Mainichi Shimbun
The Mainichi Shimbun (毎日新聞, lit. 'Daily Newspaper') is one of the major newspapers in Japan, published by The Mainichi Newspapers Co.
Front page of Mainichi Shimbun from September 8, 2013 | |
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Blanket (54.6 cm x 40.65 cm) |
| Owner(s) | The Mainichi Newspapers Co., Ltd. |
| Publisher | Masato Kitamura |
| Founded | February 21, 1872 (as the Tokyo Nichi Nichi Shimbun) |
| Political alignment | Centre to centre-left Liberalism |
| Language | Japanese |
| Headquarters | Chiyoda, Tokyo Osaka Nagoya Kitakyushu |
| Circulation | Morning edition: 1,950,000 (2022) Evening edition: 622,000 (2022) |
| Website | www |
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 (previously Mainichi Daily News), and publishes a bilingual news magazine, Mainichi Weekly. It also publishes paperbacks, books and other magazines, including a weekly news magazine, Sunday Mainichi.
It is one of the four national newspapers in Japan; the other three are The Asahi Shimbun, the Yomiuri Shimbun and the Nihon Keizai Shimbun. The Sankei Shimbun and the Chunichi Shimbun are not currently in the position of a national newspaper despite a large circulation for both.