The first dailies were established in

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

in 1870. In 2018 the number of the

newspapers A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports ...

was 103 in the country. Below is a list of newspapers published in Japan. (See also

Japanese newspapers Japanese newspapers ( , or older spelling ), similar to their worldwide counterparts, run the gamut from general news-oriented papers to special-interest newspapers devoted to economics, sports, literature, industry, and trade. Newspapers are ci ...

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The Asahi Shimbun is one of the four largest newspapers in Japan. Founded in 1879, it is also one of the oldest newspapers in Japan and Asia, and is considered a newspaper of record for Japan. Its circulation, which was 4.57 million for its morning edition and ...

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Yomiuri Shimbun The (lit. ''Reading-selling Newspaper'' or ''Selling by Reading Newspaper'') is a Japanese newspaper published in Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka, and other major Japanese cities. It is one of the five major newspapers in Japan; the other four are t ...

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Mainichi Shimbun The is one of the major newspapers in Japan, published by In addition to the ''Mainichi Shimbun'', which is printed twice a day in several local editions, Mainichi also operates an English language news website called ''The Mainichi'' (previ ...

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Nihon Keizai Shimbun ''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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Sankei Shimbun The (short for ) is a daily newspaper in Japan published by the It has the seventh-highest circulation for regional newspapers in Japan. Among Japanese newspapers, the circulation is second only to ''Yomiuri Shimbun'', Seikyo Shimbun, ''Asah ...

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National papers

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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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Tokyo Shimbun ''The Tokyo Shimbun'' (東京新聞, ''Tōkyō Shinbun'', literally ''Tokyo Newspaper'') is a Japanese newspaper published by The Chunichi Shimbun Company. The group publishes newspapers under the brand name of The Tokyo Shimbun in the Tokyo Metr ...

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Hokkaido is Japan's second largest island and comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture, making up its own region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshu; the two islands are connected by the undersea railway Seikan Tunnel. The la ...

Block papers of Hokkaido

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Hokkaido Shimbun The , which is often abbreviated as , is a Japanese language daily newspaper published mainly in Hokkaidō, Japan by . As of June 2022, its morning edition has a circulation of 8,40,000. It was first published in Sapporo in 1887. See also *liber ...

Regional papers of Hokkaido

* Sorachi ** ''Kitasorachi Shimbun'' ( Fukagawa) ** ''Press Sorachi'' (

Takikawa is a city located in the Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. Takikawa City is located in the central area of Hokkaido, it is conveniently located between the cities of Sapporo (biggest city) and Asahikawa (the second biggest city). Takikawa ...

) * Shiribeshi ** ''Otaru Shimpō'' (

Otaru is a city and port in Shiribeshi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan, northwest of Sapporo. The city faces Ishikari Bay and the Sea of Japan, and has long served as the main port of the bay. With its many historical buildings, Otaru is a popular tou ...

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Iburi is a Subprefectures of Hokkaido, subprefecture of Hokkaido, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. Geography Located in south-central Hokkaido, Iburi stretches East-West and North-South. Iburi covers an area of . Iburi borders Oshima Subprefecture to ...

** ''Muroran Mimpō'' (

Muroran is a city and port located in Iburi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the capital city of Iburi Subprefecture. As of February 29, 2012, the city has an estimated population of 93,716, with 47,868 households and a population density of . The ...

) ** ''Tomakomai Mimpō'' (

Tomakomai is a city and port in Iburi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the largest city in the Iburi Subprefecture, and the fourth largest city in Hokkaido. As of 29 February 2012, it had an estimated population of 174,216, with 83,836 households, ...

) * Hidaka ** ''Hidaka Hōchi Shimbun'' (

Urakawa is a town located in Hidaka Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. As of September 2016, the town has an estimated population of 12,800 and a density of 18 persons per km2. The total area is 694.24 km2. Climate Urakawa has a humid continental cl ...

) * Oshima ** ''Hakodate Shimbun'' (

Hakodate is a city and port located in Oshima Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the capital city of Oshima Subprefecture. As of July 31, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 279,851 with 143,221 households, and a population density of 412.8 ...

) * Kamikawa ** ''Asahikawa Shimbun'' (

Asahikawa is a city in Kamikawa Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the capital of the subprefecture, and the second-largest city in Hokkaido, after Sapporo. It has been a core city since April 1, 2000. The city is currently well known for the Asahiy ...

) ** ''Biei Shimbun'' ( Biei) ** ''Dōhoku Nippō'' (

Shibetsu is a city located in Kamikawa Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. As of September 2016, the city has an estimated population of 19,794 and the density of 18 persons per km2. The total area is 1119.29 km2. On September 1, 2005, the town of ...

) ** ''Hokuto Shimbun'' (

Nayoro is a city in Kamikawa Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. , the city has an estimated population of 28,373 and a population density of 53 persons per km2 (140 persons per sq. mi.). The total area is . On March 27, 2006, the town of Fūren was mer ...

) ** ''Nayoro Shimbun'' (Nayoro) ** ''Nikkan Furano'' ( Furano) *

Rumoi is a city located in Rumoi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the capital of Rumoi Subprefecture. As of September 2016, the city has an estimated population of 22,242 and the density of 75 persons per km2. The total area is 297.44 km2. ...

** ''Nikkan Rumoi Shimbun'' (

) * Sōya ** ''Nikkan Sōya'' (

Wakkanai ' meaning "cold water river" is a city located in Sōya Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the capital of Sōya Subprefecture. It contains Japan's northernmost point, Cape Sōya, from which the Russian island of Sakhalin can be seen. As of ...

) ** ''Wakkanai Press'' (Wakkanai) *

Okhotsk Okhotsk ( rus, Охотск, p=ɐˈxotsk) is an types of inhabited localities in Russia, urban locality (a urban-type settlement, work settlement) and the administrative center of Okhotsky District of Khabarovsk Krai, Russia, located at the mou ...

** ''Abashiri Times'' (

Abashiri is a city located in Okhotsk Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. Abashiri is known as the site of the Abashiri Prison, a Meiji-era facility used for the incarceration of political prisoners. The old prison has been turned into a museum, but the city ...

) ** ''Bihoro Shimbun'' (

Bihoro is a town located in Okhotsk Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. The name is derived from the Ainu word ''piporo'', meaning "place of much water". Largely agricultural, the town is best known for the Bihoro Pass, which has views over Lake Kussh ...

) ** ''Hokkai Minyū Shimbun'' ( Mombetsu) ** ''Keizai no Denshobato'' (

Kitami is a Cities of Japan, city in Okhotsk Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the most populous city and the commercial center in the subprefecture, although the subprefecture capital is Abashiri, Hokkaido, Abashiri. Kitami is physically in th ...

) ** ''Kunneppu Shimpō'' ( Kunneppu) ** ''Memambetsu Shimbun'' ( Ōzora) ** ''Oketo Times'' ( Oketo) ** ''Tsubetsu Shimpō'' ( Tsubetsu) ** ''Yamanami'' ( Engaru) * Tokachi ** ''Tokachi Mainichi Shimbun'' (

Obihiro is a city in Tokachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. Obihiro is the only designated city in the Tokachi area. As of February 29, 2020, the city has an estimated population of 165,851. The next most populous municipality in Tokachi is the adj ...

) *

Kushiro is a city in Kushiro Subprefecture on the island of Hokkaido, Japan. It serves as the subprefecture's capital and it is the most populated city in the eastern part of the island. Geography Mountains * Mount Oakan * Mount Meakan * Mount Akan ...

