The Japan Times is Japan's largest and oldest English-language daily newspaper.[1][2] It is published by The Japan Times, Ltd. (株式会社ジャパンタイムズ, Kabushiki gaisha Japan Taimuzu), a subsidiary of News2u Holdings, Inc.. It is headquartered in the Kioicho Building (紀尾井町ビル, Kioicho Biru) in Kioicho, Chiyoda, Tokyo.[3][4]
Front page of the first issue of The Japan Times newspaper, 22 March 1897
The Japan Times was launched by Motosada Zumoto on 22 March 1897, with the goal of giving Japanese people an opportunity to read and discuss news and current events in English to help Japan to participate in the international community.[5] The newspaper was independent of government control, but from 1931 onward, the paper's editors experienced mounting pressure from the Japanese government to submit to its policies. In 1933, the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs appointed Hitoshi Ashida, former ministry official, as chief editor.[6]
During World War II, the newspaper served as an outlet for Imperial Japanese government communication and editorial opinion.[5] It was successively renamed The Japan Times and Mail (1918–1940) following its merger with The Japan Mail, The Japan Times and Advertiser (1940–1943) following its merger with The Japan Advertiser, and Nippon Times (1943–1956), before reverting to the Japan Times title in 1956.[7] The temporary change to Nippon Times occurred during the ban on English language sentiment during World War II-era Japan.[8]
Shintaro Fukushima (1907–1987) became president of The Japan Times in 1956. He sold some of the company's shares to Toshiaki Ogasawara (小笠原 敏晶 Ogasawara Toshiaki), who was chairman of Nifco, a manufacturer of automotive fasteners. Fukushima renounced management rights in 1983, after which Nifco acquired control of The Japan Times and brought about staff changes and alterations to the company's traditions established in 1897.[9] Ogasawara served as the chairman and publisher of The Japan Times until 2016,[10] when his daughter Yukiko Ogasawara (小笠原 有輝子 Ogasawara Yukiko) succeeded him as chairman of the company. She had previously served as the company's president from 2006 to 2012, when she was replaced by career Japan Times staffer Takeharu Tsutsumi.[3] Nifco sold The Japan Times to PR firm News2u Holdings, Inc. on 30 June 2017.[11]
Content
The Japan Times publishes The Japan Times, The Japan Times On Sunday, The Japan Times Alpha (a bilingual weekly), books in English and Japanese. Staff at The Japan Times are represented by two unions, one of which is Tozen.[12]
Print
The Japan Times, Ltd. publishes three periodicals: The Japan Times, an English-language daily broadsheet; The Japan Times Weekly, an English-language weekly in tabloid form;[13] and Shukan ST, also a weekly in tabloid form, targeted at Japanese readers learning the English language. Since 16 October 2013, The Japan Times has been printed and sold along with The New York Times International Edition.[14]
Web
Printed stories from The Japan Times are archived online. The newspaper has a readers' forum and, since 2013, the website offers a section for readers' comments below articles. This came about during a redesign and redevelopment of the newspaper, using Responsive Web Design techniques so the site is optimised for all digital devices. The Japan Times has a social media presence on Twitter, and Facebook since 2007.
Controversy
After being acquired by News2u, The Japan Times changed its editorial stance and contributor lineup as part of efforts to reduce criticism of the newspaper as an "anti-Japanese" outlet.[15] In November 2018, it was announced in an editor's note that subsequent articles would use the term "wartime laborers" rather than "forced labor", and "comfort women" would be referred to as "women who worked in wartime brothels, including those who did so against their will, to provide sex to Japanese soldiers", instead of the previously used "women who were forced to provide sex for Japanese troops before and during World War II."[16] The change drew immediate criticism from readers and employees, with particular concerns expressed over the paper's apparent alignment with the political positions of Prime Minister Shinzō Abe.[17] In response to these criticisms, The Japan Times wrote in an article on 7 December 2018, "We must admit that the editorial note undermined the relationships of trust we have built with our readers, reporters and staff. I would like to apologize for the inconvenience," and denied criticism that it was in line with the intentions of the administration.[18]
^Yoshihara, Nancy (25 January 1990). "A Growing Japan Export: News : Media: The English-language Japan Times is expanding and revamping its overseas edition". Los Angeles Times.
^. World Eye Reports. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
^ ab"ABOUT US: Company Outline". The Japan Times. 14 December 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2018. Head Office: 14F Kioicho Bldg., 3-12 Kioicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0094
^"ACCESS (map)". The Japan Times. 10 April 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
^ abKamiya, Setsuko (13 August 2011). "Japan Times not just wartime mouthpiece". The Japan Times.
