Profile

Gender

Unknown

Nationality

Japan

Languages

Japanese

Career

Occupations

publisher, publishing company

Active Years

1938-

Memberships

Digital Publishers Federation, Reading Promotion Council, Japan Magazine Publishers Association, Japan Book Publishers Association, Japan Publishing Infrastructure Center, Japan Essayist Club, National Publishing Association, Japan Publishing Club, International Board on Books for Young People, Comic Publishers Association, Japan Audiobook Association, Japan Advertisers Association, Japan Magazine Advertising Association, Japan Audit Bureau of Circulations, Japan Interactive Advertising Association

Awards & Nominations

Legacy

Kodansha, founded in 1909, is a major Japanese publishing company issuing a wide range of magazines and books and hosts many literary awards. Having significant influence in Japan's publishing industry both before and after World War II, it has numerous subsidiaries and affiliated companies, broadly engaged in culture, media, and entertainment.

Trivia

• Kodansha was founded in 1909 as Dainippon Yuben-kai and evolved by changing its name.
• Since 1982, Kodansha has held Miss Magazine contests; since 2012, it organizes the Miss iD idol audition.
• Kodansha hosts numerous literary and manga awards, playing a significant role in Japan's publishing industry.
• Kodansha holds publishing rights for Walt Disney Company characters and sponsors Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea.
• There have been past controversies including staff arrests for cannabis possession and plagiarism incidents.