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Yomiuri Shimbun

よみうりしんぶん

Yomiuri Shinbun

別名: 讀賣新聞 / Yomiuri

プロフィール

性別
不明
生誕
1874-11-02 (Tokyo (founding))
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese
居住地歴
1-7-1 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan (Tokyo HQ) → 5-9 Nozaki-cho, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan (Osaka HQ) → 1-16-5 Akasaka, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka, Japan (Seibu HQ)

経歴

職業
Newspaper, Media company
活動期間
1874年〜
所属
Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings, Nippon Television Network Corporation, Chuokoron-Shinsha (publisher)
所属団体
Japan Newspaper Publishers and Editors Association
影響を受けた人物
Edo-period kawaraban (broadside) traditions, Founders' (Koyasu et al.) journalistic outlook
影響を与えた人物
Model of mass-market national newspapers and circulation-driven management, Japanese social affairs journalism (scoop-driven reporting)

受賞歴

Kikuchi Kan Prize
1953
対象作品: Campaign to eliminate criminal elements in Shinjuku's underworld (Yomiuri social affairs reporting)
主催: Bungeishunjū
結果: 受賞
Japan Newspaper Association Award
1966
対象作品: Series 'Price War' (campaign for price reductions)
主催: Japan Newspaper Publishers and Editors Association
結果: 受賞
Japan Newspaper Association Award
1978
対象作品: Project 'What to do about medical care'
主催: Japan Newspaper Publishers and Editors Association
結果: 受賞
Japan Newspaper Association Award
2010
対象作品: Sato-Eisaku and Nixon nuclear introduction scoop
主催: Japan Newspaper Publishers and Editors Association
結果: 受賞
Japan Newspaper Association Award
2012
対象作品: TEPCO OL murder case — alternative DNA reporting
主催: Japan Newspaper Publishers and Editors Association
結果: 受賞
Japan Newspaper Association Award
2022
対象作品: Scoop on opaque fund movements between Tokyo Olympic sponsors and the organizing committee
主催: Japan Newspaper Publishers and Editors Association
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Henshu Techou (Editorial Notebook)

1949年 Front-page column (editorial/opinion)

A representative front-page column offering concise commentary on society, politics and culture; a long-running editorial feature.

current affairs commentaryeditorial perspective

Jinsei Annai (Life Advice column; formerly 'Minoe Sodan')

1914年 Advice column

A long-running advice column answering readers' questions; a characteristic participatory feature of the paper.

domestic issueslifestyle advicesocial trends

Kobo-chan (comic strip)

1982年 4-panel comic strip

A four-panel comic by Masashi Ueda, long-serialized in the paper's morning edition and widely loved.

everyday satirefamily dynamics

作風・主題

文体
populist, plain-language stylecenter-right / conservative editorial stance (in general)tendency toward sensational headlines
頻出モチーフ
scoop reporting by the social affairs deskemphasis on lifestyle and advice columnsprominent sports coverage (Yomiuri Giants)

評価・遺産

Founded in 1874, Yomiuri Shimbun is one of Japan's leading national newspapers. It has long maintained the nation's top morning circulation and is known for strong social-affairs reporting and diverse pages. It has also faced repeated criticisms and scandals over errors, fabrications and editorial stance; it remains a major influence on Japanese media, politics and business.

関連学会

  • Japan Newspaper Publishers and Editors Association

資料所蔵先

  • Yomidas Rekishikan (Yomiuri Online archive)
  • Yomiuri Shimbun microfilm/condensed editions (print archive)

大衆文化への影響

  • DoreDore (mascot designed by Hayao Miyazaki)
  • Kobo-chan (newspaper comic strip)
  • Long-running ad slogans and TV commercials (e.g. 'Read now. Read ahead. Read the truth.')

引用

  • Read now. Read ahead. Read the truth.
    出典: Yomiuri Shimbun (advertisement / slogan) (2003年)
  • Since its founding, it has been one of Japan's leading national newspapers, boasting the country's top morning circulation for many years.
    出典: Wikipedia article (Yomiuri Shimbun) (2025年)

豆知識

  • Founded on November 2, 1874.
  • The masthead is sometimes written in the traditional form '讀賣新聞'.
  • Has close ties to sports, including founding the Yomiuri Giants (1934).
  • Introduced the mascot 'DoreDore' designed by Hayao Miyazaki in 2004.
  • Launched the digital archive 'Yomidas Rekishikan' in 2009.