Chugoku Shimbun
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 Headquarters of Chugoku Shimbun in Hiroshima | |
| Type | Daily newspaper |
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| Owner(s) | The Chugoku Shimbun Co., Ltd. |
| Founded | May 5, 1892 |
| Headquarters | Hiroshima |
| Website | www |
TheChugoku Shimbun(Trung quốc tân văn,Chūgoku Shinbun,"Midland News" )is a Japanese local dailynewspaperbased inHiroshima.It serves theChūgoku regionof Japan with a market share inHiroshima,Yamaguchi,Shimane,OkayamaandTottori Prefectures.The newspaper publishes morning and evening editions. The morning paper has a daily circulation of 515,807.
History
[edit]The Daily Chugokuwas established on May 5, 1892, in Hiroshima and was founded by its editor, Saburo Yamamoto. In 1908, the newspaper changed its name toThe Chugoku Shimbun,which translates to "Middle Country Newspaper" (geographically, Hiroshima is near the center of the Japanesearchipelago). TheA-Bombon August 6, 1945, killed 113 newspaper employees, and destroyed the building and equipment. The newspaper restarted publishing on August 9 by asking other newspapers for help.
References
[edit]Further reading
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- De Lange, William (2023).A History of Japanese Journalism: State of Affairs and Affairs of State.Toyo Press.ISBN978-94-92722-393.
External links
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- www
.chugoku-np .co .jp /index _e .html(in Japanese)
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