The Asahi Shimbun announces its official Bluesky account. Three out of Japan's five biggest newspapers are on Bluesky now:
Asahi Shimbun @asahi.com
Sankei Shimbun @sankei.com
Nikkei Shimbun @nikkei.com
The Yomiuri Shimbun and the Mainichi Shimbun have yet to make an official account.
Asahi Shimbun @asahi.com
Sankei Shimbun @sankei.com
Nikkei Shimbun @nikkei.com
The Yomiuri Shimbun and the Mainichi Shimbun have yet to make an official account.
December 5, 2024 at 10:21 AM
The Asahi Shimbun announces its official Bluesky account. Three out of Japan's five biggest newspapers are on Bluesky now:
Asahi Shimbun @asahi.com
Sankei Shimbun @sankei.com
Nikkei Shimbun @nikkei.com
The Yomiuri Shimbun and the Mainichi Shimbun have yet to make an official account.
Asahi Shimbun @asahi.com
Sankei Shimbun @sankei.com
Nikkei Shimbun @nikkei.com
The Yomiuri Shimbun and the Mainichi Shimbun have yet to make an official account.
October 5, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Investigation was conducted by The New York Times and Yomiuri Shimbun.
July 25, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Investigation was conducted by The New York Times and Yomiuri Shimbun.
Other Japanese newspapers on Bluesky include:
Japan Times @japantimes.co.jp
Chunichi Shimbun @chunichi.bsky.social
Okinawa Times @okinawatimes.co.jp
Ibaraki Shimbun @ibarakinews.jp
Shimbun Akahata @akahata.bsky.social*
*It's unclear whether this account is official.
Japan Times @japantimes.co.jp
Chunichi Shimbun @chunichi.bsky.social
Okinawa Times @okinawatimes.co.jp
Ibaraki Shimbun @ibarakinews.jp
Shimbun Akahata @akahata.bsky.social*
*It's unclear whether this account is official.
December 5, 2024 at 10:56 AM
Other Japanese newspapers on Bluesky include:
Japan Times @japantimes.co.jp
Chunichi Shimbun @chunichi.bsky.social
Okinawa Times @okinawatimes.co.jp
Ibaraki Shimbun @ibarakinews.jp
Shimbun Akahata @akahata.bsky.social*
*It's unclear whether this account is official.
Japan Times @japantimes.co.jp
Chunichi Shimbun @chunichi.bsky.social
Okinawa Times @okinawatimes.co.jp
Ibaraki Shimbun @ibarakinews.jp
Shimbun Akahata @akahata.bsky.social*
*It's unclear whether this account is official.
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July 11, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Artigo do Presidente Lula publicado em 10 de julho no Le Monde 🇫🇷, El País 🇪🇸, The Guardian 🇬🇧, Der Spiegel 🇩🇪, Corriere della Sera 🇮🇹, Yomiuri Shimbun 🇯🇵, China Daily 🇨🇳, Clarín 🇦🇷 e La Jornada 🇲🇽.
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Japanese news outlet Yomiuri Shimbun reports that Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer JS Akizuki transited the Taiwan Strait on 2/5.
This marks the first time a JMSDF warship independently transited the Taiwan Strait.
This marks the first time a JMSDF warship independently transited the Taiwan Strait.
March 1, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Japanese news outlet Yomiuri Shimbun reports that Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer JS Akizuki transited the Taiwan Strait on 2/5.
This marks the first time a JMSDF warship independently transited the Taiwan Strait.
This marks the first time a JMSDF warship independently transited the Taiwan Strait.
it's really funny how the Japanese Communist newspaper (Shimbun Akahata) is basically a major investigative source (and also funds the party)
Me quickly hiding my Japanese Communist Party Newspaper that i pay a subscription for, which funds the party
February 11, 2026 at 1:58 AM
it's really funny how the Japanese Communist newspaper (Shimbun Akahata) is basically a major investigative source (and also funds the party)
The Asahi Shimbun shared this photo of Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba, noting that it was taken on International Women's Day:
March 9, 2025 at 4:31 PM
The Asahi Shimbun shared this photo of Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba, noting that it was taken on International Women's Day:
2026 is Shueisha's 100th anniversary. An ad today in the Yomiuri Shimbun and Sankei Shimbun newspapers features some of their characters that are over 100 years old: Dorry, Brogy, Tamamo, Sukuna, Vearn, Netero, Yamamoto, Muzan, Geparuto, Uroro, Millennium Earl, Oji, Ryuk, All For One, Kureha, DIO
January 1, 2026 at 5:47 AM
2026 is Shueisha's 100th anniversary. An ad today in the Yomiuri Shimbun and Sankei Shimbun newspapers features some of their characters that are over 100 years old: Dorry, Brogy, Tamamo, Sukuna, Vearn, Netero, Yamamoto, Muzan, Geparuto, Uroro, Millennium Earl, Oji, Ryuk, All For One, Kureha, DIO
Hokkaido Shimbun just served up this one.
September 10, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Hokkaido Shimbun just served up this one.
