Headquarters in Tokyo

Osaka Office

Newsagent's shop in Higashi-osaka

Printing plant in Settsu

The Mainichi Shimbun (毎日新聞, Mainichi Shinbun^?, lit. "Daily News") is one of the largest newspapers in Japan, published by The Mainichi Newspapers Co., Ltd (株式会社毎日新聞社, Kabushiki-gaisha Mainichi Shinbunsha^?). A centimetre (American spelling centimeter, symbol cm) is a unit of length that is equal to one hundredth of a metre, the current SI base unit of length. ... February 21 is the 52nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1872 (MDCCCLXXII) was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... ISO 4217 Code JPY User(s) Japan Inflation -0. ... Tokyo , literally Eastern capital)   is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, the home of the Japanese Imperial Family, and the de facto[1] capital of Japan. ... The Audit Bureau of Circulations is one of the several organizations of the same name operating in different parts of the world. ... Image File history File links Palaceside_building. ... Image File history File links Palaceside_building. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1867x2324, 2094 KB) 大阪市北区梅田3丁目の毎日新聞大阪本社ビル（毎日新聞ビル）。毎日新聞大阪本社、スポーツニッポン新聞社大阪本社など、毎日新聞社関連の企業が中心に入居する。1992å¹´11月竣工。地上16階、地下6階。設計は日建設計、三菱地所。施工は大林組を中心とした共同企業体。建築主は毎日新聞社。管理者は毎日ビルディング。旧国鉄の西梅田貨物駅跡地を再開発した「オオサカガーデンシティ」の一角にある。隣接地で行われている第2期工事のクレーンが見られる。Adobe Photoshop CS2で遠近法を調整した。 File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Mainichi Shimbun Metadata This file contains additional information, probably... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1867x2324, 2094 KB) 大阪市北区梅田3丁目の毎日新聞大阪本社ビル（毎日新聞ビル）。毎日新聞大阪本社、スポーツニッポン新聞社大阪本社など、毎日新聞社関連の企業が中心に入居する。1992å¹´11月竣工。地上16階、地下6階。設計は日建設計、三菱地所。施工は大林組を中心とした共同企業体。建築主は毎日新聞社。管理者は毎日ビルディング。旧国鉄の西梅田貨物駅跡地を再開発した「オオサカガーデンシティ」の一角にある。隣接地で行われている第2期工事のクレーンが見られる。Adobe Photoshop CS2で遠近法を調整した。 File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Mainichi Shimbun Metadata This file contains additional information, probably... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (480x640, 173 KB) Summary Mainichi-News_Port(Newspaper shop) photography day, September, 2005 photography person MASA photography place Higashi-Osaka City Tokuan-Shop Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Mainichi Shimbun ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (480x640, 173 KB) Summary Mainichi-News_Port(Newspaper shop) photography day, September, 2005 photography person MASA photography place Higashi-Osaka City Tokuan-Shop Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Mainichi Shimbun ... Higashiōsaka (東大阪市; -shi, East Osaka) is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 1040 KB) Summary Mainichi Newspapers Settsu factory (A high-speed offset company factory is included. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 1040 KB) Summary Mainichi Newspapers Settsu factory (A high-speed offset company factory is included. ... This article is about the city of Setttsu, for the old province of Japan, see Settsu province Settsu (摂津市; -shi) is a city located in Osaka, Japan. ...

Founded in 1872 as Tokyo Nichi Nichi Shimbun,its 135-year-long history makes the Mainichi the oldest Japanese newspaper. The Mainichi Shimbun was formed by the merger of the Tokyo Nichi Nichi Shimbun and the Osaka Mainichi Shimbun which was founded in 1876,the Meiji period. The Tokyo Nichi Nichi Shimbun (Tokyo Daily News) was a newspaper printed in Tokyo, Japan from 1872 to 1943. ... The Meiji period ) denotes the 45-year reign of Emperor Meiji, running from 8 September 1868 (in the Gregorian calendar, 23 October 1868) to 30 July 1912. ...

The merger occurred in 1911 but the two companies continued to print their newspapers independently until 1943, when both editions were placed under a Mainichi Shimbun masthead. 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ... A masthead refers to the top of a mast of a ship. ...

In 1966 the Tokyo office was moved from Yurakucho to Takebashi, and in 1992 the Osaka office was moved from Dojima to Nishi-Umeda. 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...

