History
The Japan Times was launched by Motosada Zumoto in 1897 with the goal of giving Japanese an opportunity to read and discuss news and current events in English in order to help Japan to participate more fully in the international community.
- 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 Shukan 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
- 2007: Price raised from 150 yen to 180 yen (October 1)
At first, the paper was independent of government control, but from 1931 onward, the Japanese government was mounting pressure on the paper's editors to submit to its policies. In 1933, the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs managed to appoint Hitoshi Ashida, former Ministry official, as chief editor. During World War II, the newspaper served as an outlet for Imperial Japanese government propaganda and editorial opinion. The paper's circulation at that time was about 7,000.
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