Tuomorro frunt paje ov The Yomiuri Shimbun! Th hedline sez MASSIVE TUNA PLUNDER ROILS TOKYO TUNA AUCTION.
#plundercatsjapan
#plundercatsjapan
March 21, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Tuomorro frunt paje ov The Yomiuri Shimbun! Th hedline sez MASSIVE TUNA PLUNDER ROILS TOKYO TUNA AUCTION.
#plundercatsjapan
#plundercatsjapan
Kyoto Shimbun scored an exclusive interview with Furukawa. It’s paywalled so I’ll share only some highlights. Subscribe if you’d like to support real journalism: www.kyoto-np.co.jp/articles/pri...
• Switch 2 supply has stabilized globally, except Japan needing a bit more time to meet demand.
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• Switch 2 supply has stabilized globally, except Japan needing a bit more time to meet demand.
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January 11, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Kyoto Shimbun scored an exclusive interview with Furukawa. It’s paywalled so I’ll share only some highlights. Subscribe if you’d like to support real journalism: www.kyoto-np.co.jp/articles/pri...
• Switch 2 supply has stabilized globally, except Japan needing a bit more time to meet demand.
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• Switch 2 supply has stabilized globally, except Japan needing a bit more time to meet demand.
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I love this image of the Great Buddha statue in Nara, with the tiny monks capturing the grand size of the statue (15 m/50 ft).
It was built as part of the original temple complex by edict of Emperor Shōmu in 743 AD.
Let's talk about how SMALLPOX spread Buddhism in Japan.
(📷: Yomiuri Shimbun)
It was built as part of the original temple complex by edict of Emperor Shōmu in 743 AD.
Let's talk about how SMALLPOX spread Buddhism in Japan.
(📷: Yomiuri Shimbun)
July 31, 2026 at 1:11 PM
I love this image of the Great Buddha statue in Nara, with the tiny monks capturing the grand size of the statue (15 m/50 ft).
It was built as part of the original temple complex by edict of Emperor Shōmu in 743 AD.
Let's talk about how SMALLPOX spread Buddhism in Japan.
(📷: Yomiuri Shimbun)
It was built as part of the original temple complex by edict of Emperor Shōmu in 743 AD.
Let's talk about how SMALLPOX spread Buddhism in Japan.
(📷: Yomiuri Shimbun)
February 24, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Japan’s largest circulation newspaper, Yomiuri Shimbun, sues generative AI startup Perplexity for copyright infringement. www.niemanlab.org/2025/08/japa...
Japan’s largest newspaper, Yomiuri Shimbun, sues AI startup Perplexity for copyright violations
The Yomiuri Shimbun, Japan’s largest newspaper by circulation, has sued the generative AI startup Perplexity for copyright infringement. The lawsuit, filed in Tokyo District Court on August 7, marks t...
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August 12, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Japan’s largest circulation newspaper, Yomiuri Shimbun, sues generative AI startup Perplexity for copyright infringement. www.niemanlab.org/2025/08/japa...
September 19, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Interview with Hirohiko Araki when he visited the Art of Manga Exhibition at de Young Museum in San Francisco
- Yomiuri Shimbun Newspaper (November 26, 2025)
- Yomiuri Shimbun Newspaper (November 26, 2025)
December 3, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Interview with Hirohiko Araki when he visited the Art of Manga Exhibition at de Young Museum in San Francisco
- Yomiuri Shimbun Newspaper (November 26, 2025)
- Yomiuri Shimbun Newspaper (November 26, 2025)
60th Anniversary of the Mainichi Advertising Design Award, Mainichi Shimbun, 1993. Design by Yusaku Kamekura
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January 22, 2025 at 7:25 AM
60th Anniversary of the Mainichi Advertising Design Award, Mainichi Shimbun, 1993. Design by Yusaku Kamekura
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Japan's traditional moon-viewing season - tsukimi - was celebrated despite cloudy skies, and rewarded the crowds with this spectacular view of the autumn moon at Tokyo Skytree.
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September 26, 2026 at 9:52 AM
Japan's traditional moon-viewing season - tsukimi - was celebrated despite cloudy skies, and rewarded the crowds with this spectacular view of the autumn moon at Tokyo Skytree.
japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/society/gene...
japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/society/gene...
Entomologist flying high with insect-themed bar in Shinjuku | The Asahi Shimbun Asia & Japan Watch www.asahi.com/ajw/articles...
July 18, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Entomologist flying high with insect-themed bar in Shinjuku | The Asahi Shimbun Asia & Japan Watch www.asahi.com/ajw/articles...
Tsuneo Watanabe, the representative director and editor-in-chief of the Yomiuri Shimbun Group, died on Thursday at a hospital in Tokyo, according to the Yomiuri Shimbun.
Tsuneo Watanabe, editor-in-chief of Yomiuri Shimbun Group, dies at 98
Watanabe was an influential figure in both the political and professional sports arenas.
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December 19, 2024 at 1:13 AM
Tsuneo Watanabe, the representative director and editor-in-chief of the Yomiuri Shimbun Group, died on Thursday at a hospital in Tokyo, according to the Yomiuri Shimbun.