** ''Kushiro Shimbun'' (

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Defunct newspapers of Hokkaido

* ''Kitami Mainichi Shimbun'' (Kitami, 1950 – 1989) * ''Akabira Shimpō'' (

Akabira is a city located in central Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. The name is Ainu for "mountain ridge". As of October 2022, the city has a population of 9,081 people living in 5,503 households. The total area is 129.88 km2. The city ...

, 1962 – 1990) * ''Nikkan Asahikawa Shimbun'' (Asahikawa, 1984 – 1992) * ''Okhotsk Shimbun'' (Kitami, 1989 – 1993) * ''Bibai Shimpō'' (

Bibai is a city located in Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. As of 2013, the city has an estimated population of 24,768, and the density of 89.2 persons per km2. The total area is 277.61 km2. History The name ''Bibai'' is derived from Ainu ...

, 1949 – 1996) * ''Hokkai Times'' (prefecture paper, 1946 – 1998) * ''Nahokkai Times'' (prefecture paper, 1946 – 1998) * ''Kitami Gorjetsu'' (Kitami, 1912 – 2001) * ''Abashiri Shimbun'' (Abashiri, 1947 – 2004) * ''Mikasa Times'' (

Mikasa Mikasa ( ja, 三笠) may refer to: Businesses * Mikasa Sports, a sporting goods manufacturer * Mikasa & Company, a brand of tableware and food utensils Places * Mikasa, Hokkaido, Japan * Mikasa Park, in Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan * Mount Wakakusa ...

, 1949 – 2007) * ''Bibai Shimbun'' (Bibai, 1996 – 2007) * ''Sorachi Times'' (

Ashibetsu is a city located in Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. As of September 2016, the city had an estimated population of 14,260 and a density of 16 persons per km2. The total area is 865.02 km2. History Ashibetsu was once a prosperous ...

, 1950 – 2007) * ''Shari Shimbun'' ( Shari, 1979 – 2008) * ''Ishikari Minyū Shimbun'' (

Ishikari is a city located in Ishikari Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. As of April 30, 2017, the city has an estimated population of 58,755, with 27,434 households, and a density of 81 persons per km2. The total area is . On October 1, 2005, the vill ...

, 1988 – 2009) * ''Sapporo Times'' (

Sapporo ( ain, サッ・ポロ・ペッ, Satporopet, lit=Dry, Great River) is a city in Japan. It is the largest city north of Tokyo and the largest city on Hokkaido, the northernmost main island of the country. It ranks as the fifth most populous city ...

, 1999 – 2009) * ''Okhotsk Shimbun'' (former ''Mombetsu Shimbun'', Mombetsu, 1958 – 2009) * ''Nikkan Iwamizawa Shimbun'' (

Iwamizawa is a city in Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the capital of Sorachi Subprefecture. As of September 30, 2016, the city has an estimated population of 84,127 and the density of 170 persons per km². The total area is . On March 27, ...

, 1949 – 2009) * '' Engaru Shimbun'' (Engaru, 1976 – 2015) * ''Minamisorachi Shimpō'' ( Kuriyama) * ''Chitose Mimpō'' ( Chitose) * 'Yūbari Times'' ( Yūbari) * ''Nemuro Shimbun'' (

Nemuro Nemuro may refer to: * Nemuro Subprefecture, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan ** Nemuro, Hokkaido, a city ** Nemuro Peninsula ** Nemuro Strait ** Nemuro Bay * Nemuro Province was an old province in Japan in what is today Nemuro Subprefecture, Hokkai ...

) * ''Haboro Times'' ( Haboro)

Tōhoku region The , Northeast region, or consists of the northeastern portion of Honshu, the largest island of Japan. This traditional region consists of six prefectures (''ken''): Akita, Aomori, Fukushima, Iwate, Miyagi, and Yamagata. Tōhoku retains a ...

Block paper of Tōhoku region

* '' Kahoku Shimpō''

Prefecture papers of Tōhoku region

Aomori is the capital city of Aomori Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 278,964 in 136,457 households, and a population density of 340 people per square kilometer spread over the city's total area of ...

** '' Tōō Nippō'' * Iwate ** ''Iwate Nippō'' *

Akita is a Japanese name and may refer to: Places * 8182 Akita, a main-belt asteroid * Akita Castle, a Nara period fortified settlement in Akita, Japan * Akita Domain, also known as Kubota Domain, feudal domain in Edo period Japan * Akita, Kumamoto, ...

** ''Akita Sakigake Shimpō'' * Yamagata ** ''Yamagata Shimbun'' *

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 ...

** ''Fukushima Minpō''

Regional papers of Tōhoku region

* Aomori ** ''Daily Tōhoku'' (

Hachinohe is a city located in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 221,459, and a population density of 725 persons per km2 in 96,092 households, making it Aomori Prefecture's second largest city by population. The city h ...

) ** ''Mutsu Shimpō'' (

Hirosaki is a city located in western Aomori Prefecture, Japan. On 1 April 2020, the city had an estimated population of 168,739 in 71,716 households, and a population density of . The total area of the city is . Hirosaki developed as a castle town fo ...

) ** ''Tsugaru Shimpō'' ( Kuroishi) * Iwate ** ''Iwate Nichinichi Shimbun'' (

Ichinoseki is a city located in Iwate Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. , the city had a population of 114,476 and a population density of 91 persons per km² in 46,375 households. It is currently the second largest city by population in ...

) ** ''Morioka Times'' (

Morioka is the capital city of Iwate Prefecture located in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. On 1 February 2021, the city had an estimated population of 290,700 in 132,719 households, and a population density of . The total area of the city is . ...

) ** ''Tankō Nichinichi Shimbun'' (

Ōshū Oshu or Ōshū may refer to: *Another name for Mutsu Province, a former Japanese province *Ōshū, Iwate, Japan, a city *Northern Fujiwara The Northern Fujiwara (奥州藤原氏 ''Ōshū Fujiwara-shi'') were a Japanese kuge, noble Japanese c ...

) ** ''Tōkai Shimpō'' (

Ōfunato is a city located in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 35,452, and a population density of 110 persons per km2 in 14,895 households. The total area of the city is . Geography Ōfunato is located in southeastern ...

) *

Miyagi Miyagi may refer to: Places * Miyagi Prefecture, one of the 47 major divisions of Japan * Miyagi, Gunma, a village in Japan, merged into Maebashi in 2004 *Miyagi District, Miyagi, a district in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan Other uses * Miyagi (surna ...

** ''Ishinomaki Hibi Shimbun'' (

Ishinomaki is a city located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. , the city has an estimated population of 138,538, and a population density of 250 persons per km2 in 61,919 households. The total area of the city is . Geography Ishinomaki is in northeastern Miya ...

) ** ''Ishinomaki Kahoku'' (Ishinomaki) ** ''Ōsaki Times'' ( Ōsaki) ** ''Riasu no Kaze'' (

Kesennuma is a city in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 59,803 and a population density of in 26,390 households. The total area of the city is . Large sections of the city were destroyed by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake an ...

) ** ''Sanriku Shimpō'' (Kesennuma) * Akita ** ''Akita Mimpō'' ( Daisen) ** ''Hokuroku Shimbun'' (

Ōdate is a city in Akita Prefecture, Japan. , the city has an estimated population of 71,558 in 31,634 households, and a population density of 82 persons per km2 (212 persons per square mile). The total area of the city is . Geography Ōdate is loca ...

