Kahoku Shimpo - Kahoku Shimpo

A representative daily newspaper in the Tohoku region. With its headquarters in Sendai, it distributes throughout the Tohoku region, including Miyagi Prefecture. Its circulation in Miyagi Prefecture far surpasses that of other national newspapers by a large margin. It was first published on January 17, 1897 (Meiji 30) by Ichiriki Kenjiro (1863-1929) with the company motto of "Promoting Tohoku and being impartial." Since then, it has developed as a newspaper run by the Ichiriki family. It attracted attention for its progressive pages, and during the Russo-Japanese War, it focused on news reporting, such as issuing special editions, and overwhelmed other companies that were ahead of it. In 1908 (Meiji 41), it introduced the first Marinoni rotary press in Tohoku. In 1922 (Taisho 11), it began publishing an evening edition. In 1946 (Showa 21), it became a joint-stock company, and in August 1975, it also began printing in Ichinoseki, Iwate Prefecture. In 1981, the company completed the conversion to CTS, and the following year it increased the size of its type, playing a leading role in the industry from start to finish. Circulation: Morning edition: 481,500 copies, Evening edition: 100,000 copies (2009).

[Masao Takasu and Takashi Ito]

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東北地方の代表的日刊新聞。仙台市の本社を中心に宮城県内はもとより東北全域を配布地域とする。宮城県での発行部数のシェアは、全国紙等を大きく引き離してトップ。1897年（明治30）1月17日「東北振興と不偏不党」を社是に掲げ、一力(いちりき)健治郎（1863―1929）が創刊。以後、一力家経営の新聞として発展した。進取的紙面で注目を集め、日露戦争中は号外発行などニュース報道に力を入れ、先行各社を圧倒した。1908年（明治41）東北初のマリノニ輪転機を導入。1922年（大正11）夕刊発行。1946年（昭和21）株式会社に改め、1975年8月から岩手県一関(いちのせき)市でも印刷を開始。1981年にはCTS化を完成、翌年活字を大型化するなど終始業界のリード役を果たしてきた。発行部数朝刊約48万1500部、夕刊約10万部（2009）。

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