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. Among Japanese newspapers, the circulation is second only to ''

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Seikyo Shimbun (English: "the newspaper of sacred teachings") is a Japanese newspaper. In 1997, it claimed a 5,5 million circulation, but the number is controversial and impossible to verify..It is owned by the Japanese Buddhist religious movement Soka Gakk ...

, ''

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Chunichi Shimbun The is a Japanese daily "broadsheet" newspaper published in mostly Aichi Prefecture and neighboring regions by Based in Nagoya, one of Japanese three major metropolitan areas, it boasts the third circulation after the group newspaper Total Yom ...

'', ''

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the Nikkei ''The Nikkei'', also known as , is the flagship publication of Nikkei, Inc. (based in Tokyo) and the world's largest financial newspaper, with a daily circulation exceeding 1.73 million copies. The Nikkei 225, a stock market index for the Tok ...

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. This newspaper is not actually a national newspaper, but a block newspaper whose publishing area is Kansai and Kanto. However, it was classified as a "national newspaper" by the

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policy of the business world (

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Corporate profile

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The ''Sankei Shimbun'' is part of the

Fujisankei Communications Group , abbreviated FCG, is a keiretsu in Japan. In 1991, it was the fourth-largest media company in the world and the largest one in Japan. In the same year, the company's yearly revenue was $5 billion. Many of its affiliates are owned by Fuji Media ...

and is 40% owned by

Fuji Media Holdings JOCX-DTV (channel 8), branded as and colloquially known as CX, is a Japanese television station based in Odaiba, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Owned and operated by the it is the key station of the Fuji News Network (FNN) and the Fuji Network Sys ...

. The company is also the owner of

Osaka Broadcasting Corporation is an AM radio station of National Radio Network (NRN) in Osaka, Japan, and it is known as "Radio Osaka (ラジオ大阪 ''Rajio Ōsaka'')". It is also a company of Sankei Shimbun Group in Fujisankei Communications Group. Radio Osaka started ...

(OBC, Radio Osaka).

History

The ''Sankei Shimbun'' was created by the merger of two older newspapers: ''Jiji News'' and ''Nihon Kogyō Shimbun''. ''Jiji News'' was founded in 1882 by author, translator, and journalist

Fukuzawa Yukichi was a Japanese educator, philosopher, writer, entrepreneur and samurai who founded Keio University, the newspaper '' Jiji-Shinpō'', and the Institute for Study of Infectious Diseases. Fukuzawa was an early advocate for reform in Japan. His ...

, who also founded

Keio University , mottoeng = The pen is mightier than the sword , type = Private research coeducational higher education institution , established = 1858 , founder = Yukichi Fukuzawa , endowmen ...

. ''Nihon Kogyō Shimbun'', founded in 1933 by Hisakichi Maeda, specialized in business and was published by the ''Minami-

Osaka is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of 2. ...

Shimbun'' (the ''South Osaka Evening newspaper''). In 1941, the ''Osaka Shimbun'' (renamed from ''Minami-Osaka Shimbun'') merged with ''Osaka Jiji Shimpō'' (''Jiji-Shimpō Osaka edition''). The following year, ''Nihon Kogyō Shimbun'' merged with other business newspapers in Western Japan, and changed its name to the ''Sangyō Keizai Shimbun'' (or the ''Sankei''). In 1955, the ''Sankei'' merged with ''Jiji Shimpō.'' In 1959, the ''Sankei'' and ''Jiji Shimpō'' were placed under the ''Sankei Shimbun'' masthead. In 1958, the ''Sankei'' was acquired by Shigeo Mizuno and Nobutaka Shikanai. After financial difficulties, it changed direction from being liberal to being conservative (

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). Both Mizuno and Shikanai would go on to found

Fuji Television JOCX-DTV (channel 8), branded as and colloquially known as CX, is a Japanese television station based in Odaiba today is a large artificial island in Tokyo Bay, Japan, across the Rainbow Bridge from central Tokyo. Odaiba was initially b ...

a year later. The ''Sankei Shimbun'' started two

online newspapers An online newspaper (or electronic news or electronic news publication) is the online version of a newspaper, either as a stand-alone publication or as the online version of a printed periodical. Going online created more opportunities for newspa ...