^"New Resource Available: Japan Times Archives (1897-2014) | Yale University Library". web.library.yale.edu. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
^Ishii, Hayato (24 February 2015). "Wartime naval cadet recalls the twisted history of English in Japan". The Japan Times. Kyodo News. from the original on 26 February 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
^"小野寺優・ニフコ社長--自動車用にとどまらず、工業用ファスナーを軸として切り口増やしたい" [Yu Onodera, President Nifco--I want to increase the number of cuts by using industrial fasteners as an axis, not only for automobiles]. toyokeizai.net. Toyo Keizai. 26 April 2010.
^"Japan Times honorary chairman and former publisher Toshiaki Ogasawara dies at 85". Japan Times Online. 5 December 2016.
^Iwamoto, Kentaro (12 June 2017). "The Japan Times sold to Tokyo-based PR company". Nikkei Asian Review. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
^"Tozen - The Japan Times". Tozen. 7 August 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
^"English daily". The Japan Times Online. The Japan Times. Retrieved 16 October 2011."English weekly". The Japan Times Online. The Japan Times. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
^""The Japan Times / International New York Times" to launch tomorrow; commemorative event scheduled for Oct.23". The Japan Times (press release). 15 October 2013.
^Saito, Mari; Miyazaki, Ami (24 January 2019). "'Fear' and 'favor' chill newsroom at storied Japanese paper". Reuters. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
^"South Korea's top court orders Mitsubishi Heavy to pay compensation for wartime labor". The Japan Times. 29 November 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
^McCurry, Justin (30 November 2018). "'Comfort women': anger as Japan paper alters description of WWII terms". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
^. ITmedia. 13 December 2018. Archived from the original on 15 October 2020.
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The Japan Times is Japan s largest and oldest English language daily newspaper 1 2 It is published by The Japan Times Ltd 株式会社ジャパンタイムズ Kabushiki gaisha Japan Taimuzu a subsidiary of News2u Holdings Inc It is headquartered in the Kioicho Building 紀尾井町ビル Kioicho Biru in Kioicho Chiyoda Tokyo 3 4 The Japan TimesSample page 1 of The Japan TimesTypeDaily newspaperFormatBroadsheetOwner s News2u Holdings Inc PresidentTakeharu TsutsumiEditor in chiefHiroyasu MizunoStaff writersApproximately 130Founded22 March 1897 125 years ago 22 March 1897 LanguageEnglishHeadquartersTokyo JapanCirculation44 000ISSN0447 5763OCLC number21225620Websitewww wbr japantimes wbr co wbr jp Contents 1 History 2 Content 2 1 Print 2 2 Web 3 Controversy 4 Contributors 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory Edit Front page of the first issue of The Japan Times newspaper 22 March 1897 The Japan Times was launched by Motosada Zumoto on 22 March 1897 with the goal of giving Japanese people an opportunity to read and discuss news and current events in English to help Japan to participate in the international community 5 The newspaper was independent of government control but from 1931 onward the paper s editors experienced mounting pressure from the Japanese government to submit to its policies In 1933 the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs appointed Hitoshi Ashida former ministry official as chief editor 6 During World War II the newspaper served as an outlet for Imperial Japanese government communication and editorial opinion 5 It was successively renamed The Japan Times and Mail 1918 1940 following its merger with The Japan Mail The Japan Times and Advertiser 1940 1943 following its merger with The Japan Advertiser and Nippon Times 1943 1956 before reverting to the Japan Times title in 1956 7 The temporary change to Nippon Times occurred during the ban on English language sentiment during World War II era Japan 8 Shintaro Fukushima 1907 1987 became president of The Japan Times in 1956 He sold some of the company s shares to Toshiaki Ogasawara 小笠原 敏晶 Ogasawara Toshiaki who was chairman of Nifco a manufacturer of automotive fasteners Fukushima renounced management rights in 1983 after which Nifco acquired control of The Japan Times and brought about staff changes and alterations to the company s traditions established in 1897 9 Ogasawara served as the chairman and publisher of The Japan Times until 2016 10 when his daughter Yukiko Ogasawara 小笠原 有輝子 Ogasawara Yukiko succeeded him as chairman of the company She had previously served as the company s president from 2006 to 2012 when she was replaced by career Japan Times staffer Takeharu Tsutsumi 3 Nifco sold The Japan Times to PR firm News2u Holdings Inc on 30 June 2017 11 Content EditThe Japan Times publishes The Japan Times The Japan Times On Sunday The Japan Times Alpha a bilingual weekly books in English and Japanese Staff at The Japan Times are represented by two unions one of which is Tozen 12 Print Edit The Japan Times Ltd publishes three periodicals The Japan Times an English language daily broadsheet The Japan Times Weekly an English language weekly in tabloid form 13 and Shukan ST also a weekly in tabloid form targeted at Japanese readers learning the English