The Japan Times

The Japan Times is one of the few independent English language newspapers published in Japan: it mainly competes with English editions of the major dailies, such as the Daily Yomiuri and the International Herald Tribune/Asahi Shimbun.

• Motto: "All the News Without Fear or Favor", "The World's Window on Japan"
• Chairman: Toshiaki Ogasawara
• Capital: ¥476,437,000
• Business: Publishes The Japan Times, The Japan Times Weekly, Shukan ST bilingual weekly, books in English and Japanese; operates InterFM radio station, as well as a travel agency

History

• 1897 - Inaugural issue of The Japan Times (March 22)
• 1918 - Name changed to The Japan Times and Mail
• 1940 - Name changed to The Japan Times and Advertiser
• 1943 - Name changed to Nippon Times
• 1951 - First Issue of The Student Times (now Weekly ST) weekly
• 1961 - The Japan Times Weekly inaugurated
• 1966 - Moves from Uchisaiwai-chō, Chiyoda-ku, to new building in Shibaura, Minato-ku
• 1983 - Toshiaki Ogasawara becomes the 18th president
• 1987 - Opens full-time editorial bureau in Osaka
• 1989 - New Japan Times-Nifco Building completed
• 1996 - InterFM radio station was inaugurated
• 1997 - The Japan Times celebrates its centenary
• 2006 - Yukiko Ogasawara becomes the 19th president
• 2007 - Price raised from 150 yen to 180 yen (1 October)

Regular contributors

• Debito Arudou
• Philip Brasor
• Sir Hugh Cortazzi
• Monty DiPietro
• Donald Richie
• Mark Schilling
• Peter Vescey
• Marius Gombrich

Former contributors

• C.B.Liddell
• Don Maloney (author)
• Edward Seidensticker
• Fred Varcoe

External links

• The Japan Times Online