Kahoku Shimpō
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Publisher | Kahoku Shinpo Corporation |
| Editor | Hideya Terashima |
| Founded | 1897 |
| Political alignment | Liberal |
| Language | Japanese |
| Headquarters | Sendai |
Kahoku Shinpō (河北新報) is a Japanese language daily newspaper which is published in Sendai, Japan.
History and profile
Kahoku Shinpō was established in 1897.[1] It is a local paper based in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture.[1][2] The publisher is the Kahoku Shinpo Corporation.[3] Hideya Terashima is the editor of the daily[4] which is published in broadsheet format.[5]
Kahoku Shinpō significantly contributed the establishment of Tohoku Imperial University in 1907 through its articles on the importance of university education in the region.[1] From October 1945 to January 1947 the paper published Dazai Osamu's novel entitled Pandora no hako (meaning Pandora's Box in English) in sixty-four parts.[6]
Following the 2011 earthquake the editing system of Kahoku Shinpō collapsed and story texts were sent to the Niigata Nippo newspaper.[7]
The 1997 circulation of Kahoku Shinpō which has a liberal political leaning was about 500,000 copies.[1] In 2003 the paper had a circulation of 624,000 copies.[5] The morning edition of the paper had a circulation of 504,911 copies in 2007.[8] The same year the circulation of its evening edition was 107,552 copies.[8]
References
- ^ a b c d Anthony S. Rausch (31 May 2012). Japan's Local Newspapers: Chihōshi and Revitalization Journalism. Routledge. p. 68. ISBN 1-136-30189-5. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
- ^ "Moving Forward: Life After the Great East Japan Earthquake". Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies. 18 October 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
- ^ "The Great East Japan Earthquake and The Indian Ocean Tsunami" (Press release). JICA. 19 April 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
- ^ Hideya Terashima. "Standing in the wake of devastation". Tedx Tohoku. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
- ^ a b "World Press Trends" (PDF). World Association of Newspapers. Paris. 2004. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ^ Jonathan E. Abel (18 August 2012). Redacted: The Archives of Censorship in Transwar Japan. University of California Press. p. 203. ISBN 978-0-520-27334-4. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
- ^ Christina Hsu (18 March 2011). "Japanese Newspapers' Efforts to Keep People Informed in the Aftermath of Earthquake and Tsunami". International Press Institute. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
- ^ a b "Japan -- Media Environment Open; State Looms Large" (PDF). Open Source Center. 18 August 2009. Retrieved 8 February 2015.