Engaru Shimbun
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| Type | Daily (Tuesday to Sunday) newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | JIS B4 (257 × 364) |
| Owner(s) | Eiji Kobayashi (President) |
| Founded | 10 January 1946 |
| Language | Japanese |
| Headquarters |
4-43 Nishimachi 1-chome, Engaru, Hokkaido 099-0428 Japan |
The Engaru Shimbun is a regional daily newspaper, published by Engaru Shimbun Inc. based on Engaru, Hokkaido, Japan. It serves the town of Engaru and surrounding communities.
History
The Engaru Shimbun (lit. "Engaru News") was founded in 1946 as Takuhoku Shimbun and Hokutō Mimpō. On 20 July 1976, Nikkan Takuhoku and Hokutō Mimpō merged to form the Engaru Shimbun. It is the longest running in current regional papers of Okhotsk Subprefecture.
On 7 November 2006, a deadly tornado struck the town of Saroma (2006 Saroma tornado), Engaru Shimbun reported first from location of a disaster. Photographs were distributed to many media via Kyodo News and Jiji Press.[1][2]
Nikkan Takuhoku
Nikkan Takuhoku was founded in September 1946 as Takuhoku Shimbun (lit. "North Pioneer News") by Sadashichi Kobayashi who evacuated from Tokyo during World war II. Sadashichi had been newspaper reporter of Tōkyō Nichinichi Shimbun (current Mainichi Shimbun Tokyo Head Office) in Tokyo.
Takuhoku Shimbun was published every ten days. In 1950, the paper was changed weekly paper as Takuhoku Shimpō. In 1957, it began daily publishing as Nikkan Takuhoku (lit. "Daily North Pioneer").
Hokutō Mimpō
Hokutō Mimpō (lit. "Northeast People's News") was founded on 10 January 1946 by Gunichi Terado who managed printing company at Engaru. At first, it was published every ten days. It was changed daily newspaper in 1960.
References
- ↑ Tornado kills 9 in northern Japan CBC News, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 7 November 2006.
- ↑ JAPAN-WEATHER-TORNADO ID fotografie: 2125781 Mediafax Foto
- (Japanese) "遠軽町百年史" (100 years history of Engaru town) Engaru town hall, August 1998.
- (Japanese) "プランゲ文庫新聞目録（北海道関係分）" (Prange Collection newspapers catalog - Related to the Hokkaido) Hokkaido Prefectural Library, December 2005.
- (Japanese) "北海道地方新聞所在目録（改訂第2版）" (The location catalog of regional newspapers in Hokkaido - 2nd revised edition) Hokkaido Prefectural Library, March 2009.