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Mainichi Shimbun

まいにちしんぶん

Mainichi Shinbun

別名: 毎日 / MAINICHI / The Mainichi Shimbun

プロフィール

性別
不明
生誕
1943-01-01 （Hitotsubashi, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan (Tokyo HQ)）
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese
居住地歴
Hitotsubashi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo (Tokyo HQ) → 3-4-5 Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka (Osaka HQ) → 4-7-1 Meieki, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya (Chubu HQ / Midland Square) → 13-1 Konya-machi, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu (West HQ / Mainichi West Hall) → Kita 4-jo Nishi 6-1, Chuo-ku, Sapporo (Hokkaido Branch)

経歴

職業
Newspaper, Media organization, Publisher
活動期間
1872年〜
所属
Mainichi Shimbun Group Holdings, Mainichi Advertising
所属団体
Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association, Japan Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC)
影響を受けた人物
Tokyo Nichi Nichi Shimbun (predecessor), Osaka Mainichi Shimbun (predecessor)
影響を与えた人物
Investigative and photojournalism practices in Japanese news media, Networked regional reporting through distribution and partnerships with local papers

受賞歴

Pulitzer Prize
1961
対象作品: Photograph of the assassination of Inejiro Asanuma (photographed by Yasushi Nagao)
部門: Photography
主催: The Pulitzer Prizes (Columbia University)
結果: Winner
Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association Award
1957
対象作品: 'Violence New Map' / 'Bureaucrats Japan' / 'Taxation Japan' (Tokyo Social Section projects)
部門: 編集部門
主催: Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association
結果: Winner
Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association Award
1962
対象作品: 'Five Cities Are One' (Kitakyushu merger campaign)
部門: 企画/キャンペーン
主催: Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association
結果: Winner
Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association Award
2001
対象作品: Scoop reporting on the Old Stone Age fabrication scandal
部門: 調査報道
主催: Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association
結果: Winner
Kikuchi Kan Prize
1957
対象作品: 'Violence New Map' / 'Bureaucrats Japan' / 'Taxation Japan'
主催: Kikuchi Kan Prize Committee
結果: Winner

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Violence: A New Map

1957年 Investigative reporting / feature

A series exposing postwar organized crime and its impact on civic life; an investigative campaign that drew wide attention.

organized crimesocial issuesinvestigative reporting

Five Cities Are One (Kitakyushu merger campaign)

1960年 Campaign reporting

A long-term campaign promoting the merger of five cities into Kitakyushu; coordinated reporting with broadcast media supported regional development.

regional policycampaign journalismmedia mix

Forest of Scholars

1963年 Series / reportage

A long-running series examining the state of Japanese academia, research development and researcher training.

science & technologyeducationserial investigation

Scoop on the Old Stone Age Fabrication Scandal

2000年 Investigative reporting

Revealed fabrications by Shinichi Fujimura in Paleolithic archaeology, causing major repercussions in the academic and educational spheres.

research ethicsinvestigative reportingarchaeology

Reporting on the 'Cherry Blossom Viewing' affair (book: 'Okyareta Sakura' / 'Tainted Cherry Blossoms')

2019年 Political reporting / published as book

A series of investigations into the 'Cherry Blossom Viewing' controversy from 2019 onward; reporting was compiled and published as the book 'Tainted Cherry Blossoms', generating public impact.

political scandalaccountabilityinvestigative reporting

全著作

  • Mainichi Shimbun (morning & evening editions)
  • Mainichi Shimbun Digital
  • Mainichi Elementary School Newspaper
  • Sunday Mainichi
  • Weekly Economist (Japan)

翻案

  • I Will Not Yield: The 465 Days of a Female Bureaucrat and Her Family Who Fought the Special Investigation (TV drama adaptation)

作風・主題

文体
fact-driven, evidence-based reportingexplanatory background piecesinvestigative journalism
頻出モチーフ
impact on citizens' liveswatching government and bureaucracypursuit of social justice

評価・遺産

One of Japan's major national newspapers tracing roots to 1872. Renowned for investigative and photojournalism, it was the first Japanese news organization to receive a Pulitzer Prize (1961). With a national network and partnerships with regional papers, it has influenced public debate and domestic reporting practices.

関連学会

  • Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association

資料所蔵先

  • Mainichi Shimbun microfilm/compiled edition archive (held by libraries)
  • Mainichi Digital Archive

大衆文化への影響

  • Newsroom scenes and scoops have frequently been depicted in films and TV dramas
  • Serials and campaigns from the paper have sometimes been published as books or adapted for television

引用

  • Connecting society, weaving it with words.
    出典: Mainichi Shimbun company slogan (2024年)
  • There is no shortcut in reporting.
    出典: Mainichi Shimbun company slogan (2024年)

豆知識

  • Has historical roots in the Tokyo Nichi Nichi Shimbun (founded 1872) and Osaka Mainichi; the title 'Mainichi Shimbun' was unified in 1943.
  • Counted among Japan's national newspapers and a frequent winner of the Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association awards since the 1950s.
  • In 1961 won the Pulitzer Prize for photography for an image of the assassination of Inejiro Asanuma; the Mainichi (and its photographer) remain a landmark Japanese Pulitzer recipient.