) ** ''Hokuu Shimpō'' (

Noshiro 270px, Rice fields in the Noshiro Plain 270px, Yoneshiro River is a city located in Akita Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 49,935 in 24,200 households. Geography Noshiro is located in the flat coastal plains north ...

) ** ''Senboku Shimbun'' (Daisen) * Yamagata ** ''Shōnai Nippō'' (

Tsuruoka is a city in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 125,389 in 49,024 households, and a population density of 95.74 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Tsuruoka is the biggest city in Tōhoku region ...

) * Fukushima ** ''Abukuma Jihō'' (

Sukagawa 270px, Sukagawa City Hall is a city located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 76,251 in 38824 households, and a population density of 270 persons per km2. The total area of the city was . Geography Sukagaw ...

) ** ''Fukushima Minyū'' (

) ** ''Iwaki Mimpō'' ( Iwaki) ** ''Yūkan Yamatsuri'' (

Yamatsuri 270px, Central Yamatsuri is a town located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 5702 in 2095 households, and a population density of 48 persons per km². The total area of the town was . Geography Yamatsuri i ...

) ** ''Ōtsuchi Shimbun'' (

Ōtsuchi An is a large wooden war mallet used by the samurai class of feudal Japan. The ōtsuchi had a shaft of about much like the ono (war axe). It was mainly used for door breaching Door breaching is a process used by military, police, or emerg ...

)

Defunct newspapers of Tōhoku region

* ''Miyagi Times'' (Kesennuma, – 1995) * ''Ishinomaki Shimbun'' (Ishinomaki, 1946 – 1998) * ''Kamaishi Shimpō'' (Kamaishi, 1982 – 1999) * ''Jōyō Shimbun'' (

Minamisanriku is a town in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. , it had an estimated population of 12,516, and a population density of 77 persons per km² in 4504 households. The total area of the town is . It is a resort town on a coastline of wooded islands and moun ...

, – 2007) * ''Senpoku Shimbun'' ( Naruko, – 2007) * ''Iwate Tōkai Shimbun'' (Kamaishi, 1948 – 2011) * ''Minamisanriku Shimbun'' (Minamisanriku, 2008 – 2011) * ''Fujisato Shimbun'' ( Fujisato, 1959 – 2012) * ''Ōdate Shimpō'' (Ōdate, 1980 – 2015) * ''Fukkō Kamaishi Shimbun'' (

Kamaishi is a city located on the Sanriku rias coast in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 32,609, and a population density of 74 persons per km2, in 16,230 households. The total area of the city is Geography Kamaishi is ...

, 2011 – 2021) * ''Yonezawa Shimbun'' (

Yonezawa Yonezawa City Hall is a city in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 81,707 in 33,278 households, and a population density of 150 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Yonezawa is most famous for ...

, 1879 – 2021)

Kantō region The is a geographical area of Honshu, the largest island of Japan. In a common definition, the region includes the Greater Tokyo Area and encompasses seven prefectures: Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki, Saitama, Tokyo, Chiba and Kanagawa. Slight ...

Prefecture papers of Kantō region

* Ibaraki ** ''Ibaraki Shimbun'' * Tochigi ** '' Shimotsuke Shimbun'' *

Gunma is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Gunma Prefecture has a population of 1,937,626 (1 October 2019) and has a geographic area of 6,362 km2 (2,456 sq mi). Gunma Prefecture borders Niigata Prefecture and Fukushima P ...

** ''

Jōmō Shimbun ''Jōmō Shimbun'' (上毛新聞) is the largest general circulation daily newspaper based in Gunma prefecture, Japan. It was established in 1887 and has a circulation of 280,320. Hideo Yokoyama, a novelist, had worked for the ''Jōmō Shimbun' ...

'' * Saitama ** ''Saitama Shimbun'' *

Chiba Chiba may refer to: Places China * (), town in Jianli County, Jingzhou, Hubei Japan * Chiba (city), capital of Chiba Prefecture ** Chiba Station, a train station * Chiba Prefecture, a sub-national jurisdiction in the Greater Tokyo Area on ...

** ''Chiba Nippō'' *

Kanagawa is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Kanagawa Prefecture is the List of Japanese prefectures by population, second-most populous prefecture of Japan at 9,221,129 (1 April 2022) and third-dens ...

** ''

Kanagawa Shimbun The ' is a newspaper in Yokohama is the second-largest city in Japan by population and the most populous municipality of Japan. It is the capital city and the most populous city in Kanagawa Prefecture, with a 2020 population of 3.8 millio ...

Regional papers of Kantō region

* Tochigi ** ''Mōka Shimbun'' ( Mōka) * Gunma ** ''Kiryū Times'' ( Kiryū) * Saitama ** ''Bunka Shimbun'' (

Hannō is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 79,123 in 35,440 households and a population density of 410 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Hannō is located on the southern ...

) * Chiba ** ''Bōnichi Shimbun'' (

Tateyama Tateyama may refer to: People with the surname * Midori Tateyama, Japanese writer * Shohei Tateyama (born 1981), Japanese baseball player * Yoshinori Tateyama (born 1975), Japanese baseball player * Homarefuji Yoshiyuki (born 1985), Japanese su ...

) * Kanagawa ** ''Shinsei Mimpō'' (

Odawara is a city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 188,482 and a population density of 1,700 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Odawara lies in the Ashigara Plains, in the far western por ...

) *

Tōkyō Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...

** ''Nishitama Shimbun'' (

Fussa is a Cities of Japan, city located in the western portion of Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 56,786, and a population density of 5600 persons per km². The total area of the city is . About one third of the c ...

) ** ''Ogasawara Shimbun'' ( Ogasawara) ** ''Setagaya Shimbun'' (

Setagaya is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. It is also the name of a neighborhood and administrative district within the ward. The ward calls itself Setagaya City in English. Its official bird is the azure-winged magpie, its flower is the fringed orch ...

) ** ''Suginami Shimbun'' (

Suginami is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. The ward refers to itself as Suginami City in English. As of June 1, 2022, Suginami has an estimated population of 588,354 and a population density of 17,274 persons per km2. The total area is 34.06 km2 ...

) ** ''Tama Tōkyō Nippō'' (

Akishima is a Cities of Japan, city located in the western portion of Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 113,542, and a population density of 6500 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Akishima is loc ...

) ** ''Toshima Shimbun'' (

Toshima is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. It is one of the eight central wards of the Tokyo Metropolitan area. Located in the northern area of Tokyo, Toshima is bordered by the wards of Nerima, Itabashi, and Kita in the north and Nakano, Shinjuku, a ...

) ** ''Weekly News Nishi no Kaze'' ( Oume)

Defunct newspapers of Kantō region

* ''Tōkyō Times'' (

Kōtō is a Special wards of Tokyo, special ward located in Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. The ward refers to itself as Kōtō City in English. As of May 1, 2015, the ward has an estimated population of 488,632, and a population density of 12,170 pers ...

, 1946 – 1992) * ''Tochigi Shimbun'' (

Utsunomiya is the prefectural capital city of Tochigi Prefecture in the northern Kantō region of Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 519,223, and a population density of . The total area of the city is . Utsunomiya is famous for its ''gyoza'' ...

, 1950 – 1996) * ''Hitachi Mimpō'' (

Hitachi () is a Japanese multinational corporation, multinational Conglomerate (company), conglomerate corporation headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It is the parent company of the Hitachi Group (''Hitachi Gurūpu'') and had formed part of the Ni ...

, 1950 – 2000) * ''Shin Ibaraki'' (

Mito Mito may refer to: Places *Mito, Ibaraki, capital city of Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan *Mito, Aichi, a Japanese town *Mito, Shimane, a Japanese town * Mitō, Yamaguchi, a Japanese town * Mito District, a district in the province of Concepción, Per ...

