Nishinihon Shimbun - Nishinihon Shimbun

A daily newspaper published by the Nishinippon Shimbun Company in Fukuoka City, with distribution areas throughout Kyushu and parts of the Chugoku region. It is one of Japan's three major regional newspapers, along with the Hokkaido Shimbun and the Chunichi Shimbun. The company has a long history, beginning with the Tsukushi Shimbun, which was first published on March 24, 1877 (Meiji 10). In 1880, it changed its title to the Fukuoka Nichi Nichi Shimbun, and boasted influence as one of the region's leading newspapers until World War II. In 1942 (Showa 17), it merged with the Kyushu Nippo (first published as the Fukuryo Shimbun in April 1887, and renamed the Kyushu Nippo in 1898) as part of a wartime newspaper consolidation, and published the first issue of the Nishinippon Shimbun on August 10, 1942, and has continued to publish to this day. Its page planning, which is based on information closely related to the Kitakyushu region and the motto of fair speech and truthful reporting, has always been widely supported by readers and has earned a high reputation in the newspaper industry. In addition to this paper, they also publish "Nishi Nippon Sports." They provide news to local television stations and play a central role in promoting local culture. The circulation is about 813,500 copies for the morning edition and about 129,600 copies for the evening edition (2010). They have the largest share of sales in Fukuoka Prefecture. They are second in Nagasaki and Saga, but in Fukuoka Prefecture, where they are the main distributors, the circulation of national newspapers is also increasing.

[Masao Takasu and Takashi Ito]

“Nishinihon Shimbun 100 Year History” edited and published by Nishinippon Shimbun (1988)

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福岡市の西日本新聞社が九州全域と中国地方の一部を頒布地域として発行している日刊新聞。『北海道新聞』『中日新聞』と並ぶ、日本の三大ブロック紙の一つ。社歴は古く1877年（明治10）3月24日創刊の『筑紫(つくし)新聞』に始まる。1880年『福岡日日新聞』と改題、第二次世界大戦まで地方屈指の有力新聞として紙勢を誇った。1942年（昭和17）戦時新聞統合により『九州日報』（1887年4月『福陵(ふくりょう)新聞』として創刊、1898年『九州日報』に改題）と合併、同1942年8月10日『西日本新聞』第1号を発行、現在に至っている。北九州地域に密着した情報と言論の公正・報道の真実をモットーとした紙面企画はつねに読者の広い支持を受け、新聞界でも高い評価を得ている。本紙のほか『西日本スポーツ』を発行。地元テレビへのニュース提供その他、地域文化の推進に中心的役割を果たしている。発行部数は朝刊約81万3500部、夕刊約12万9600部（2010）。販売部数のシェアは福岡県でトップ。長崎、佐賀では第2位だが、販売の中心となる福岡県では全国紙も部数を伸ばしている。

［高須正郎・伊藤高史］

『西日本新聞社編・刊『西日本新聞百十年史』（1988）』

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