The Mainichi has 3,200 employees working in 364 offices in Japan and 26 bureaus overseas. The Mainichi is one of Japan’s big three newspapers in terms of circulation and employee numbers, and has 79 associated companies, including TBS (Tokyo Broadcasting Station), MBS (Mainichi Broadcasting Station) and the Sports Nippon Newspaper.

Two former Mainichi Newspapers Chief Executive Officers have gone on to become prime ministers of Japan. The Mainichi is the only Japanese newspaper company to have won a Pulitzer Prize. The Japan Newspapers Association, made up of 180 news organizations, has granted the Mainichi is Grand Prix award on 23 occasions, making the Mainichi the most frequent winner of the distinguished prize since its inception in 1957.

In addition to the Mainichi Shimbun, which is printed twice a day in several local editions, Mainichi also operates an English language Web version of the defunct Mainichi Daily News, and publishes a bilingual news magazine, Mainichi Weekly. It also publishes paperbacks, books and other magazines, including a weekly news magazine, Sunday Mainichi. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

Like other Japanese newspaper companies, Mainichi hosts many cultural events such as art exhibitions and sporting events. Among them, the most famous are the Sembatsu high school baseball tournament held every spring at Koshien Stadium, and the non-professional baseball tournament held every summer in the Tokyo Dome (formerly held in Korakuen Stadium). The National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament (選抜高等学校野球大会 senbatsu kōtō gakkō yakyū taikai) of Japan, commonly known as Spring Kōshien (春の甲子園 haru no kōshien) or Senbatsu (選抜), is an annual high school baseball tournament. ... Hanshin Kōshien Stadium (阪神甲子園球場, Hanshin Kōshien Kyūjō) is a baseball park located near Kobe in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. ... Tōkyō Dome (東京ドーム Tōkyō Dōmu, TYO: 9681 ) is a 55,000-seat stadium located in Bunkyo Ward of Tokyo, Japan. ... Korakuen Stadium was a stadium in Tokyo, Japan. ...

Offices

• Tokyo Head Office (東京本社, Tōkyo Honsha^?), corporate headquarters

1-1-1, Hitotsubashi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

• Osaka Office (大阪本社, Ōsaka Honsha^?)

3-4-5, Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka

• Seibu Office (西部本社, Seibu Honsha^?)

13-1, Konya-machi, Kokura Kita-ku, Kitakyushu

• Chubu Office (中部本社, Chūbu Honsha^?)

2-3-1, Masaki, Naka-ku, Nagoya

National Diet Building, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Yasukuni Shrine, Kudan Kita 3-1-1, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Otemon, the Great Gate of Edo Castle (Kokyo) Chiyoda (千代田区; -ku) is a special ward in central Tokyo, Japan. ... Tokyo , literally Eastern capital)   is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, the home of the Japanese Imperial Family, and the de facto[1] capital of Japan. ... Osaka Station South Gate Umeda Shinmichi Umeda (梅田) is a commercial district in Kita-ku Osaka, Japan, best known as the citys main northern railway terminus (Osaka Station, Umeda Station). ... Kita (北区; -ku) is a ward of the city of Osaka in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. ... View on downtown Osaka from Umeda Sky Building Osaka )   is the capital of Osaka Prefecture and the third-largest city in Japan, with a population of 2. ... Riverwalk Kitakyushu and Kokura castle moat in Kokura Kita-ku In Japan, Kokura Kita ward is the north part of what used to be Kokura City before the merger of five cities to create Kitakyushu city in 1963. ... Kitakyushu (北九州市; Kitakyushu-shi), literally North Kyushu, is a city located in Fukuoka prefecture, Kyushu, Japan. ... Naka (中区; -ku, lit. ... Nagoya Castle Nagoya (名古屋市; -shi) is the fourth largest (third largest metropolitan region) and the third most prosperous city in Japan. ...

See also

• Japanese media
• Mainichi Film Awards

The communications media of Japan include numerous television and radio networks as well as newspapers and magazines. ... The Mainichi Film Awards are a series of annual animation awards, sponsered by Mainichi Shinbun (毎日新聞), one of the largest newspaper companies in Japan, since the end of the World War II. Following the death of pioneering animator ŌFUJI Noburō (大藤信郎) in 1961, Mainichi established a new Ōfuji Noburō Award in his...

External links

• MSN-Mainichi Interactive, News in Japanese
• MSN-Mainichi Daily News, News in English
• Corporate, Corporate information in English