Shukanshi
Encyclopedia
is a Japanese term for any weekly magazine, including controversial weekly tabloid newspapers.
As noted by Watanabe and Gamble in the Japan Media Review
, the genre is "often described as bizarre blends of various types of U.S. magazines, such as Newsweek
, The New Yorker
, People, Penthouse
, and The National Enquirer
."
Shūkanshi have published such accounts as an allegation of murder by a Sōka Gakkai member (which was the subject of a successful libel action against Shūkan Shinchō), a disputed Paleolithic
settlement site in Japan
, and the sexual exploits of baseball
star Ichiro Suzuki
.
Allegations have been made to the effect that Shukanshi's content is widely controlled by the interests of the LDP
of Japan, and their business interests (1). This practice is alleged, in A Public Betrayed to be widespread.
As noted by Watanabe and Gamble in the Japan Media Review
Japan Media Review
Japan Media Review is an English academic online journal dedicated to the Japanese press.The Japan Media Review describes itself as "an online-only journal that examines how emerging technologies are changing the practice, ethics, law, business and politics of journalism in Japan.The Japan Media...
, the genre is "often described as bizarre blends of various types of U.S. magazines, such as Newsweek
Newsweek
Newsweek is an American weekly news magazine published in New York City. It is distributed throughout the United States and internationally. It is the second-largest news weekly magazine in the U.S., having trailed Time in circulation and advertising revenue for most of its existence...
, The New Yorker
The New Yorker
The New Yorker is an American magazine of reportage, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons and poetry published by Condé Nast...
, People, Penthouse
Penthouse (magazine)
Penthouse, a men's magazine founded by Bob Guccione, combines urban lifestyle articles and softcore pornographic pictorials that, in the 1990s, evolved into hardcore. Penthouse is owned by FriendFinder Network. formerly known as General Media, Inc. whose parent company was Penthouse International...
, and The National Enquirer
The National Enquirer
The National Enquirer is an American supermarket tabloid now published by American Media Inc . Founded in 1926, the tabloid has gone through a variety of changes over the years....
."
Shūkanshi have published such accounts as an allegation of murder by a Sōka Gakkai member (which was the subject of a successful libel action against Shūkan Shinchō), a disputed Paleolithic
Paleolithic
The Paleolithic Age, Era or Period, is a prehistoric period of human history distinguished by the development of the most primitive stone tools discovered , and covers roughly 99% of human technological prehistory...
settlement site in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, and the sexual exploits of baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
star Ichiro Suzuki
Ichiro Suzuki
, usually known simply as is a Major League Baseball right fielder for the Seattle Mariners. Ichiro has established a number of batting records, including the sport's single-season record for hits with 262...
.
Allegations have been made to the effect that Shukanshi's content is widely controlled by the interests of the LDP
Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
The , frequently abbreviated to LDP or , is a centre-right political party in Japan. It is one of the most consistently successful political parties in the democratic world. The LDP ruled almost continuously for nearly 54 years from its founding in 1955 until its defeat in the 2009 election...
of Japan, and their business interests (1). This practice is alleged, in A Public Betrayed to be widespread.
External links
- Shukan Shincho (jp)
- 'A Public Betrayed': The Power of Japan's Scandal-Breaking Weeklies, Watanabe & Gamble, Japan Media Review
- Libel action against Shukan Shincho for allegation of murder by Soka Gakkai member
- Article, Paleolithic Site in Japan
- Article, Ichiro Suzuki
See also
- Shūkan GendaiShukan Gendaiis a Japanese weekly magazine published since 1959 by Kodansha. Published simultaneously with Weekly Post , it includes articles about political scandals, sports and celebrities; nude photos; movie information; book reviews; and other articles of interest to middle-aged salarymen...
- Weekly Asahi GeinōWeekly Asahi Geino, often shortened to simply Asahi Geinō or , is a shūkanshi founded by Hirotomo Takei and published by Tokuma Shoten in Japan. It was first published under the title in January 1946, though the title and size were changed to the current one in October 1956...
- Weekly PlayboyWeekly Playboyalso known as or WPB is a Japanese weekly magazine published by Shueisha since 1966.This magazine is not a regional edition of the American Playboy magazine; the Japanese edition of that magazine was published as Monthly Playboy by Shueisha until its cancellation in January 2009.-People in...