National papers

• Yomiuri Shimbun
  Yomiuri Shimbun
  The is a Japanese newspaper published in Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka, and other major Japanese cities. It is one of the five national newspapers in Japan; the other four are the Asahi Shimbun, the Mainichi Shimbun, Nihon Keizai Shimbun, and the Sankei Shimbun...
  
  (centre-right
  Centre-right
  The centre-right or center-right is a political term commonly used to describe or denote individuals, political parties, or organizations whose views stretch from the centre to the right on the left-right spectrum, excluding far right stances. Centre-right can also describe a coalition of centrist...
  
  , daily)
• Asahi Shimbun
  Asahi Shimbun
  The is the second most circulated out of the five national newspapers in Japan. Its circulation, which was 7.96 million for its morning edition and 3.1 million for its evening edition as of June 2010, was second behind that of Yomiuri Shimbun...
  
   (centre-left
  Centre-left
  Centre-left is a political term that describes individuals, political parties or organisations such as think tanks whose ideology lies between the centre and the left on the left-right spectrum...
  
  , daily)
• Mainichi Shimbun
  Mainichi Shimbun
  The is one of the major newspapers in Japan, published by .-History:The history of the Mainichi Shimbun begins with founding of two papers during the Meiji period. The Tokyo Nichi Nichi Shimbun was founded first, in 1872. The Mainichi claims that it is the oldest existing Japanese daily newspaper...
  
  (centre
  Centrism
  In politics, centrism is the ideal or the practice of promoting policies that lie different from the standard political left and political right. Most commonly, this is visualized as part of the one-dimensional political spectrum of left-right politics, with centrism landing in the middle between...
  
  , daily)
• Sankei Shimbun
  Sankei Shimbun
  is a daily newspaper in Japan published by the . It has the sixth highest circulation for a newspaper in Japan, and is considered as one of the five "national" newspapers...
  
   (far-right, daily)
• Nihon Keizai Shimbun
  Nihon Keizai Shimbun
  is one of the largest media corporations in Japan. Nikkei specializes in publishing financial, business and industry news. Its main news publications include:* Nihon Keizai Shimbun , a leading economic newspaper....
  
   (economics, daily)

Quasi National papers

• Chunichi Shimbun
  Chunichi Shimbun
  The is a Japanese daily "broadsheet" newspaper published in mostly Aichi Prefecture and neighboring regions by . It is the owner of the Chunichi Dragons baseball team, and is also known as the main organizer of a famous international gymnastics event, the Chunichi Cup...
  
   / Tokyo Shimbun
  Tokyo Shimbun
  The Tokyo Shimbun is a Japanese newspaper published by The Chunichi Shimbun Company. The group publishes newspapers under the brand name of The Tokyo Shimbun in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area and under The Chunichi Shimbun in the Nagoya Metropolitan Area. The group’s combined daily morning...
  
  
• Association of 3. (Hokkaido Shimbun
  Hokkaido Shimbun
  The , which is often abbreviated as , is a Japanese language daily newspaper published mainly in Hokkaidō, Japan by . As of November 2006, its morning edition has a circulation of 1,208,175. It was first published in Sapporo in 1887.- External links :*...
  
  , Chunichi Shimbun/Tokyo Shimbun, Nishinippon Shimbun
  Nishinippon Shimbun
  The is a Japanese language daily newspaper published by . As of May 2006, it has the circulation of a million as a total of morning and evening editions. Headquartered in Fukuoka, Fukuoka, the newspaper cover reader is Kyūshū....
  
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Business and industry papers

• Denki Shimbun
  Japan Electric Association
  The is a membership organisation for the electricity sector in Japan and, although it has roots dating back to 1892, was founded in October 1921...
  
   (Electric Daily News)
• Fuji Sankei Business i.
• Nihon Kogyo Simbun
• Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun
  Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun
  Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun , one of the leading daily newspapers in Japan, specializes in business and industrial affairs, and is published by The Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun, Ltd. . Circulation is around 420,000. The newspaper was inaugurated in 1915...
  
  
• Nikkei Kinyu Simbun, (Nikkei Financial Daily)
• Nikkei Ryutsu Simbun, (Nikkei Marketing Journal)
• Nikkei Sangyo Shimbun
  Nikkei Sangyo Shimbun
  The , which means Nikkei Industrial Journal, is a Japanese daily newspaper published on weekdays by Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Inc.-External links:*...
  
