Sankei Shimbun - Sankei Shimbun

A national newspaper published by the Sankei Shimbun (headquarters in Tokyo and Osaka). It advertises itself as "a newspaper that speaks its mind" and is known as the most conservative national newspaper in Japan. Its predecessor was the Nihon Kogyo Shimbun, which was launched in Osaka in June 1933 (Showa 8) by Maeda Hisakichi (1893-1979). As part of newspaper consolidation during World War II, the newspaper absorbed 33 industry and economics-related newspaper companies west of Aichi Prefecture in June 1941, and in November 1942 changed its title to the Sankei Shimbun. After the war, in March 1950 (Showa 25), it began printing and publishing in Tokyo as well. It switched from an economic paper to a general paper. In November 1955, the newspaper merged with the venerable Jiji Shimpo, founded by Fukuzawa Yukichi, and made its Tokyo publication Sankei Jiji, but in July 1958, the titles of both the east and west publications were unified to Sankei Shimbun, making it a national newspaper in both name and reality. In October of the same year, founder Maeda retired, and Shigeo Mizuno from the business world became president, introducing a scientific management policy, signing a peace agreement between labor and management, and promoting the mechanization and streamlining of the editorial and administrative departments. In 1962, the newspaper was one of the first to introduce computers, attracting attention from the newspaper world. Since 1963, the newspaper has partnered with radio and television stations to strengthen its three-dimensional reporting, and in December 1967, it formed the Fujisankei Group with Fuji Television, Nippon Cultural Broadcasting, and Nippon Broadcasting.

In October 1968, Shikanai Nobutaka (1911-1990) became president and, while promoting management reform and technological innovation, launched the Tokyo newspaper "Yukan Fuji" for office workers in February 1969. In May of the same year, the paper's title was changed to "Sankei." He expanded the paper's content by establishing a forum called "Seiron" and opening up opinion advertisements. In June 1970, on the occasion of the 10,000th issue, he established the "Sankei Creed," which included four items including "fighting for democracy and freedom." Since 1976, the paper has been designed to focus on serious arguments and lifestyle information, and has strengthened its "comprehensive editorial" system. It has used the title "Sankei Shimbun" since 1988. In 2004, the paper absorbed the Osaka Shimbun. The circulation of the morning edition is approximately 1,633,200 copies in both the Tokyo and Osaka headquarters combined, and the evening edition is approximately 537,000 copies in the Osaka headquarters alone (2010).

[Masao Takasu and Takashi Ito]

"Every Day is a Battle" by Hisayoshi Maeda (1953, Sogensha)" ▽ "The Secret History of the Sankei Shimbun Political Department" edited by Makoto Kusuda (2001, Kodansha)

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産業経済新聞社（本社東京・大阪）から発行されている全国紙。「モノをいうシンブン」を標榜(ひょうぼう)して、日本でもっとも保守的な全国紙として知られる。前身は1933年（昭和8）6月、前田久吉(ひさきち)（1893―1979）が大阪で創刊した『日本工業新聞』。第二次世界大戦中の新聞統合により、1941年6月、愛知県以西の産業経済関係の新聞社33社を吸収合併、1942年11月、題号を『産業経済新聞』と変更した。戦後の1950年（昭和25）3月、東京でも印刷・発行を開始。紙面を経済紙から一般紙に切り替えた。1955年11月、福沢諭吉創刊の由緒ある『時事新報』と合同、東京発行紙を『産経時事』としたが、1958年7月には、東西発行紙の題号を『産経新聞』に統一、名実ともに全国紙となった。同年10月、創立者前田が退任、財界から水野成夫(しげお)が社長に就任し、科学的管理方針を掲げ、労使間に平和協定を結び、編集・事務部門の機械化・合理化を進めるとともに、1962年いち早くコンピュータを導入するなど、新聞界の注目を集めた。1963年以来ラジオ、テレビと提携、立体報道の強化を進め、1967年12月には、フジテレビ、文化放送、ニッポン放送とともに「フジサンケイグループ」を結成した。

　1968年10月、鹿内信隆(しかないのぶたか)（1911―1990）が社長に就任、経営の刷新、技術の革新を進めるとともに、1969年2月、サラリーマン向けの新聞『夕刊フジ』を東京で創刊した。同年5月には本紙の題号を『サンケイ』と改題。論壇「正論」の創設、意見広告の開放を断行するなど紙面の充実を図った。また1970年6月、創刊1万号を迎えたのを機に「民主主義と自由のためにたたかう」など4項目の「サンケイ信条」を制定。1976年以降、紙面の正論路線、生活情報路線を決め、「総合編集」体制の強化を図っている。1988年から『産経新聞』の題号を使用している。2004年に大阪新聞社を吸収合併。発行部数は、朝刊が東京・大阪両本社をあわせて約163万3200部、夕刊が大阪本社のみで約53万7000部（2010）。

［高須正郎・伊藤高史］

『前田久吉著『日日これ勝負』（1953・創元社）』▽『楠田実編著『産経新聞政治部秘史』（2001・講談社）』

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