Hochi Shimbun
Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, JapanJapaneseHochi Shimbun, commonly known as Sports Hochi, is a prominent Japanese daily sports newspaper based in Tokyo. Affiliated with the Yomiuri Shimbun Group, it offers extensive coverage of professional baseball, particularly the Yomiuri Giants, alongside general sports, entertainment news, and various competitive events across Japan.
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.
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