Josei Jishin
| Categories | Women's magazine |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Publisher | Kobunsha |
| Year founded | 1958 |
| First issue | 2 December 1958 |
| Company | Kobunsha |
| Country | Japan |
| Based in | Tokyo |
| Language | Japanese |
| Website | Josei Jishin |
Josei Jishin (女性自身, meaning Women's Own in English) is an award-winning Japanese weekly women's magazine, which has been in circulation since 1958. It is the first weekly women's magazine in Japan, which targets single-working women.[1]
History and profile
Josei Jishin was established in 1958 and the first issue was published on 2 December 1958.[1][2] The founding company is Kobunsha.[2][3] The magazine is published on a weekly basis.[1] It developed a collaboration with American youth magazine Seventeen and published its photographs during the initial years.[2] In 1999 due to its fortieth anniversary the magazine was redesigned, including its logo.[4]
The magazine is the recipient of Fuji Sankei award for four times.[5]
Circulation
Josei Jishin sold 705,399 copies in the second half of 1979.[6] In 2006 the circulation of the magazine was 519,464 copies.[7] The circulation was 255,089 copies in 2010 and 243,568 in 2011.[8]
References
- 1 2 3 Jan Bardsley (19 June 2014). Women and Democracy in Cold War Japan. A&C Black. p. 111. ISBN 978-1-4725-2566-6. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- 1 2 3 Edward R. Beauchamp (1998). Women and Women's Issues in Post World War II Japan. Taylor & Francis. p. 209. ISBN 978-0-8153-2731-8. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ↑ "History of Kobunsha". Kobunsha. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ↑ "Poster for “Jyosei-Jishin” magazine by Kobunsha". Tokyo TDC. 1999. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ↑ "Josei Jishin & Yahoo Japan Collaboration Gets 12 Million Unique Hits Monthly!". UniversalVision. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ↑ Michael Dylan Foster (3 November 2008). Pandemonium and Parade: Japanese Monsters and the Culture of Yokai. University of California Press. p. 255. ISBN 978-0-520-94267-7. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ↑ "Manga Anthology Circulations 2004-2006". ComiPress. 27 December 2007. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
- ↑ "Top 20 Magazines by ABC Circulation" (PDF). Nikkei Business Publications. Retrieved 1 February 2017.