, 1952 – 2003) * ''Nikkan Jōsō Shimbun'' (

Chōshi is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 59,174 in 27,160 households and a population density of 700 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Chōshi is located in the northeas ...

, 1975 – 2009) * ''Tama Newtown Times'' ( Tama, 1969 – 2012) * ''Bōsō Jiji Shimbun'' (

Kisarazu is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 136,023 in 63,431 households and a population density of 980 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Kisarazu is located in the midwest ...

, 1949 – 2012) * ''Jōyō Shimbun'' (

Tsuchiura is a Cities of Japan, city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 138,033 in 60,069 households and a population density of 1123 persons per km2. The percentage of the population aged over 65 was 29.7%. Th ...

, 1948 – 2013) * ''

Tokyo Nichi Nichi Shimbun Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.4 ...

'' (Tokyo, 1872 – 1943) * ''

Heimin Shinbun (also spelled ''Heimin Shimbun'') was a socialist and anti-war daily newspaper established in Japan in November 1903, as the newspaper of the Heimin-sha group. It was founded by Kōtoku Shūsui and Sakai Toshihiko, as a pacifist response to th ...

'' (Tokyo, 1903 – 1915) * ''Nikkan Shimmimpō'' (

Tokorozawa is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 344,194 in 163,675 households and a population density of 4800 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Tokorozawa is located in the ce ...

, 1952 – 2012) * 'Nankai Times'' ( Hachijō)

Chūbu region The , Central region, or is a region in the middle of Honshu, Honshū, Japan, Japan's main island. In a wide, classical definition, it encompasses nine prefectures (''ken''): Aichi Prefecture, Aichi, Fukui Prefecture, Fukui, Gifu Prefecture ...

Prefecture papers of Chūbu region

* Yamanashi ** ''Yamanashi Nichinichi Shimbun'' *

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 ...

** ''Shinano Mainichi Shimbun'' * Niigata ** ''Niigata Nippō'' *

Toyama Toyama may refer to: Places and organizations * Toyama Prefecture, a prefecture of Japan located in the Hokuriku region on the main Honshu island * Toyama, Toyama, the capital city of Toyama Prefecture * Toyama Station, the main station of Toyama, ...

** ''Kitanippon Shimbun'' * Ishikawa ** ''Hokkoku Shimbun'' *

Fukui is a Japanese name meaning "fortunate" or sometimes "one who is from the Fukui prefecture". It may refer to: Places * Fukui Domain, a part of the Japanese han system during the Edo period * Fukui Prefecture, a prefecture of Japan located in ...

** ''Fukui Shimbun'' *

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 ...

** ''

Shizuoka Shimbun is a Japanese language daily newspaper. The company is associated with the Shizuoka Broadcasting System Shizuoka Broadcasting System, Inc. (SBS, 静岡放送株式会社) is a Japanese broadcaster in Shizuoka. Its radio station is affiliat ...

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Gifu is a city located in the south-central portion of Gifu Prefecture, Japan, and serves as the prefectural capital. The city has played an important role in Japan's history because of its location in the middle of the country. During the Sengoku ...

** ''Gifu Shimbun''

Regional papers of Chūbu region

* Yamanashi ** ''Yamanashi Shimpō'' (

Kōfu is the capital city of Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 187,985 in 90,924 households, and a population density of 880 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Overview Toponymy Kōfu's name means "c ...

) ** ''Yatsugatake Journal'' ( Hokuto) * Nagano ** ''Minamishinshū Shimbun'' ( Iida) ** ''Nagano Nippō'' ( Suwa) ** ''Okaya Shimin Shimbun'' ( Okaya) ** ''Ōito Times'' ( Ōmachi) ** ''Shimin Times'' (

Matsumoto Matsumoto (松本 or 松元, "base of the pine tree") may refer to: Places * Matsumoto, Nagano (松本市), a city ** Matsumoto Airport, an airport southwest of Matsumoto, Nagano * Matsumoto, Kagoshima (松元町), a former town now part of the c ...

) ** ''Suzaka Shimbum'' (

Suzaka is a city located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 50,828 in 19,979 households, and a population density of 334 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Suzaka is located in northern Naga ...

) * Niigata ** ''Echigo Journal'' ( Sanjō) ** ''Jōetsu Times'' ( Jōetsu) ** ''Kashiwazaki Nippō'' ( Kashiwazaki) ** ''Nagaoka Shimbun'' ( Nagaoka) ** ''Ojiya Shimbun'' ( Ojiya) ** ''Sanjō Shimbun'' (Sanjō) ** ''Shūhō Tōkamachi'' ( Niigata) ** ''Tōkamachi Shimbun'' (Tōkamachi) ** ''Tōkamachi Times'' (Tōkamachi) ** ''Tsunan Shimbun'' (

Tsunan Ryu-ga-Kubo springs Akasawa neighborhood in Tsunan is a town located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 9,349 in 3480 households, and a population density of 54.2 persons per km². The total area of the town ...

) * Toyama ** ''Jōhana Jihō'' ( Nanto) ** ''Toyama Shimbun'' (

) * Ishikawa ** ''Hokuriku Chūnichi Shimbun'' (

Kanazawa is the capital city of Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 466,029 in 203,271 households, and a population density of 990 persons per km2. The total area of the city was . Overview Cityscape File:もてな ...

) * Fukui ** ''Nikkan Kenmin Fukui'' (

) * Shizuoka ** ''Fuji News'' (

Fuji Fuji may refer to: Places China * Fuji, Xiangcheng City (付集镇), town in Xiangcheng City, Henan Japan * Mount Fuji, the tallest mountain in Japan * Fuji River * Fuji, Saga, town in Saga Prefecture * Fuji, Shizuoka, city in Shizuoka Prefectur ...

) ** ''Gakuyō Shimbun'' (

Fujinomiya is a city located in central Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 132,507 in 56,655 households, and a population density of 340 persons per km². The total area of the city is . History The city name comes from ...

) ** ''Izu Shimbun'' ( Itō) ** ''Numazu Asahi Shimbun'' (

Numazu is a city located in eastern Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 189,486 in 91,986 households, and a population density of 1,014 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Numazu is at the nor ...

) ** ''Numazu Shimbun'' (Numazu) *

Aichi is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Aichi Prefecture has a population of 7,552,873 () and a geographic area of with a population density of . Aichi Prefecture borders Mie Prefecture to the west, Gifu Prefectu ...

** ''Chūbu Keizai Shimbun'' (

Nagoya is the largest city in the Chūbu region, the fourth-most populous city and third most populous urban area in Japan, with a population of 2.3million in 2020. Located on the Pacific coast in central Honshu, it is the capital and the most pop ...

) ** ''Higashiaichi Shimbun'' (

Toyohashi is a city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 377,453 in 160,516 households and a population density of 1,400 persons per km2. The total area of the city was . By area, Toyohashi was Aichi Prefecture's second-la ...

) ** ''Mikawa Shimpō'' (

Nishio is a city located in Aichi Prefecture, in the Chūbu region of Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 169,984 in 65,553 households, with a population density of 1,054 persons per km². The total area of the city was . It is a regional ...

) ** ''Nikkan Tōmei'' (

Seto Seto may refer to: Places *Seto, Aichi, production place of Japanese pottery and venue of Expo 2005 *Seto, Ehime, facing the Seto Inland Sea *Seto, Okayama, adjacent to Okayama, in Okayama Prefecture *Seto Inland Sea of Japan *Setomaa (''Seto la ...