in 1996: ''Sankei Web'', in website style, and ''E-NEWS'', in

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style. In 2001, the ''Sankei Shimbun'' started a new electronic newspaper delivery edition, ''NEWSVUE''. In 2002, the ''Sankei Shimbun'' merged with Osaka Shimbun. Both editions were placed under the Sankei Shimbun masthead. In 2005, the ''Sankei Shimbun'' added video to its digital edition, suitable for

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, and renamed it as ''Sankei NetView''. In 2007, the ''Sankei Shimbun'' started a new online newspaper, , in collaboration with

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. In 2014 the ''Sankei Shimbun'' rebranded its online news as ''Sankei News''. in 2017, ''Sankei Shimbun'' launched the English language online website ''Japan Forward''.

Ownership

* , a leading national newspaper. * , an industry & business & economy newspaper that renamed ''Nihon Kogyo Shimbun'' (''Japan Industry Newspaper'') in March 2004, which ended publication in July 2021. * , a leading Japanese daily sports newspaper since 1955. * , a leading Japanese daily evening newspaper since 1969. * , a leading

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newspaper since 1971. * , a

Kansai The or the , lies in the southern-central region of Japan's main island Honshu, Honshū. The region includes the Prefectures of Japan, prefectures of Nara Prefecture, Nara, Wakayama Prefecture, Wakayama, Kyoto Prefecture, Kyoto, Osaka Prefectur ...

regional evening newspaper that suspended publication in 2002. * , a targeted at young people newspaper founded in 2006.

Political stance

The ''Sankei Shimbun'' is a nationalistThe Struggle for the Japanese Soul: Komori Yoshihisa, Sankei Shimbun, and the JIIA controversy
. ''The Asia-Pacific Journal''. September 4, 2006. and conservative newspaper. Some book and media outlets have called the ''Sankei Shimbun'' a

far-right Far-right politics, also referred to as the extreme right or right-wing extremism, are political beliefs and actions further to the right of the left–right political spectrum than the standard political right, particularly in terms of being ...

newspaper; the ''Sankei Shimbun'' has previously published books denying the atrocities committed by the

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World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

Sankei Award, Sankei Prize

* – An international art prize founded in 1989 awarded by the

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on behalf of the Japan Art Association in the fields of painting, sculpture, architecture, music, theatre and film. * – An award founded in 1952. * – An award commendating founded in 2002. * – The oldest children's literature award in Japan. * – Major traditional culture award for the arts of (comedic Japanese verbal entertainment), (Japanese dance),

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, classical music and

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, awarded since 1964. * – A major

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(

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) award founded in 1984.

Philanthropy

* – a medical fund set up in Japan for impoverished children suffering from

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. * – a nonprofit organization for societal welfare.

Offices

* Tokyo Head Office (registered headquarters):

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, 1(Itchome)-7-2, Otemachi,

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* Osaka Head Office: Namba Sankei Building, 2(Nichome)-1-57, Minatomachi,

Naniwa-ku is one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan. It has an area of 4.37 km², and a population of 51,567. General information Largely a residential area itself, Naniwa-ku is adjacent to and has in recent years blurred into the Namba district, whic ...

, Osaka ** Umeda Office: Breeze Tower, 2(Nichome)-4-9,

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, Kita-ku, Osaka * Western Office (Fukuoka): Sunlight Building, 5-23-8, Watanabe-dori, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka

Sankei Group affiliate companies

– is a major Japanese television station, also known as or CX. It is the

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of the

Fuji News Network Fuji News Network (FNN) is a Japanese commercial television network run by Fuji Television Network, Inc., part of the Fujisankei Communications Group. The network's responsibility includes the syndication of national television news bulletins to ...

(FNN) and the

Fuji Network System Fuji Network System (known in Japan as simply , FNS) is a Japanese television network operated by Fuji Television Network, Inc., part of the Fujisankei Communications Group. FNS distributes entertainment and other non-news television programmes t ...

. *

Kansai Telecasting Corporation JODX-DTV, virtual channel 8 ( UHF digital channel 17), branded as or , is the Kansai region key station of the Fuji News Network (FNN) and Fuji Network System (FNS), operated by the . Kansai TV is a company affiliated in Hankyu Hanshin Holdin ...

