LibGuides: Japanese Language: Newspapers

First issue frontpage of Mainichi Shimbun Frontpage, 21 February 1872 (Lunar calendar). March 29 according to the Gregorian calendar.

Asahi Shinbun

Asahi.com (朝日新聞 The Asahi Shimbun)

The Asahi Shimbun is one of the four largest newspapers in Japan. Founded in 1879, it is also one of the oldest newspapers in Japan and Asia, and is considered a newspaper of record for Japan

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Asashi Shinbun
Asahi Shinbun in the UIUC catalogue
Asahi shinbun (Shukusatsuban). Shukusatsuban. Tōkyō-to: Asahi Shimbunsha. Print.
In Mainstacks and Oakstreet

Mainichi Shinbun

毎日.jp （毎日新聞　The Mainichi Daily News)

The Mainichi Shimbun is one of the four national newspapers of Japan. It began in 1872.

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47 News

47NEWS (よんななニュース) Yon-nana News

One-stop search for news from 52 local newspapers and Associated Press. (Japanese only)

NHK News Easy
NHK-Japan's national news services--easy to read furigana kanji and current news stories
NHK
NHK (Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai) is a Japanese public broadcaster. Useful for listening comprehension and Japanese News. They also have "easy news" for beginning Japanese learners and a variety of podcasts designed for people learning Japanese