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Japan - Newspapers and News Sources
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National Newspapers / General News
The Daily Yomiuri (in English / Japanese) - The largest circulation paper.
Asahi Shimbun (in English / Japanese)  - Nationwide newspaper.
Mainichi Daily News (in English / Japanese) - Nationwide newspaper.
The Japan Times (in English) - English-language newspaper.
Kyodo News (in English / Japanese / Chinese) - News agency.
Nikkei (Nihon Keizai Shimbun) (in English / Japanese) - Business newspaper.
Sankei Shimbun (in Japanese)
CNN.co.jp (in Japanese) - Japanese language edition of CNN.
NHK Daily News [video] (in English / Fr / Es / Pt / Cn / Kr / Jp / Ar / Ru)
Google News - Japan (in Japanese) - Aggregates news from various sources.
J-CAST (in Japanese / English / Chinese) - Biz & Showbiz.
Sports Papers / Sports News
Nikkan Sports (in Japanese) - Affiliated with Asahi Shimbun.
Sports Nippon (Sponichi) (in Japanese) - Affiliated with Mainichi Daily News.
Sankei Sports (Sanspo) (in Japanese) - Published by Sankei Shimbun.
Sports Hochi (in Japanese) - Affiliated with The Daily Yomiuri.
Chunichi Sports (in Japanese) - Affiliated with Chunichi Shimbun (local).
Tokyo Chunichi Sports (in Japanese) - Affiliated with Chunichi Shimbun (local).
Daily Sports (in Japanese) - Affiliated with Kobe Shimbun (local).
Hokkaido Region
Hokkaido Shimbun (in Japanese) - Published in Sapporo, Hokkaido.
Tohoku Region
Too Nippo (in Japanese) - Published in Aomori City, Aomori Pref.
Daily Tohoku Shimbun (in Japanese) - Published in Hachinohe, Aomori.
Iwate Nippo (in Japanese) - Published in Morioka, Iwate.
Kahoku Shimpo (in Japanese) - Published in Sendai, Miyagi.
Akita Sakigake Shimpo (in Japanese) - Published in Akita, Akita.
Yamagata Shimbun (in Japanese) - in Yamagata, Yamagata.
Fukushima Minpo (in Japanese) - in Fukushima, Fukushima.


Kanto Region
Tokyo Shimbun (in Japanese) - Published in Tokyo. Chunichi Affiliate.
Kanagawa Shimbun (in Japanese) - in Yokohama, Kanagawa.
Chiba Nippo (in Japanese) - Published in Chiba, Chiba.
Saitama Shimbun (in Japanese) - Published in Saitama, Saitama.
Jomo Shimbun (in Japanese) - Published in Maebashi, Gunma.
Ibaraki Shimbun (in Japanese) - Published in Mito, Ibaraki.
Shimotsuke Shimbun (in Japanese) - Published in Utsunomiya, Tochigi.
Koshinetu Region
Yamanashi Nichinichi Shim. (in Japanese) - Published in Kofu, Yamanashi Pref.
Shinano Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese) - Published in Nagano, Nagano.
Niigata Nippo (in Japanese) - Published in Niigata, Niigata.
Hokuriku Region
Kitanippon Shimbun (in Japanese) - in Toyama City, Toyama Pref.
Hokkoku Shimbun (in Japanese) - Published in Kanazawa, Ishikawa.
Fukui Shimbun (in Japanese) - Published in Fukui, Fukui.
Tokai Region
Chunichi Shimbun (in Japanese) - Published in Nagoya City, Aichi Pref.
Gifu Shimbun (in Japanese) - Published in Gifu, Gifu.
Ise Shimbun (in Japanese) - Published in Tsu, Mie.
Shizuoka Shimbun (in Japanese) - in Shizuoka, Shizuoka.
Kansai Region ( Kinki Region )
Osaka Nichinichi Shimbun (in Japanese) - Published in Osaka City, Osaka Pref.
Kobe Shimbun (in Japanese) - Published in Kobe, Hyogo.
Kyoto Shimbun (in Japanese) - Published in Kyoto, Kyoto.
Nara Shimbun (in Japanese) - Published in Nara, Nara.
Shiga Hochi Shimbun (in Japanese) - Published in Otsu, Shiga.
Kii Minpo (in Japanese) - Published in Tanabe, Wakayama.
Chugoku Region
Nihonkai Shimbun (in Japanese) - Published in Tottori City, Tottori Pref.
San-in Chuo Shimpo (in Japanese) - Published in Matsue, Shimane.
Sanyo Shimbun (in Japanese) - Published in Okayama, Okayama.
Chugoku Shimbun (in Japanese) - Published in Hiroshima, Hiroshima.
Ube Nippo (in Japanese) - Published in Ube, Yamaguchi.
Shikoku Region
Tokushima Shimbun (in Japanese) - Published in Tokushima, Tokushima.
Shikoku Shimbun (in Japanese) - Published in Takamatsu, Kagawa.
Ehime Shimbun (in Japanese) - Published in Matsuyama, Ehime.
Kochi Shimbun (in Japanese) - Published in Kochi, Kochi.
Kyushu and Okinawa Region
Nishinippon Shimbun (in Japanese) - Published in Fukuoka City, Fukuoka.
Fukuoka Now (in English / Chinese / Korean) - News from Fukuoka.
Saga Shimbun (in Japanese) - Published in Saga, Saga.
Nagasaki Shimbun (in Japanese) - Published in Nagasaki, Nagasaki.
Oita Godo Shimbun (in Japanese) - Published in Oita, Oita.
Kumamoto Nichinichi Shimbun (in Japanese) - Published in Kumamoto, Kumamoto.
Miyazaki Nichinichi Shimbun (in Japanese) - Published in Miyazaki, Miyazaki.
Minami-Nippon Shimbun (in Japanese) - Published in Kagoshima, Kagoshima.
Ryukyu Shimpo (in Japanese) - Published in Naha, Okinawa.
Okinawa Times (in Japanese) - Published in Naha, Okinawa.
Japan Update (in English) - English-language weekly from Okinawa.