) ** ''Tōkai Aichi Shimbun'' (

Okazaki Okazaki may refer to: *Okazaki (surname) *Okazaki, Aichi, a city in Japan *Okazaki Castle, a castle in Japan *Okazaki fragments Okazaki fragments are short sequences of DNA nucleotides (approximately 150 to 200 base pairs long in eukaryotes) w ...

) ** ''Tōkai Nichinichi Shimbun'' (Toyohashi)

Defunct newspapers of Chūbu region

* ''Himi Shimbun'' ( Himi, 1936 – 2000) * ''Suwa Maiyū Shimbun'' (Suwa, 1954 – 2004) * ''Chūbu Shimpō'' (

Hekinan is a city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 72,864 in 29,139 households, and a population density of 1,986 persons per km2. The total area of the city was . Geography Hekinan is located in south-central Aich ...

, 1959 – 2004) * ''Kokoku Shimbun'' (

Shimosuwa is a Towns of Japan, town located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 20,055 in 8864 households, and a population density of 300 persons per km². The total area of the town is . Geography Shimosuwa is located ...

, 1946 – 2005) * ''Hida News'' ( Hida, 1995 – 2005) * ''Ina Mainichi Shimbun'' ( Ina, 1955 – 2008) * ''Hakuba Shimbun'' (

Hakuba is a village located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. , the village had an estimated population of 9,007 in 4267 households, and a population density of 48 persons per km2. The total area of the village is . Hakuba is an internationally renowned ...

, 1975 – 2008) * ''Nagoya Times'' (Nagoya, 1946 – 2008) * ''Kōshoku Shimbun'' ( Chikuma, 1982 – 2011) * ''Chūnō Shimbun'' ( Seki, 1947 – 2011) * ''Shinshū Nippō'' (Iida, 1956 - 2013) * ''Kyōdo Shimbun'' (

Kakegawa is a city in western Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 117,925 in 45,519 households. The total area of the city is . Geography Kakegawa is in the coastal plains of southwest Shizuoka Prefecture. It is border ...

)

Kinki region The or the , lies in the southern-central region of Japan's main island Honshū. The region includes the prefectures of Nara, Wakayama, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyōgo and Shiga, often also Mie, sometimes Fukui, Tokushima and Tottori. The metropolitan ...

Prefecture papers of Kinki region

Kyōto Kyoto (; Japanese: , ''Kyōto'' ), officially , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in Japan. Located in the Kansai region on the island of Honshu, Kyoto forms a part of the Keihanshin metropolitan area along with Osaka and Kobe. , the ci ...

** ''

Kyoto Shimbun is a daily newspaper published in Kyoto, Japan, and the company publishing that newspapers is also called . Kyoto Shimbun has two headquarters in Kyoto and Ōtsu, and three branch offices in Kumiyama, Tokyo and Osaka is a designated city ...

'' * Hyōgo ** ''

Kobe Shimbun is a Japanese-language daily newspaper based in Kobe, Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea ...

Regional papers of Kinki region

* Mie ** ''Ise Shimbun'' ( Tsu) ** ''Kisei Shimbun'' (

Owase is a city located in Mie Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 16,910 in 9177 households and a population density of 88 persons per km2. The total area of the city was . Geography Owase is located in southeastern Kii Peni ...

) ** ''Nanki Shimpō'' ( Kumano) ** ''Tōkai Keizai Shimbun'' (Tsu) ** ''Yoshino Kumano Shimbun'' (Kumano) ** ''Yūkan Mie'' (

Matsusaka is a city located in Mie Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 157,235 in 66,018 households and a population density of 250 persons per km². The total area of the city is . The city is famous for Matsusaka beef. Geography ...

) *

Shiga is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Shiga Prefecture has a population of 1,412,916 (1 October 2015) and has a geographic area of . Shiga Prefecture borders Fukui Prefecture to the north, Gifu Pr ...

** ''Ōmi Dōmei Shimbun'' (

Hikone 280px, Hikone City Hall is a city located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 111,958 in 49066 households and a population density of 570 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Hikone is ...

) ** ''Shiga Hōchi Shimbun'' (

HIgashiōmi Yōkaichi Kite Festival is a city located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 113,229 in 45771 households and a population density of 290 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Higashiōmi ...

) * Kyōto ** ''Ayabe Shimin Shimbun'' (

Ayabe is a city located in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 31,082 in 13660 households and a population density of 90 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Ayabe is situated in the mountains of ...

) ** ''Kameoka Shimin Shimbun'' (

Kameoka is a city in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 87,518 in 29,676 households and a population density of 390 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Kameoka abuts Kyoto to the east and is loca ...

) ** ''Maizuru Shimin Shimbun'' (

Maizuru is a city in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 78,644 in 34817 households and a population density of 230 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Maizuru is located in northern Kyoto Pref ...

) ** ''Rakunan Times'' (

Uji is a city on the southern outskirts of the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Founded on March 1, 1951, Uji is between the two ancient capitals of Nara and Kyoto. The city sits on the Uji River, which has its source in Lake Biwa. ...

) ** ''Ryōtan Nichinichi Shimbun'' (

Fukuchiyama 250px, Fukuchiyama Castle 250px, Fukuchiyama city center is a city in northern Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 76,037 in 36412 households and a population density of 140 persons per km². The total area of t ...

) *

Ōsaka 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 2.7 ...

** ''Ōsaka Nichinichi Shimbun'' (

) ** '' Jimmin Shimbun'' ( Ibaraki) *

Nara The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is an " independent federal agency of the United States government within the executive branch", charged with the preservation and documentation of government and historical records. It i ...

** ''Nara Shimbun'' (Nara) *

Wakayama Wakayama may refer to: *Wakayama Prefecture, a prefecture of Japan *Wakayama (city), the capital city of Wakayama Prefecture, Japan *Wakayama Station, a train station in Wakayama, Wakayama *Wakayama University , or , is a national university loc ...

** ''Hidaka Shimpō'' (

Gobō ''Arctium lappa'', commonly called greater burdock, , edible burdock, lappa, beggar's buttons, thorny burr, or happy major is a Eurasian species of plants in the family Asteraceae, cultivated in gardens for its root used as a vegetable. It has b ...

) ** ''Kii Mimpō'' (

) ** ''Kinan Shimbun'' ( Shingū) ** ''Kishū Shimbun'' (Gobō) ** ''Kumano Shimbun'' (Shingū) ** ''Wakayama Shimpō'' (

)

Defunct newspapers of Kinki region

* ''Shiga Nichinichi Shimbun'' (

Ōtsu file:Otsu City Hall.JPG, 270px, Ōtsu City Hall is the capital Cities of Japan, city of Shiga Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 343,991 in 153458 households and a population density of 740 persons per km². The total a ...

, 1922 – 1979) * ''Kansai Shimbun'' (Ōsaka, – 1991) * ''Ōsaka Shimbun'' (Ōsaka, 1946 – 2002) * '' Doyōbi'' (Kyoto, 1936 – 1937) * ''Nara Nichinichi Shimbun'' (

, 2006 - 2019)

Chūgoku region The , also known as the region, is the westernmost region of Honshū, the largest island of Japan. It consists of the prefectures of Hiroshima, Okayama, Shimane, Tottori, and Yamaguchi. In 2010, it had a population of 7,563,428. History '' ...