language Since 16 October 2013 The Japan Times has been printed and sold along with The New York Times International Edition 14 Web Edit Printed stories from The Japan Times are archived online The newspaper has a readers forum and since 2013 the website offers a section for readers comments below articles This came about during a redesign and redevelopment of the newspaper using Responsive Web Design techniques so the site is optimised for all digital devices The Japan Times has a social media presence on Twitter and Facebook since 2007 Controversy EditAfter being acquired by News2u The Japan Times changed its editorial stance and contributor lineup as part of efforts to reduce criticism of the newspaper as an anti Japanese outlet 15 In November 2018 it was announced in an editor s note that subsequent articles would use the term wartime laborers rather than forced labor and comfort women would be referred to as women who worked in wartime brothels including those who did so against their will to provide sex to Japanese soldiers instead of the previously used women who were forced to provide sex for Japanese troops before and during World War II 16 The change drew immediate criticism from readers and employees with particular concerns expressed over the paper s apparent alignment with the political positions of Prime Minister Shinzō Abe 17 In response to these criticisms The Japan Times wrote in an article on 7 December 2018 We must admit that the editorial note undermined the relationships of trust we have built with our readers reporters and staff I would like to apologize for the inconvenience and denied criticism that it was in line with the intentions of the administration 18 Contributors EditMark Brazil Wild Watch nature columnist 1982 2015 19 Monty DiPietro art critic John Gauntner Nihonshu columnist John Gunning sumo columnist Don Maloney Fume Miyatake Women in Business columnist Jean Pearce community columnist Ezra Pound Italian correspondent Dreux Richard African community investigative Donald Richie book film critic Elyse Rogers Women in Business columnist Mark Schilling film critic Edward Seidensticker Fred Varcoe sports editor Robert Yellin Ceramic Scene columnistSee also Edit Tokyo portal Journalism portalAsahi Shimbun International Herald Tribune Yomiuri ShimbunReferences Edit Yoshihara Nancy 25 January 1990 A Growing Japan Export News Media The English language Japan Times is expanding and revamping its overseas edition Los Angeles Times Media The Japan Times World Eye Reports Archived from the original on 6 October 2014 Retrieved 29 October 2015 a b ABOUT US Company Outline The Japan Times 14 December 2012 Retrieved 20 December 2018 Head Office 14F Kioicho Bldg 3 12 Kioicho Chiyoda ku Tokyo 102 0094 ACCESS map The Japan Times 10 April 2013 Retrieved 20 December 2018 a b Kamiya Setsuko 13 August 2011 Japan Times not just wartime mouthpiece The Japan Times O Connor Peter 4 April 2007 The Japan Times at War Time Mouth piece or Moderator fccj or jp Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan Archived from the original on 16 July 2011 New Resource Available Japan Times Archives 1897 2014 Yale University Library web library yale edu Retrieved 5 February 2019 Ishii Hayato 24 February 2015 Wartime naval cadet recalls the twisted history of English in Japan The Japan Times Kyodo News Archived from the original on 26 February 2015 Retrieved 5 April 2015 小野寺優 ニフコ社長 自動車用にとどまらず 工業用ファスナーを軸として切り口増やしたい Yu Onodera President Nifco I want to increase the number of cuts by using industrial fasteners as an axis not only for automobiles toyokeizai net Toyo Keizai 26 April 2010 Japan Times honorary chairman and former publisher Toshiaki Ogasawara dies at 85 Japan Times Online 5 December 2016 Iwamoto Kentaro 12 June 2017 The Japan Times sold to Tokyo based PR company Nikkei Asian Review Retrieved 26 October 2018 Tozen The Japan Times Tozen 7 August 2010 Retrieved 7 August 2010 English daily The Japan Times Online The Japan Times Retrieved 16 October 2011 English weekly The Japan Times Online The Japan Times Retrieved 16 October 2011 The Japan Times International New York Times to launch tomorrow commemorative event scheduled for Oct 23 The Japan Times press release 15 October 2013 Saito Mari Miyazaki Ami 24 January 2019 Fear and favor chill newsroom at storied Japanese paper Reuters Retrieved 24 January 2019 South Korea s top court orders Mitsubishi Heavy to pay compensation for wartime labor The Japan Times 29 November 2018 Retrieved 30 November 2018 McCurry Justin 30 November 2018 Comfort women anger as Japan paper alters description of WWII terms The Guardian Retrieved 30 November 2018 Why The Japan Times was defeated by the compulsory expressions of comfort women and recruiters ジャパンタイムズが慰安婦と採用担当者の 強制的な 表現に打ち負かされた理由 ITmedia 13 December 2018 Archived from the original on 15 October 2020 Mark Brazil The Japan Times Archived 21 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine Japan Times Retrieved 25 March 2017External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to The Japan Times The Japan Times Online Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Japan Times amp oldid 1134156977, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