  

Local papers

• Ainu Times
  Ainu Times
  The Ainu Times is the only newspaper published in the Ainu language. It uses both special katakana and romanizations in its articles. Its current editor is Takashi Hamada.-External links:*...
  
  
• Akita Sakigake Shimpo
• Chiba Nippo
• Chugoku Shimbun
  Chugoku Shimbun
  The is a Japanese local daily newspaper based in Hiroshima. It serves the Chūgoku region of Japan with a market share in Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Shimane, Okayama and Tottori Prefectures. The newspaper publishes morning paper and evening editions. The morning paper has a daily circulation of 646,908...
  
  
• Daily Tohoku
• The Eastern Chronicle
• Ehime Shimbun
• Fukui Shimbun
• Fukushima Minpo
• Fukushima Minyu
• Gifu Shimbun
• Hokkaido Shimbun
  Hokkaido Shimbun
  The , which is often abbreviated as , is a Japanese language daily newspaper published mainly in Hokkaidō, Japan by . As of November 2006, its morning edition has a circulation of 1,208,175. It was first published in Sapporo in 1887.- External links :*...
  
  
• Hokkoku Shimbun
• Hokuriku Chunichi Shimbun
• Ibaraki Shimbun
• Ise Shimbun
• Iwate Nippo
  Iwate Nippo
  is a Japanese regional daily newspaper published mainly in Iwate prefecture. The company is based in Morioka....
  
  
• Jomo Shimbun
  Jōmō Shimbun
  Jōmō Shimbun is the regional daily newspaper published in Gunma prefecture, Japan.It was established in 1887 and has a circulation of 311,534...Hideo Yokoyama, a novelist, had worked for the Jōmō Shimbun as a journalist for 12 years.-External links:...
  
  
• Kahoku Shimpo
• Kanagawa Shimbun
• Kitanippon Shimbun
• Kobe Shimbun
  Kobe Shimbun
  is a daily newspaper based in Kobe, Japan, and the company publishing that newspapers is also called .-External links:...
  
  
• Kochi Shimbun
• Kumamoto Nichinichi Shimbun
• Kyoto Shimbun
  Kyoto Shimbun
  is a daily newspaper published in Kyoto, Japan, and the company publishing that newspapers is also called . Kyoto Shimbun has two headquarters in Kyoto and Ōtsu, and three branch offices in Uji, Tokyo and Osaka.-External links:...
  
  
• Minaminippon Shimbun
• Miyazaki Nichinichi Shimbun
• Nagasaki Shimbun
• Nara Shimbun
• Nihonkai Shimbun
• Niigata Nippo
• Nishinippon Shimbun
  Nishinippon Shimbun
  The is a Japanese language daily newspaper published by . As of May 2006, it has the circulation of a million as a total of morning and evening editions. Headquartered in Fukuoka, Fukuoka, the newspaper cover reader is Kyūshū....
  
  
• Oita Godo Shimbun
• Okinawa Times
• Ryūkyū Shimpo
  Ryūkyū Shimpō
  The ' was the first Okinawan newspaper. It was founded in 1893 by Shō Jun, a former prince of the Ryūkyū Kingdom, and is still in publication today....
  
  
• Saga Shimbun
• Saitama Shimbun
• Sanin Chuo Shimpo
• Sanyō Shimbun
  Sanyo Shimbun
  The is a Japanese language daily newspaper published by . Headquartered in Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, the newspaper cover reader is Okayama Prefecture, Kagawa Prefecture, and east part of Hiroshima Prefecture....
  
  
• Shikoku Shimbun
• Shimotsuke Shimbun
• Shinano Mainichi Shimbun
• Shizuoka Shimbun
  Shizuoka Shimbun
  is a Japanese language daily newspaper. As of April 2008, it had a combined morning and evening circulation of 717,000.It started publication as Shizuoka Shinbun in December 1941 following the merger of six other newspapers.-External links:**...
  
  
• Tokachi Mainichi Shimbun
• Tokushima Shimbun
• Too Nippo
• Yamagata Shimbun
• Yamaguchi Shimbun
  Yamaguchi Shimbun
  is a Japanese language daily newspaper published by . Headquartered in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi. It was first published in Shimonoseki in 1946.-The Minato-Yamaguchi Co., Ltd.:*Publishing newspapers : Yamaguchi Shimbun, Minato Shimbun, etc.-Location:...
  
