Senken Shimbun

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Senken Shimbun
IndustryJournalism, Fashion
Founded1956
HeadquartersTokyo, Japan
Area served
Worldwide
Websitewww.senken.co.jp

Senken Shimbun is a daily Japanese fashion newspaper, based in Tokyo, Japan.[1]

It was founded in 1956 and has the world's largest circulation of any fashion industry newspaper.[citation needed] It provides news, research data and new business ideas and has a great influence over the fashion trade in Japan. Its core readership consists of people involved in the textile and fashion industries and related sectors.[2][3]

Senken Shimbun regularly organizes fashion exhibitions, called JFW, which is a fashion industry exhibition, promoting the Japanese fashion industry. It helps fashion products throughout Japan to be distributed in Japan's domestic market, and also serves as a platform targeting overseas markets. Beginning in 2000, JFW-IFF, an international version of the exhibition, has been held twice a year.[4]

In 2003, the company opened a branch office in Shanghai to better collect information from outside Japan. It has an English-language version, called The Senken which is published quarterly.[5]

Senken Shimbun has a circulation of 200,000 and is distributed daily through the very efficient Asahi newspaper delivery system.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Shinshu University Profile of Senken Shinshu and its president, Osao Shirako" Archived 2015-07-16 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 16 July 2015
  2. ^ "Japanese Streets Magazine" Retrieved 16 July 2015
  3. ^ "Senken Shimbun Corporate Information Page" Retrieved 16 July 2015
  4. ^ "JFW Website" Retrieved 16 July 2015
  5. ^ "The Senken - English Language Version" Retrieved 16 July 2015
  6. ^ "What's JFW-IFF" Retrieved 16 July 2015

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