– is a leading AM radio station of National Radio Network (NRN) in Osaka, Japan, also known as . * FM 802 – is a leading FM radio station in

, Japan. *

FM COCOLO is a multilingual FM radio station owned and operated by FM 802 Co., Ltd. The station broadcasts on the 76.5 MHz FM to the Kansai area which includes Osaka, Kyoto, Hyōgo(city of Kobe), Nara, Shiga, and Wakayama prefectures. FM Cocolo's form ...

– is a multilingual

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station owned and operated by FM 802 Co., Ltd * Iwate Menkoi Television – Iwate area *

Sendai Television Sendai Television Inc. (株式会社仙台放送, OX) is a TV station affiliated with Fuji News Network (FNN) and Fuji Network System (FNS) serving in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, headquartered in Sendai. It was established on October 1, 1962. TV ...

–

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area *

Fukushima Television Broadcasting , also known as FTV, is a television network headquartered in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. Fukushima Television is the first commercial television broadcaster in Fukushima Prefecture, it was founded in 1962, and started broadcasting in 1963. In ...

–

Fukushima may refer to: Japan * Fukushima Prefecture, Japanese prefecture ** Fukushima, Fukushima, capital city of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan ***Fukushima University, national university in Japan *** Fukushima Station (Fukushima) in Fukushima, Fukushim ...

area *

Niigata Sogo Television is a TV station affiliated with Fuji News Network (FNN) and Fuji Network System (FNS) in Niigata, Niigata, Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, Niigata. It is broadcast in Niigata Prefecture. It was established on March 2, 1968, and began broadcastin ...

– Niigata area *

Nagano Broadcasting Systems , also known as NBS, is a Japanese broadcast network affiliated with the Fuji News Network and Fuji Network System. Their headquarters are located in Nagano Prefecture. Headquarters * 131-7 Okada-machi Nagano-city, NAGANO 380-8633 JAPAN * Tel ...

–

Nagano Nagano may refer to: Places * Nagano Prefecture, a prefecture in Japan ** Nagano (city), the capital city of the same prefecture *** Nagano 1998, the 1998 Winter Olympics *** Nagano Olympic Stadium, a baseball stadium in Nagano *** Nagano Universi ...

area television station *

TV Shizuoka is a television network headquartered in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. The station, which began broadcasting on December 24, 1968, is an affiliate of Fuji News Network and Fuji Network System. History The main station (JOQH-TV; channel 35) was fou ...

–

Shizuoka Shizuoka can refer to: * Shizuoka Prefecture, a Japanese prefecture * Shizuoka (city), the capital city of Shizuoka Prefecture * Shizuoka Airport * Shizuoka Domain, the name from 1868 to 1871 for Sunpu Domain, a predecessor of Shizuoka Prefecture ...

area television station *

Okayama Broadcasting Okayama Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (岡山放送株式会社) is a TV station broadcast in Okayama and Kagawa Prefectures. The abbreviation, OHK stands for Okayama Hoso K. K., the corporate name in romaji. It is a network affiliate of Fuji News Net ...

–

Okayama is the capital city of Okayama Prefecture in the Chūgoku region of Japan. The city was founded on June 1, 1889. , the city has an estimated population of 720,841 and a population density of 910 persons per km2. The total area is . The city is ...

area television station *

Ehime Broadcasting , also known as EBC, is a Japanese broadcast network affiliated with the FNN/ FNS . Their headquarters are located in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture. History *1969 December 10: It was set up as Ehime Prefecture's second broadcasting station. *2006 Oc ...

–

Ehime is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. Ehime Prefecture has a population of 1,342,011 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 5,676 km2 (2,191 sq mi). Ehime Prefecture borders Kagawa Prefecture to the northeast, Tokush ...

area television station *

Shinhiroshima Telecasting TSS-TV Co., Ltd. (株式会社テレビ新広島, Television Shin-Hiroshima System), named Shinhiroshima Telecasting Co., Ltd. until 2008, is a TV station serving in Hiroshima Prefecture and eastern Yamaguchi Prefecture, affiliated with of Fuji N ...

–

Hiroshima is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 1,199,391. The gross domestic product (GDP) in Greater Hiroshima, Hiroshima Urban Employment Area, was US$61.3 billion as of 2010. Kazumi Matsui h ...

area television station * Kochi Sun Sun Broadcasting –

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area television station *

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– was the tower's founder and owner. *

FM Osaka is an FM radio station in Osaka, Japan. The station is an affiliate of Japan FM Network (JFN). FM Osaka started broadcasting on April 1, 1970. It was the second commercial FM radio station to launch in Japan after FM Aichi. During its early y ...

