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Tokyo Shimbun

とうきょうしんぶん

Tokyo Shinbun

Profile

Gender
Unknown
Born
1942-10-01 (Tokyo, Japan)
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
Newspaper publisher
Active Years
1942-
Memberships
Japan Newspaper Association, National Association of Local Newspapers, Three-Block Paper Union, National Newspaper News Network, Kyodo News, 47NEWS, 47CLUB

Awards & Nominations

Legacy

Tokyo Shimbun is a daily general newspaper published by Chunichi Shimbun Tokyo Headquarters, distributed mainly in Tokyo and the broader Kanto region, characterized as a progressive block paper.

Academic Societies

  • Japan Newspaper Association
  • National Association of Local Newspapers
  • Three-Block Paper Union

Trivia

  • Founded on October 1, 1942; mainly published in Tokyo and parts of the Kanto region.
  • Since October 1967, under the Chunichi Shimbun group, it shifted from right-wing to a progressive left-wing stance.
  • Ended evening edition delivery outside Tokyo's 23 wards on August 31, 2024.
  • Suspended Saturday evening edition from June 2025.
  • Issues morning and evening set editions in Tokyo 23 wards; morning-only combined editions elsewhere.