Nishinippon Shimbun
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The Nishinippon Shimbun (西日本新聞, Nishinippon Shinbun, West-Japan Daily) is a
Kyūshū
.
History
Nishinippon Shimbun began in 1877 as the Chikushi Shimbun to report the
Seinan Civil War. In 1880 it became the Fukuoka Nichi-Nichi Shimbun and then in 1942, during the Pacific War
, it joined with Kyushu Hodo to form the Nishinippon Shimbun.
Domestic network
Nishinippon Shimbun is the largest regional newspaper in Kyushu. Its reporters network covers all of Kyushu. In addition to its main office in Fukuoka City, it has 65 local offices in the 7 prefectures of Kyushu, and has Tokyo and Osaka branches.
Foreign correspondents network
Nishinippon Shimbun has six foreign bureaus, in Washington, D.C., Paris, Beijing, Taipei, Seoul, and Bangkok.[1] It has also had a writer program with Busan Ilbo in Busan, Korea.
Events and teams sponsored
In 1950, Nishinippon Shimbun owned the
Nishitetsu Lions
.
The Nishinippon Shimbun sponsors the
Prince Takamatsu Cup Nishinippon Round-Kyūshū Ekiden (Grand Tour Kyushu), the world's longest relay race.[2]
References
- ^ "Company Information" (in Japanese). Nishinippon Shimbun. Archived from the original on 2013-06-19. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
- ^ "Company Data". Nishinippon Shimbun. Archived from the original on 2013-04-26.
Further reading
Wikiquote has quotations related to Nishinippon Shimbun.
- De Lange, William (2023). A History of Japanese Journalism: State of Affairs and Affairs of State. Toyo Press. ISBN 978-94-92722-393.
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