– The owner is Hisakichi Maeda's family. *

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– Descendants of Sankei Shimbun Aviation Department

Notable corporate alumni

Yoshirō Mori is a former Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan between April 2000 and April 2001. He was unpopular in opinion polls during his time in office, and is known for making controversial statements, both during and after his ...

, the President of

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. the 85th and 86th

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. *

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Eriko Yamatani is a Japanese politician. Her name in official documents is . Life and career Born in Musashino, Tokyo, Japan. Her father was a ''Sankei Shimbun'' newspaper reporter. She spent her childhood in Fukui city, where her wealthy family ran the ge ...

, politician, former

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(Japan), former Minister for the Abduction Issue * Tsuneo Kitamura, politician serving in the

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Kenta Matsunami is a Japanese politician of the Initiatives from Osaka party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Izumisano, Osaka and graduate of Waseda University, he joined Sankei Shimbun The (short ...

, politician serving in the

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, Japanese politician. Former mayor of Hirakara. * Shoko Yamaguchi,

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in 2013. *

Ryōtarō Shiba , also known as , was a Japanese author. He is best known for his novels about historical events in Japan and on the Northeast Asian sub-continent, as well as his historical and cultural essays pertaining to Japan and its relationship to the r ...

, author *

Sakunosuke Oda was a Japanese writer. He is often grouped together with Osamu Dazai and Ango Sakaguchi as the '' Buraiha.'' Literally meaning ruffian or hoodlum faction, this label was not a matter of a stylistic school but one bestowed upon them by conservati ...

, author *

Ikko Tanaka Ikko Tanaka (田中一光, ''Tanaka Ikkō'', January 13, 1930 – January 10, 2002) was a Japanese graphic designer. One of the most significant figures in postwar Japanese graphic design, Tanaka is widely recognized for his prolific body of interd ...

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worked at

1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this ho ...

Expo '70 The or Expo 70 was a world's fair held in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, Japan between March 15 and September 13, 1970. Its theme was "Progress and Harmony for Mankind." In Japanese, Expo '70 is often referred to as . It was the first world's fair ...

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* Masami Abe, first reported the abduction of Japanese nationals by the North Korean regime in 1979, for which he was awarded the Japan Newspaper Publishers and Editors Association Award. * Tsutomu Saitō, Chief operating officer at Sankei. He scooped the

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in 1990 * Katsuhiro Kuroda, columnist at Sankei, in

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Branch (

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) * Yoshihisa Komori, columnist at Sankei, in Washington, D.C. Branch (United States) *

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, columnist at Sankei, former chief of Seoul branch *

Ayari Aoyama is a retired Japanese female butterfly swimmer. She represented her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta ( ) is the capital city, capital and List of municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state), most populou ...

, writer at sankei. She is

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swimmer, at the

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Monta Mino , born , is a Japanese television presenter. Mino is recognized by the ''Guinness World Records'' as being the TV host with the most hours of live TV appearances in a week (22 hours, 15 seconds), as of April 2008. This breaks his earlier 2006 rec ...

, radio and television announcer * Masato Kimura, freelance journalist, former chief of London Branch (United Kingdom)

Controversy

In August 2014,

filed suit against the ''Sankei'' for insults against

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, the president of South Korea, published in one of the newspaper's articles, and demanded

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, head of the Seoul Bureau, present himself for questioning. The article in question covered several rumors about Park during the

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, referring to Korean news reports in the ''

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''; however, only the ''Sankei'' was charged with defamation, considered an anti-Korean newspaper in Korea. The Japanese media assumed the suit was a warning to the ''Sankei''. Kato, who was eventually acquitted of defamation charges in December 2015, was under prosecution without detention for a year and two months. The South Korean court said press freedoms were taken into consideration in arriving at Kato's acquittal. In December 2014, the newspaper apologized after running an advert for Richard Koshimizu promoting

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books. On February 11, 2015, regular columnist

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wrote an opinion piece opining that though she considered it necessary for Japan to accept more immigrants to bolster its decreasing workforce, it would also be necessary for Japan to take steps to ensure the separation of immigrants in regards to living conditions, citing South African

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as an example of how to achieve this goal.

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