Block paper of Chūgoku region

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Chugoku Shimbun The is a Japanese local daily newspaper based in Hiroshima. It serves the Chūgoku region of Japan with a market share in Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Shimane, Okayama and Tottori Prefectures. The newspaper publishes morning and evening editions. Th ...

Prefecture papers of Chūgoku region

* Tottori ** ''Nihonkai Shimbun'' *

Shimane is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Shimane Prefecture is the List of Japanese prefectures by population, second-least populous prefecture of Japan at 665,205 (February 1, 2021) and has a geo ...

** ''Sanin Chūō Shimpō'' *

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 ...

** ''Sanyō Shimbun'' * Yamaguchi ** ''

Yamaguchi Shimbun is a Japanese-language daily newspaper published by The Minato-Yamaguchi Co., Ltd. Headquartered in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi. It was first published in Shimonoseki in 1946. Corporate profile The Minato-Yamaguchi Co., Ltd. *Publishing newspapers : ...

Regional papers of Chūgoku region

* Shimane ** ''Shimane Nichinichi Shimbun'' (

Matsue is the capital city of Shimane Prefecture, Japan, located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. The city has an estimated population of 202,008 (February 1, 2021) following the merger with Higashiizumo from Yatsuka District. Matsue is located at ...

) * Okayama ** ''Bihoku Mimpō'' (

Niimi is a city located in northwestern Okayama Prefecture, Japan. As of March 31, 2017, the city has an estimated population of 30,583 (14,628 males, 15,955 females), with 12,857 households and a population density of 39 persons per km2. The total a ...

) ** ''Tsuyama Asahi Shimbun'' (

Tsuyama is a city in Okayama Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 102,294 and a population density of 200 persons per km². The total area was 185.73 km². The area increased in 2005 as the result of a merger with adjacent to ...

) *

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 ...

** ''Nishihiroshima Times'' (

) ** ''Taiyō Shimbun'' ( Fukuyama) * Yamaguchi ** ''Bōnichi Shimbun'' (

Hōfu is a city located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. As of September 30, 2016, the city has an estimated population of 117,387 and a population density of 622.44 people per km2. The total area is 188.59 km2. History Hōfu (防府) means "the c ...

) ** ''Hōfu Nippō'' (Hōfu) ** ''Nikkan Iwakuni'' (

Iwakuni is a city located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. History Iwakuni was formerly the castle town of the Iwakuni han, which was formed by Lord Hiroie Kikkawa after he was banished there for supporting the defeated shōgun. The Kikkawa clan ruled ...

) ** ''Nikkan Shinshūnan'' (

Shūnan is a city located in east central Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. As of October 1, 2016, the city has an estimated population of 143,959 and a population density of 220 persons per km2. The total area is 656.13 km2. The modern city of Shūna ...

) ** ''Saikyō Shimbun'' ( Yamaguchi) ** ''Ube Nippō'' ( Ube) ** ''Yanai Nichinichi Shimbun'' ( Yanai)

Defunct newspapers of Chūgoku region

* ''Bōchō Shimbun'' (Iwakuni, 1964 – 2006) * ''Okayama Nichinichi Shimbun'' (

, 1946 – 2011)

Shikoku is the smallest of the four main islands of Japan. It is long and between wide. It has a population of 3.8 million (, 3.1%). It is south of Honshu and northeast of Kyushu. Shikoku's ancient names include ''Iyo-no-futana-shima'' (), '' ...

Prefecture papers of Shikoku

Kagawa may refer to: * , the smallest prefecture of Japan by area, located on the island of Shikoku * , a district in Kagawa Prefecture * , a town located in Kagawa District * , train station in Chigasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture * Kagawa (surname) Kagawa (w ...

** ''Shikoku Shimbun'' *

Tokushima is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. Tokushima Prefecture has a population of 728,633 (1 October 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,146 km2 (1,601 sq mi). Tokushima Prefecture borders Kagawa Prefecture to the north, E ...

** ''Tokushima Shimbun'' *

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 ...

** ''Ehime Shimbun'' * Kōchi ** ''Kōchi Shimbun''

Regional papers of Shikoku

* Kagawa ** ''Shikoku Times'' (

Takamatsu 270px, Takamatsu City Hall 270px, Aerial view of Takamatsu city center 270px, View from Yashima to Takashima port is a city located in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 414,134 in 190120 households and a popul ...

) * Tokushima ** ''Tribune Shikoku'' (

) * Ehime ** ''Yawatahama Mimpō'' (

Yawatahama is a city located in of Ehime Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 31,385 in 15638 households and a population density of 240 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Yawatahama is located in the wes ...

)

Defunct newspapers of Shikoku

* ''Nikkan Shin Ehime'' (

Matsuyama file:Matsuyama city office Ehime prefecture Japan.jpg, 270px, Matsuyama City Hall file:Ehimekencho-20040417.JPG, 270px, Ehime Prefectural Capital Building is the capital Cities of Japan, city of Ehime Prefecture on the island of Shikoku in Japan ...

, 1960 – 1986) * ''Yawatahama Shimbun'' (Yawatahama, 1928 – 2019)

Kyūshū is the third-largest island of Japan's five main islands and the most southerly of the four largest islands ( i.e. excluding Okinawa). In the past, it has been known as , and . The historical regional name referred to Kyushu and its surround ...
,
Okinawa is a prefecture of Japan. Okinawa Prefecture is the southernmost and westernmost prefecture of Japan, has a population of 1,457,162 (as of 2 February 2020) and a geographic area of 2,281 km2 (880 sq mi). Naha is the capital and largest city ...

Block paper of Kyūshū

* ''

Nishinippon Shimbun The is a Japanese language daily newspaper published by the . As of 2022, it had a circulation of about 467,000 (total of morning and evening editions). It is headquartered in Fukuoka, which accounts for the bulk of its circulation, and is also ...

Prefecture papers of Kyūshū and Okinawa

Saga is a series of science fantasy role-playing video games by Square Enix. The series originated on the Game Boy in 1989 as the creation of Akitoshi Kawazu at Square (video game company), Square. It has since continued across multiple platforms, ...

** ''Saga Shimbun'' *

Nagasaki is the capital and the largest city of Nagasaki Prefecture on the island of Kyushu in Japan. It became the sole port used for trade with the Portuguese and Dutch during the 16th through 19th centuries. The Hidden Christian Sites in the ...

** ''Nagasaki Shimbun'' *

Kumamoto is the capital city of Kumamoto Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan. , the city has an estimated population of 738,907 and a population density of 1,893 people per km2. The total area is 390.32 km2. had a population of 1,461,000, ...

** ''Kumamoto Nichinichi Shimbun'' * Ōita ** ''Ōita Gōdō Shimbun'' * Miyazaki ** '' Miyazaki Nichinichi Shimbun'' *

Kagoshima , abbreviated to , is the capital city of Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Located at the southwestern tip of the island of Kyushu, Kagoshima is the largest city in the prefecture by some margin. It has been nicknamed the "Naples of the Eastern wor ...

** ''Minaminippon Shimbun'' *

Okinawa is a prefecture of Japan. Okinawa Prefecture is the southernmost and westernmost prefecture of Japan, has a population of 1,457,162 (as of 2 February 2020) and a geographic area of 2,281 km2 (880 sq mi). Naha is the capital and largest city ...

** ''Okinawa Times'' ** ''

Ryūkyū Shimpō The was the first Okinawan newspaper."Ryūkyū Shimpō." ''Okinawa konpakuto jiten'' (沖縄コンパクト事典, "Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia")Ryukyu Shimpo(琉球新報). 1 March 2003. Accessed 6 September 2009. It was founded in 1893 by S ...

