YOMIURI SHIMBUN: Is Japan's largest national daily newspaper and one of the world's highest-circulation newspapers OVERVIEW AND CIRCULATION.... Founded: November 2, 1874, during the early Meiji period. Headquarters: Otemachi, Chiyoda, Tokyo. Ownership: Published by The Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings, a major media conglomerate. The Matsutarō Shōriki family has held partial ownership since 1924. Circulation: As of recent data (around 2024–2025), the morning edition has approximately 5.7–5.8 million copies daily, making it one of the top newspapers globally by print circulation (though numbers have declined from peaks above 10 million combined morning/evening in earlier decades due to digital shifts). It publishes both morning and evening editions in multiple regional versions (Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka, etc.) and maintains a conservative, center-right to right-wing editorial stance, often described as pro-American and representing Tokyo perspectives. HISTORY.... The name "Yomiuri" derives from the Edo-period practice of news vendors reading newspapers aloud to sell them ("yomiuri" ≈ "read and sell"). It started as a small paper aimed at ordinary people, using furigana (phonetic guides) for accessibility. Key milestone: In 1924, Matsutarō Shōriki (a former police official) acquired it and transformed it into a modern powerhouse. He also founded the Yomiuri Giants baseball team in 1934, which boosted popularity. The paper celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2024. STYLE AND CONTENT... Yomiuri is known for sensationalism in its early influences (inspired by U.S. papers like those of William Randolph Hearst) but evolved into a comprehensive national daily covering politics, economy, society, sports, culture, and more. It appeals strongly to working-class readers and has a large network of journalists (over 2,000) across Japan and overseas bureaus. It also runs the Yomiuri Prize (literary award since 1949, with winners like Yukio Mishima and Haruki Murakami) and is involved in cultural and sports initiatives. ENGLISH LANGUAGE PRESENSE... The Japan News (formerly The Daily Yomiuri, launched 1955): Daily English edition featuring translated articles from Yomiuri, plus original content on Japan and world news. japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/ FILED UNDER: #YomiuriShimbun, #Yomiuri, #JapanNewspaper, #JapaneseMedia, #LargestNewspaper, #YomiuriGiants, #MatsutaroShoriki, #JapanNews, #DailyYomiuri, #JapanesePress, #MeijiPeriod, #TokyoNewspaper, #ConservativeMedia, #JapanCirculation, #PrintMediaJapan, #Yomiuri150, #JapaneseJournalism, #AsiaMedia, #Otemachi, #YomiuriHoldings, #JapanPolitics, #RightWingMedia, #ProAmerican, #SportsNewspaper, #LiteraryPrize, #YomiuriPrize, #DigitalShift, #MorningEdition, #EveningEdition, #JapanMedia, #NewspaperHistory, #ShorikiFamily, #BaseballJapan, #GlobalNewspaper, #HighCirculation, #YomiuriEnglish, #TheJapanNews, #TokyoPerspective, #MediaConglomerate, #JapaneseDaily, #NewsVendor, #Furigana, #JapanCulture, #MediaPowerhouse, #Yomiuri2026, #PrintJournalism, #AsianNewspapers, #Japan, #YomiuriLegacy, #Newspaper

Now Daniel Cormier is deleting his fake hacking tweets. @dc_mma This guy is not ok.

At this point I'd just delete the account @dc_mma

Filed

LMAO

Stunning! 🇺🇸❤️

You tweeted it. If you’re tweeting out fake messages, then that’s on you as well.

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Grok confirmed DC posted it

Are people really this dumb?

Nothing but a damn high school around here.

Battery on a law enforcement officer

How ridiculous

Tip culture is out-of-control. The package delivery service that just dropped off medication just asked for a tip. INSANITY!

If you want Iowa to lead on culture, health, and independence instead of following corporate DC interests get behind @ZachLahn

Facebook appears to be experiencing a widespread outage at the moment. If you're unable to access the platform, you're not alone. Many users are currently reporting the same issue.

🚨LEAKED AUDIO: @RobSandIA says his proposed changes to state government will only happen AFTER his term because Republicans need to, “take their medicine.” Sand preaches “better and truer,” but behind closed doors promises retribution. #iagov

Good morning all. Happy Tuesday!