  
• Yamanashi Nichinichi Shimbun

Sports papers

• Chukyo Sports
• Chunichi Sports
• Daily Sports
• Doshin Sports
• Kyūshū Sports
• Nikkan Sports
  Nikkan Sports
  is the first-launched Japanese daily sports newspaper founded in 1946.It has a circulation of 1,965,000, and is an affiliate newspaper of Asahi Shimbun.-Companies and regions:...
  
  
• Nishinippon Sports
• Osaka Sports
• Sankei Sports
  Sankei Sports
  is a Japanese language daily sports newspaper published by Sankei Shimbun. In 2002, it had a circulation of 1,360,000. The newspaper is known by its nickname .-Relating sports teams:*Kanto - Tokyo Yakult Swallows...
  
  
• Sports Hochi
  Sports Hochi
  , previously known as literally widely informing newspaper, is a Japanese language daily sports newspaper. As of 2002, it has a circulation of a million.It is an affiliate newspaper of Yomiuri Shimbun.-External links:*...
  
   (formerly the Hochi Shimbun)
• Sports Nippon
  Sports Nippon
  is the first-launched Japanese daily sports newspaper founded in 1948.It is an affiliate newspaper of Mainichi Shimbun.- External links :...
  
  
• Tokyo Chunichi Sports
• Tokyo Sports
  Tokyo Sports
  is a Japanese daily sports newspaper founded in 1958.- See also :*Tokyo Sports Film Award*Yellow journalism*Supermarket tabloid*Junk food news- External links :* http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp Official Website...
  
  

English language papers

• The Daily Yomiuri
  Yomiuri Shimbun
  The is a Japanese newspaper published in Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka, and other major Japanese cities. It is one of the five national newspapers in Japan; the other four are the Asahi Shimbun, the Mainichi Shimbun, Nihon Keizai Shimbun, and the Sankei Shimbun...
  
  
• International Herald Tribune / The Asahi Shimbun
  Asahi Shimbun
  The is the second most circulated out of the five national newspapers in Japan. Its circulation, which was 7.96 million for its morning edition and 3.1 million for its evening edition as of June 2010, was second behind that of Yomiuri Shimbun...
  
  
• The Japan Times
  The Japan Times
  The Japan Times is an English language newspaper published in Japan. Unlike its competitors, the Daily Yomiuri and the International Herald Tribune/Asahi Shimbun, it is not affiliated with a Japanese language media organization...
  
  

Stance & circulation, only morning (2007)

1. Yomiuri : conservative (High quality paper) 10,042,075
2. Asahi : Left (High quality paper) 8,093,885
3. Mainichi : Liberal/left (High quality paper) 3,974,559
4. Chunichi Shimbun/Tokyo Shimbun : Left (High quality paper) 3,475,049
5. Nihon Keizai : Business (High quality paper) 3,034,481
6. Tokyo Sports : (Sports) 2,228,000
7. Sankei : Right (High quality paper) 2,191,587
8. Nikkan Sports 1,970,000
9. Nikkan Geadai : Left (Tabloid) 1,681,500
10. Yukan Fuji : Right (Tabloid) 1,559,000
11. Akahata (Red Flag) : Communist Party bulletin 1,680,000
12. Houchi Shimbun : (Sports) 1,428,000
13. Sankei Sports 1,367,734
14. Hokkaido Shimbun : Left (High quality paper) 1,209,231
15. Daily Sports 963,000
16. Chunichi Sports/Tokyo Chunichi Sports 942,034
17. Nishinippon Shimbun : Left (High quality paper) 852,943
18. Chugoku Shimbun : Left (High quality paper) 719,194
19. Shizuoka Shimbun : Left (High quality paper) 717,000
20. Kobe Shimbun : Left (High quality paper) 562,011
21. Kyoto Shimbun : Left (High quality paper) 506,841
22. Kahoku Shimpo : Liberal (High quality paper) 504,953
23. Shinano Mainichi Shimbun : Liberal (High quality paper) 485,000
24. Kanagawa Shimbun : Liberal (High quality paper) 300,000

The number of newspapers per 1,000 people

• 1 Iceland 817.4
• 2 Switzerland 627.4
• 3 Luxembourg 619.3
• 4 Japan 613.1
• 5 Hongkong 589.6
• 6 Sweden 575.1
• 7 Norway 570.6
• 8 Finland 520.7