Kahoku Shinpō
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| Type | Daily |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Kahoku Shinpo Corporation |
| Editor | Hideya Terashima |
| Founded | 1897 |
| Political alignment | Liberal |
| Language | Japanese |
| Headquarters | Sendai |
Kahoku Shinpō (河北新報) is a Japanese language daily newspaper which is published in Sendai, Japan.
History and profile
Kahoku Shinpō was established in 1897.[1] It is a local paper based in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture.[2][1] The publisher is the Kahoku Shinpo Corporation.[3] Hideya Terashima is the editor of the daily.[4]
The paper significantly contributed the establishment of Tohoku Imperial University in 1907 through its articles on the importance of university education in the region.[1] The 1997 circulation of the paper which has a liberal political leaning was about 500,000 copies.[1] Following the 2011 earthquake the editing system of Kahoku Shinpō collapsed and story texts were sent to the Niigata Nippo newspaper.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Anthony S. Rausch (31 May 2012). Japan's Local Newspapers: Chihōshi and Revitalization Journalism. Routledge. p. 68. ISBN 1-136-30189-5. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
- ↑ "Moving Forward: Life After the Great East Japan Earthquake". Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies. 18 October 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
- ↑ "The Great East Japan Earthquake and The Indian Ocean Tsunami" (Press release). JICA. 19 April 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
- ↑ Hideya Terashima. "Standing in the wake of devastation". Tedx Tohoku. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
- ↑ Christina Hsu (18 March 2011). "Japanese Newspapers’ Efforts to Keep People Informed in the Aftermath of Earthquake and Tsunami". International Press Institute. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
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