JANJAN

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JANJAN, short for Japan Alternative News for Justices and New Cultures, is a Japanese online newspaper started by Ken Takeuchi, journalist and former mayor of Kamakura, Kanagawa. Launched in February 2003, the newspaper is credited for pioneering citizen journalism in Japan.[1]

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  1. ^ "市民記者「モノ」申す", Asahi Shimbun, 2008-01-22. Retrieved on 2007-10-27. "日本では「市民の、市民による、市民のためのメディア」を掲げて03年2月に創刊したJanJanが草分け。" 

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