137 years
Established in November 1874, The Yomiuri Shimbun has been a major force behind Japan's print media development. In 2009, The Yomiuri Shimbun celebrates its 135th anniversary.
In February 1977, The Yomiuri Shimbun claimed the top circulation in Japan for its morning edition at 7.2 million copies. By May 1994, circulation of the morning edition surpassed 10 million, and has remained stable at 10-million plus ever since.
Today, The Yomiuri Shimbun maintains a circulation advantage of about 1.98 million copies over Japan's second largest national newspaper. *
*Source: Japan ABC (average Jul.-Dec 2010)
In February 1977, The Yomiuri Shimbun claimed the top circulation in Japan for its morning edition at 7.2 million copies. By May 1994, circulation of the morning edition surpassed 10 million, and has remained stable at 10-million plus ever since.
Today, The Yomiuri Shimbun maintains a circulation advantage of about 1.98 million copies over Japan's second largest national newspaper. *
*Source: Japan ABC (average Jul.-Dec 2010)
Changes in Morning Edition circulation of major quality national newspapers
in the past 40 years
(Circulation)
Japan ABC, "Newspaper Publishers, half-year report, July-Dec. Average"
As Japan's largest media conglomerate, The Yomiuri Group more than 170 companies—with The Yomiuri Shimbun as its hub—covering a full range of fields and offering extensive inter-media solutions.
International Media Lion
In 2007, at the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival, the world's largest advertising awards competition, Tsuneo Watanabe, Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of The Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings received the Media Person of the Year Award.
The award, given to prominent individuals in the media industry around the world, was presented to Mr. Watanabe in recognition of his outstanding contributions to media industry and his leadership of The Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings, which includes The Yomiuri Shimbun—the newspaper with the world's largest combined morning-evening circulation at about 14 million copies—as well as TV broadcasting network, publishing interests, a professional baseball team, and more.
Photo:
Tsuneo Watanabe, Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of The Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings