Tokyo Journal
| First issue | 1981 |
|---|---|
| Company | Tokyo Journal International, Inc. |
| Country | Japan/International |
| Language | English |
| Website | www |
| ISSN | 0289-811X |
| OCLC | 13995159 |
Tokyo Journal is an English-language quarterly magazine about Tokyo and Japan, which was established in 1981. The international edition of the magazine was published under the title Japan Journal for a time.[1]
History
Tokyo Journal was founded in 1981, and owned for a number of years by the Japanese magazine distributor Yohan.[2] Its editors-in-chief have included Don Morton and Greg Starr.[3][4] In 1987, Boyé Lafayette De Mente became Associate Publisher of the Tokyo Journal. Together with Editor Glenn Davis, they made Tokyo Journal the first publication in Japan to produce a magazine on a computer from scratch using Apple Macintosh computers.[5]He later returned as a regular contributor to the Tokyo Journal, which continues to print articles he left to the magazine in tribute to him. The magazine was later sold to the Tokyo-based translation and publishing company Nexxus Communications K.K.[2] Ownership was transferred to Tokyo Journal International, Inc. in 2012, and the magazine's first publication under the new ownership was the December 2012 issue, number 270.[2] Tokyo Journal is the oldest English magazine still on sale in Japanese bookstores.[2]
Style
The magazine's approach has been to cover Japanese culture as seen through the eyes of those who know and live it.[2]
References
- ^ "Tokyo Journal". CiNii. National Institute of Informatics. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
- ^ a b c d e "The Oldest English Magazine Sold in Japanese Bookstores Is Back on the Shelf". Financial Content. 4 September 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- ^ Gianni Simone (26 April 2011). "English mags approach milestone, crossroads". The Japan Times Online (in Japanese). p. 12. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Bruce Rutledge (22 July 2011). "The death of publishing: Where are Tokyo's English magazines now?". CNN. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
- ^ DeMente, Boye Lafayette (2012), The Incredible Power of Serendipity! Highlights of an Uncommon Life! Paradise Valley, CA: Createspace Independent