The Japan News

The Japan News is an English-language daily published by The Yomiuri Shimbun a leading Japanese newspaper with the largest circulation in the nation. Launched in 1955, the English paper was long known as The Daily Yomiuri. It changed to its current name in April 2013 as part of a major renewal of the newspaper’s content. Our mission is to offer the latest and most reliable information about Japan to the world. Drawing on The Yomiuri Shimbun’s broad news coverage network, we are an excellent source of both domestic and foreign news. The Japan News has also a partnership with The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times and The Times of London. Asia News Network, a network of 22 media groups in Asian cities, includes The Yomiuri Shimbun and The Japan News as its only members from Japan.