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This page identifies Japanese media groups profiled on this site


  • Asahi - print, property and broadcast group
  • Dentsu - advertising, printing, multimedia
  • Fujisankei - property, broadcast and print conglomerate
  • NHK - public sector broadcasting
  • Nikkei - newspapers, magazines, data services
  • Sony - hardware, insurance and software, including Columbia Pictures, Columbia-Tristar Pictures, PlayStation and Columbia Records
  • Yomiuri - broadcast, property, finance and print conglomerate

There is a supplementary note on Softbank

Japan's television broadcasting encompasses over 110 commercial VHF stations (grouped by the six networks) and 13 independent UHF broadcasters, along with and public broadcaster NKK. The commercial television networks are Nippon Hoso Kyokai (NHK), Nippon Television Network Corporation (NTV), Tokyo Broadcasting System Inc (TBS), Fuji Television Network Inc, TV Asahi Corporation and TV Tokyo Corporation.

The Japan Media Review indicates that Japanese newspapers have the highest circulation rate of any country in the world. As of May 2005 the World Association of Newspapers (WAN) reports that China surpassed Japan with the number of publications ranking in the global top 100. Six of Japan's newspapers rank in the global top 8 in circulation: the Yomiuri Shimbun, Asahi Shimbun, Mainichi Shimbun, Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Chunichi Shimbun and Sankei Shimbun. Over 90% of papers are home delivered.