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For basic newspaper industry data, see The Japan Newspapers Publishers and Editors Association webpage. Here is a useful industry overview (2019) from Reuters/OUP.
There is also a newspaper museum in Yokohama called Newspark.
Japan has five national broadsheets. Comments about their stance reflect the research in Japan’s Contested War Memories and refer the period 1990-2005. There may have been slight changes in stance since then.
Yomiuri Shinbun / The Japan News: Conservative, close to the LDP government
Asahi Shinbun / The Asahi Shimbun (English): Progressive: campaigner for conscientious historical views. A large publisher of war-related articles.
Mainichi Shinbun / The Mainichi (English): Progressive(-leaning): but not so active in Asahi-style campaigns.
Nikkei Shinbun / Nikkei Asia: Business paper with low war history interest: slightly more progressive than the LDP government.
Sankei Shinbun / Japan Forward: Nationalistic: critical of the LDP government from the right wing.
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