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Mainichi Shimbun
Tokyo, Japan
The Mainichi Shimbun (Daily News) is one of the major newspapers in Japan, published by The Mainichi Newspapers Co.
The front page of the paper’s first issue as Tokyo Nichi Nichi Shimbun on February 21, 1872.
The history of the Mainichi Shimbun begins with founding of two papers during the Meiji period. The Tokyo Nichi Nichi Shimbun was founded first, in 1872. The Mainichi claims that it is the oldest existing Japanese daily newspaper with its 136-year-long history.
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THEN
1993
N/A circulation
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Mainichi Shimbun front page from Feb. 10, 1993
NOW
2013
3,945,000 circulation
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