| Type | Newspaper |
|---|---|
| Publisher | North American Post Publishing, Inc.[1] |
| Editor | Yaeko Inaba[1] |
| Founded | 1902 |
| Language | Japanese / English |
| Headquarters | 519 6th Ave South Seattle, Washington 98105 United States |
| Official website | http://www.napost.com/ |
The North American Post (Hokubei Hochi) is a newspaper based in Seattle, Washington's International District. It was founded in 1902 and is the largest and oldest Japanese-language newspaper published in the Pacific Northwest.[1]
Originally called the Hokubei JiJi (The North American Times),[2] the newspaper was issued daily from 1902 until 1942, when it and two other local Japanese newspapers ceased publication due to the internment of its staff and core readership.[3] In 1946, the paper was restarted under the name Hokubei Hochi (The North American Post). Its publisher was Sadahiko Ikoma.
From 1946 to the end of 1948 the North American Post was issued weekly and then started publishing three times a week. In March 1950, it increased to a daily issued five days a week. In March, 1981, the newspaper reduced its frequency to three times a week.[3] It now puts out two issues a week: the Saturday edition is Japanese-only; the Wednesday edition has both English and Japanese sections.