Regional papers of Kyūshū and Okinawa

Fukuoka is the sixth-largest city in Japan, the second-largest port city after Yokohama, and the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The city is built along the shores of Hakata Bay, and has been a center of international commerce since ancie ...

** ''Ariake Shimpō'' ( Ōmuta) ** ''Fukuoka Kenmin Shimbun'' (

) ** ''Itoshima Shimbun'' ( Itoshima) ** ''Kokura Times'' (

Kitakyūshū is a city located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of June 1, 2019, Kitakyushu has an estimated population of 940,978, making it the second-largest city in both Fukuoka Prefecture and the island of Kyushu after the city of Fukuoka. It is one of ...

) * Saga ** ''Tosu Shimbun'' ( Tosu) * Nagasaki ** ''Iki Nichinichi Shimbun'' (

Iki IKI may refer to: * Internationales Kulturinstitut in Vienna * Iodine potassium-iodide, a chemical compound * Russian Space Research Institute originally known as IKI RAN * Iki Airport, IATA code Iki or iki may refer to: * Iki Island, a Japanese ...

) ** ''Iki Nippō'' (Iki) ** ''Shimabara Shimbun'' ( Shimabara) ** ''Tsushima Shimbun'' ( Tsushima) * Kumamoto ** ''Nikkan Hitoyoshi Shimbun'' ( Hitoyoshi) * Ōita ** ''Konnichi Shimbun'' (

Beppu is a city in Ōita Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan. As of March 31, 2017, the city had a population of 122,643

) * Miyazaki ** ''Yūkan Daily'' (

Nobeoka is a city located in the north of Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. As of June 1, 2019, the city has an estimated population of 119,521 and a population density of 138 persons per km². The total area is . History The city was officially founded on F ...

) * Kagoshima ** ''Amami Shimbun'' (

Naze The Naze is a headland on the east coast of England. It is on the coast of Essex just north of Blackwater and projects into the North Sea. This area is south of the double estuary of the River Stour and River Orwell at Harwich and just nor ...

) ** ''Minamikyūshū Shimbun'' (

Kanoya is a city in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is located in the southeastern Kyushu region in the central part of Ōsumi Peninsula. Kanoya is the most populous city in Japan without any connection to railway services, after the abolition of the ...

) ** ''Nankai Nichinichi Shimbun'' (Naze) * Okinawa ** ''Miyako Mainichi Shimbun'' (

Miyakojima is the largest and the most populous island among the Miyako Islands of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Miyako Island is administered as part of the City of Miyakojima, which includes not only Miyako Island, but also five other populated islands. ...

) ** ''Miyako Shimpō'' (Miyakojima) ** ''Yaeyama Mainichi Shimbun'' ( Ishigaki) ** ''Yaeyama Nippō'' (Ishigaki)

Defunct newspapers of Kyūshū

* ''Fukunichi Shimbun'' (Fukuoka, 1946 – 1992) * ''Kagoshima Shimpō'' (

, 1959 – 2004) * ''Karatsu Shimbun'' (

Karatsu is a city located in Saga Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan. Its name, formed from the Japanese word roots 唐 ''kara'' (China, or continental East Asia in general), and 津 ''tsu'' (port), signifies its historical importance as a ...

, 1946 – 2008) * ''Kurume Nichinichi Shimbun'' (

Kurume is a city in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of June 1, 2019, the city has an estimated population of 303,579 and a population density of 1,320 persons per km². The total area is 229.96 km². On February 5, 2005, the town of Kitano (from ...

, 1957 – 2017) * ''Nikkan Ōmuta'' (Ōmuta, 1985 – 2018)

Sports papers

* '' Chukyo Sports'' * '' Chunichi Sports'' * '' Daily Sports'' * ''

Doshin Sports Doshin may refer to: *'' Doshin the Giant'', a Nintendo god simulation game for the Nintendo 64DD and GameCube * Doshin So (1911–1980), creator and founder of Shorinji Kempo, a Japanese martial art *'' Onmitsu Dōshin Ōedo Sōsamō'', a prime-ti ...

'' * '' Kyūshū Sports'' * ''

Nikkan Sports is the first-launched Japanese daily sports newspaper founded in 1946. It has a circulation of 1,661,000, and is an affiliate newspaper of the ''Asahi Shimbun''. Companies and regions ;Nikkan Sports News (Tokyo) :Tokyo HQ: 5-10, Tsukiji Sanc ...

'' * '' Nishinippon Sports'' * '' Osaka Sports'' * ''

Sankei Sports is a Japanese-language daily sports newspaper published by Sankei Shimbun. In 2014, it had a circulation of 1,270,000. The newspaper is known by its nickname . Relating sports teams * Kanto area - Tokyo Yakult Swallows (Nippon Professional Baseb ...

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Sports Hochi , previously known as , is a Japanese-language daily sports newspaper. In 2002, it had a circulation of a million copies a day. It is an affiliate newspaper of ''Yomiuri Shimbun''. Reports 19 September 1939: SS Scharnhorst The Hochi Shimbu ...

'' (formerly the ''Hochi Shimbun'') * ''

Sports Nippon , also known as , is the first Japanese daily sports newspaper, having been founded in 1948. In a 1997 report it was called one of the "Big Three" sports papers in Japan, out of a field of 17 sports dailies. It is an affiliate newspaper of the ...

'' * '' Tokyo Chunichi Sports'' * ''

Tokyo Sports is a Japanese daily sports newspaper founded in 1960. See also * Tokyo Sports Film Award * Tokyo Sports Puroresu Awards The are Japanese professional wrestling, or ''puroresu'', awards that have been handed out by the ''Tokyo Sports'' mag ...

Party organs

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Akahata is the daily organ of the Japanese Communist Party in the form of a national newspaper. It was founded in 1928 and currently has both daily and weekly editions.

(Red Flag)'' (newspaper of the

Japanese Communist Party The is a left-wing to far-left political party in Japan. With approximately 270,000 members belonging to 18,000 branches, it is one of the largest non-governing communist parties in the world. The party advocates the establishment of a democr ...

, daily) * ''Jiyu Minshu'' (newspaper of the

Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) The , frequently abbreviated to LDP or , is a conservativeThe Liberal Democratic Party is widely described as conservative: * * * * * List of political parties in Japan, political party in Japan. The LDP has been in power almost continuously s ...

, weekly) * ''

Komei Shimbun ''Komei Shimbun'' (公明新聞; ''Clean Government Newspaper'') is a Japanese language daily newspaper which is the official organ of Komeito, a conservative political party in Japan. The paper has been in circulation since 1962. History and pr ...

'' (newspaper of the

Komeito , formerly New Komeito and abbreviated NKP, is a conservative political party in Japan founded by lay members of the Buddhist Japanese new religious movement Soka Gakkai in 1964. Since 2012, it has served in government as the junior coalitio ...

, daily) * ''Press Minshu'' (newspaper of the

Democratic Party of Japan The was a centristThe Democratic Party of Japan was widely described as centrist: * * * * * * * to centre-left liberal or social-liberal political party in Japan from 1998 to 2016. The party's origins lie in the previous Democratic Part ...

, sub-weekly) * ''Shakai Shimpo'' (newspaper of the

Social Democratic Party (Japan) The is a List of political parties in Japan, political party in Japan that was established in 1996. Since its reformation and name change in 1996, it has advocated pacifism and defined itself as a social-democratic party. It was previously know ...

