The Japan Times

The Japan Times (ジャパンタイムズ, Japan Taimuzu^?) is one of the few independent English language newspapers published in Japan: it mainly competes with English editions of the major dailies, such as the Daily Yomiuri and the International Herald Tribune/Asahi Shimbun.

Founded: 1897
Motto: "All the News Without Fear or Favor", "The World's Window on Japan"
Chairman: Toshiaki Ogasawara
Capital: ¥476,437,000
Staff: Approx. 260
Business: Publishes The Japan Times, The Japan Times Weekly, Shukan ST bilingual weekly, books in English and Japanese; operates *InterFM radio station, as well as a travel agency
Head office: 5-4, Shibaura 4-chōme, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8071 - telephone (03) 3453-5312
Osaka office: Edobori KN Bldg., 1-25-29 Edobori, Nishi-ku, Osaka 550-0002 - telephone (06) 6445-0881

[edit] History

1897 - Inaugural issue of The Japan Times (March 22)
1918 - Name changed to The Japan Times and Mail
1940 - Name changed to The Japan Times and Advertiser
1943 - Name changed to Nippon Times
1951 - First Issue of The Student Times (now Weekly ST) weekly
1961 - The Japan Times Weekly inaugurated
1966 - Moves from Uchisaiwai-chō, Chiyoda-ku, to new building in Shibaura, Minato-ku
1983 - Toshiaki Ogasawara becomes the 18th president
1987 - Opens full-time editorial bureau in Osaka
1989 - New Japan Times-Nifco Building completed
1996 - InterFM radio station was inaugurated
1997 - The Japan Times celebrates its centenary
2006 - Yukiko Ogasawara becomes the 19th president