)
- Jiyu Minshu (newspaper of the Liberal Democratic Party (Japan),weekly)
- Komei Shinbun (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)
Business papers
- Fuji Sankei Business i.
- The Kabushiki Shimbun
- Nihon Kogyo Simbun
- Nihon Securities Journal
- Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun
- Nikkei Kinyu Simbun (Nikkei Financial Daily)
- Nikkei Ryutsu Simbun (Nikkei Marketing Journal)
- Nikkei Sangyo Shimbun
- Nikkei Veritas
Industry papers
- The Chemical Daily
- The Education Newspaper
- The Hoken Mainichi Shinbun
- Denki Shimbun (Electric Daily News)
- Japan Food Journal
- The Japan Marine Daily
- Japan Rubber Weekly
- The Minato Daily
- National Chamber of Agriculture
- Nikkan Jidosha Shimbun
- Nippon Nogyo Shinbun
- The Suisan Times
Tabloids
- Nikkan Gendai
- Yukan Fuji
English language papers
- International Herald Tribune / The Asahi Shimbun
- The Japan News (formerly called The Daily Yomiuri)
- The Japan Times
- Nikkei Asian Review
- The Wall Street Journal Asia
- Tokyo Reporter, translates Japanese tabloids
Chinese language papers
- Chubun Doho
- Jiho Shyukan
- Toho Doho
Braille papers
- Tenji Mainichi
Stance and circulation, only morning (2007)
- Yomiuri: conservative (high quality paper) 10,042,075
- Asahi: left (high quality paper) 8,093,885
- Mainichi: liberal/left (high quality paper) 3,974,559
- Chunichi Shimbun/Tokyo Shimbun: left (high quality paper) 3,475,049
- Nihon Keizai: business, conservative (high quality paper) 3,034,481
- Tokyo Sports: (sports) 2,228,000
- Sankei: right (high quality paper) 2,191,587
- Nikkan Sports: 1,970,000
- Nikkan Geadai: left (tabloid) 1,681,500
- Yukan Fuji: right (tabloid) 1,559,000
- Akahata (Red Flag): Communist Party bulletin 1,680,000
- Houchi Shimbun: (sports) 1,428,000
- Sankei Sports: 1,367,734
- Hokkaido Shimbun: left (high quality paper) 1,209,231
- Daily Sports: 963,000
- Chunichi Sports/Tokyo Chunichi Sports: 942,034
- Nishinippon Shimbun: left (high quality paper) 852,943
- Chugoku Shimbun: left (high quality paper) 719,194
- Shizuoka Shimbun: left (high quality paper) 717,000
- Kobe Shimbun: left (high quality paper) 562,011
- Kyoto Shimbun: left (high quality paper) 506,841
- Kahoku Shimpo: liberal (high quality paper) 504,953
- Shinano Mainichi Shimbun: liberal (high quality paper) 485,000
- Kanagawa Shimbun: liberal (high quality paper) 300,000
References
- ↑ Yamamoto Taketoshi (Summer 1989). "The Press Clubs of Japan". Journal of Japanese Studies. 15 (2). JSTOR 132360.
- ↑ "Nikkei Media Data". Nikkei Media Group. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
- ↑ "The world according to Toru Hashimoto". The Japan Times. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
- ↑ "The Rise of Japan's Thought Police". The Washington Times. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
Further reading
- "Japan: Directory: the Press". Europa World Year Book. Europa Publications. 2004. ISBN 978-1-85743-254-1.
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