, weekly)

Business papers

* '' Fuji Sankei Business i.'' * ''The Kabushiki Shimbun'' * '' Nihon Kogyo Simbun'' * ''Nihon Securities Journal'' * ''

Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun ''Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun'' (日刊工業新聞, The Daily Industrial News), one of the leading daily newspapers in Japan, specializes in business and industrial affairs, and is published by The Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun, Ltd. (Head Office: Tokyo, Japan ...

'' * '' Nikkei Kinyu Simbun'' ('' Nikkei Financial Daily'') * '' Nikkei Ryutsu Simbun'' (''Nikkei Marketing Journal'') * ''

Nikkei Sangyo Shimbun The , which means Nikkei Industrial Journal, is a Japanese daily newspaper A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspa ...

'' * ''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'' * ''Nihon Nogyo Shinbun'' * ''The Suisan Times''

Tabloids

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Nikkan Gendai is a tabloid-sized evening newspaper published Nikkan Hyundai Co., Ltd., a publisher belonging to the Otowa Group centered on Kodansha, and is a member of the Japan Magazine Publishers Association, an industry group of magazine publishers. It ...

'' * '' Yukan Fuji''

English language papers

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'' Asia and Japan Watch * ''

The Japan News The (lit. ''Reading-selling Newspaper'' or ''Selling by Reading Newspaper'') is a Japanese newspaper published in Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Fukuoka, and other major Japanese cities. It is one of the five major newspapers in Japan; th ...

'' (formerly called ''The Daily Yomiuri'') * ''

The Japan Times ''The Japan Times'' is Japan's largest and oldest English-language daily newspaper. It is published by , a subsidiary of News2u Holdings, Inc.. It is headquartered in the in Kioicho, Chiyoda, Tokyo. History ''The Japan Times'' was launched by ...

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The Mainichi The is one of the major newspapers in Japan, published by In addition to the ''Mainichi Shimbun'', which is printed twice a day in several local editions, Mainichi also operates an English language news website called ''The Mainichi'' (previ ...

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Nikkei Asian Review ''Nikkei Asia'', known as ''Nikkei Asian Review'' between 2013 and 2020, is a major Japan-based English-language weekly news magazine focussed on the Asian continent, although it also covers broader international developments. It is headquartere ...

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The Wall Street Journal Asia ''The Wall Street Journal Asia'', a version of ''The Wall Street Journal'', was a newspaper that provided news and analysis of global business developments for an Asian audience. Formerly known as ''The Asian Wall Street Journal'', it was founde ...

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Tokyo Reporter The ''Tokyo Reporter'' is a Japanese English-language news website whose reporting is based on Japanese tabloid journalism. The Tokyo Reporter Founded in 2008 by Brett Bull, a U.S. engineer working in Tokyo, the website translates or adapts repor ...

'', translates Japanese tabloids * '' The Japan Times ST'' * ''

Asahi Weekly is one of the four largest newspapers in Japan. Founded in 1879, it is also one of the oldest newspapers in Japan and Asia, and is considered a newspaper of record for Japan. Its circulation, which was 4.57 million for its morning edition a ...

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Japan Today ''Japan Today'' is a website that publishes wire articles, press releases, and photographs, as well as opinion and contract pieces, such as company profiles, in English. References External links * 2000 establishments in Japan English- ...

Chinese language papers

* ''Chubun Doho'' * ''Jiho Shyukan'' * ''Toho Doho''

Braille papers

* ''Tenji Mainichi''

Stance and circulation, only morning (2022)

* ''Yomiuri'': conservative (high quality paper) 6,860,000 * ''Asahi'': left (high quality paper) 4,290,000 * ''Chunichi Shimbun/Tokyo Shimbun'': left (high quality paper) 2,320,000 * ''Mainichi'': liberal/left (high quality paper) 1,930,000 * ''Nihon Keizai'': business, conservative (high quality paper) 1,750,000 * ''Nikkan Geadai'': left (tabloid) 1,680,000 (Nominal) * ''Tokyo Sports'': (sports) 1,390,000 (Nominal) * ''Chunichi Sports/Tokyo Chunichi Sports'': 1390,000 * ''Nikkan Sports'': 1,350,000 * ''Houchi Shimbun'': (sports) 1,350,000 * ''Sankei Sports'': 1,230,000 * ''Yukan Fuji'': right (tabloid) 1,050,000 * ''Sankei'': right (high quality paper) 1,02 0,000 * ''Akahata'' (''Red Flag''): Communist Party bulletin 1,000,000 * ''

'': left (high quality paper) 84,0000 * ''Daily Sports'': 640,000 * ''Shizuoka Shimbun'': left (high quality paper) 537,000 * ''Chugoku Shimbun'': left (high quality paper) 510,000 * ''Nishinippon Shimbun'': left (high quality paper) 427,000 * ''Shinano Mainichi Shimbun'': liberal (high quality paper) 412 ,000 * ''Kobe Shimbun'': left (high quality paper) 408,100

National papers

Big six

Hokkaido is Japan's second largest island and comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture, making up its own region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshu; the two islands are connected by the undersea railway Seikan Tunnel. The la ...

Block papers of Hokkaido

Regional papers of Hokkaido

Defunct newspapers of Hokkaido

Tōhoku region The , Northeast region, or consists of the northeastern portion of Honshu, the largest island of Japan. This traditional region consists of six prefectures (''ken''): Akita, Aomori, Fukushima, Iwate, Miyagi, and Yamagata. Tōhoku retains a ...

Block paper of Tōhoku region

Prefecture papers of Tōhoku region

Regional papers of Tōhoku region

Defunct newspapers of Tōhoku region

Kantō region The is a geographical area of Honshu, the largest island of Japan. In a common definition, the region includes the Greater Tokyo Area and encompasses seven prefectures: Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki, Saitama, Tokyo, Chiba and Kanagawa. Slight ...

Prefecture papers of Kantō region

Regional papers of Kantō region

Defunct newspapers of Kantō region

Chūbu region The , Central region, or is a region in the middle of Honshu, Honshū, Japan, Japan's main island. In a wide, classical definition, it encompasses nine prefectures (''ken''): Aichi Prefecture, Aichi, Fukui Prefecture, Fukui, Gifu Prefecture ...

Prefecture papers of Chūbu region

Regional papers of Chūbu region

Defunct newspapers of Chūbu region

Kinki region The or the , lies in the southern-central region of Japan's main island Honshū. The region includes the prefectures of Nara, Wakayama, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyōgo and Shiga, often also Mie, sometimes Fukui, Tokushima and Tottori. The metropolitan ...

Prefecture papers of Kinki region

Regional papers of Kinki region

Defunct newspapers of Kinki region

Chūgoku region The , also known as the region, is the westernmost region of Honshū, the largest island of Japan. It consists of the prefectures of Hiroshima, Okayama, Shimane, Tottori, and Yamaguchi. In 2010, it had a population of 7,563,428. History '' ...

Block paper of Chūgoku region

Prefecture papers of Chūgoku region

Regional papers of Chūgoku region

Defunct newspapers of Chūgoku region

Shikoku is the smallest of the four main islands of Japan. It is long and between wide. It has a population of 3.8 million (, 3.1%). It is south of Honshu and northeast of Kyushu. Shikoku's ancient names include ''Iyo-no-futana-shima'' (), '' ...

Prefecture papers of Shikoku

Regional papers of Shikoku

Defunct newspapers of Shikoku

Block paper of Kyūshū

Prefecture papers of Kyūshū and Okinawa

Regional papers of Kyūshū and Okinawa

Defunct newspapers of Kyūshū

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