Chosun Ilbo - Chosun Nippon

The daily newspaper with the largest circulation in Korea. Its English name is Chosun Ilbo. It was first published in March 1920 and has the longest history in Korea. Under Japanese colonial rule, it was subject to strict surveillance and crackdown by the authorities due to its anti-Japanese movement and public enlightenment. In 1940, the outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War forced the newspaper to close, and it was suspended four times and confiscated 500 times in the 20 years until it was forced to close by the Government General of Korea. After being revived in 1945, it was suspended for four months due to the Korean War, but since 1960 it has developed in earnest with a significant expansion of its facilities and the enrichment and expansion of its reporting. It has a wide range of support from right-wing and conservative groups. It has a large number of regular readers due to its solid articles, but also has a wealth of information on Korean entertainment and showbiz. In 2001, it was the first Korean newspaper to open a Japanese website, and is popular for its wealth of information. It has a circulation of 1.84 million copies (2009, Korea ABC Association).

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韓国で最大の発行部数をもつ日刊新聞。欧文表記はChosun Ilbo。創刊は1920年3月で韓国でもっとも長い歴史がある。日本植民地統治下、抗日運動、民衆啓蒙(けいもう)を紙面展開したことによって、当局の厳しい監視と取締りの対象となり、1940年日中戦争勃発(ぼっぱつ)により朝鮮総督府から強制的に廃刊を命じられるまでの20年間に、4回の発行停止と500回の押収措置を受けた。1945年に復刊後、朝鮮戦争によって4か月間休刊したが、1960年以降は、施設の大幅な拡充、取材報道の充実、拡大により本格的に発展した。右派、保守派から幅広い支持を得ている。堅実な記事で固定読者が多い一方、韓流エンターテインメント・芸能情報も豊富。2001年韓国の新聞としては初めて日本語サイトを開設、情報量の豊富さで人気がある。発行部数184万部（2009年、韓国ABC協会）。

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