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

Update: Sept 15th 2023 #Belgium #Covid19 #WAVE11 Despite official efforts to mask or to provide incomplete data: ➡️Clear rise in GP-visit averages for C19:📈 ➡️Widespread #Wastewater increases again, after some recent declining parameters:📈 #highcirculation #rapidincreases #increasingviralcirculation ➡️Hospital new admissions📈, although not up-to-date, 50-100/w should be approaching reality( there is actually no daily/correct reporting anymore😠) All fits governmental narrative to hide and minimize C19, but this virus is far more cunning than political idiots with support of some government paid experts think, with their population at peril😢 sciensano.be/sites/default/f…