Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Japanese)

Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, JapanJapanese

The Nihon Keizai Shimbun, commonly known as Nikkei, is Japan’s flagship financial newspaper and the world's largest business daily. Based in Tokyo, it provides comprehensive coverage of global markets, economics, and corporate news, while also maintaining the influential Nikkei 225 stock index for the Tokyo Exchange.

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MEDIA LANDSCAPE IN TOKYO

Serving as the national media headquarters, the local print market is dominated by massive national dailies boasting some of the highest circulation figures globally. Leading the industry is the Asahi Shimbun, a major broadsheet published in both Japanese and English editions. Readers seeking English-language news are further served by the Japan Times, the oldest English daily in the country founded in 1897, and the Daily Yomiuri, while the Hochi Shimbun provides specialized sports coverage. Paperboy lists 31 newspapers in Tokyo.