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The Hokkoku Shimbun
Hokkoku Shimbun was founded on August 5, 1893. In those days, democratic rights movements were flourishing and there were many political, argumentative papers . In that environment, many of them became only tools for the political party interests. Hokkoku Shimbun had declared impartiality and independence of any parties and raised a curtain of modern journalism at the press of Hokuriku region. The world has changed through the Meiji, Taisho, Showa and Heisei eras, but the ideal policy of the foundation has not changed. Hokkoku Shimbun has grown along with the people of the Hokuriku region as the representative paper and has mirrored the world and Japanese modern history.

In 1979, Hokkoku Shimbun planned a fast computerized editing system. In 1981, Hokkoku Shimbun started "HELIOS" which was the first computerized full page editing system in Japan and issued quick, accurate and beautiful newspapers for subscribers. In 1991, Mr.Hidekazu Tobita took office as the President of Hokkoku Shimbun and made an effort to establish the multimedia information industry around newspaper as the second foundation stage of Hokkoku Shimbun.

In the same year, the Hokkoku Shimbun Kaikan which has twenty-one stories was completed and Toyama Shimbun Kaikan which has seven stories was completed in the following year. The Hokkoku Shimbun has been tied up with the L'EST REPUBLICAIN of Nancy City, France, Suzhow Daily News of Suzhow City, China, JORNAL DO NIKKEY of Sao Paulo, Brasil and exchanged articles and reporters. In addition to that, The Hokkoku Shimbun has cooperation agreement with ITAR-TASS of Moscow City, Russia. Hokkoku Shimbun issues about 350,000 morning papers (including those of Toyama Shimbun) and about 77,000 evening papers daily. The morning paper subscription covers about 70% of all in Ishikawa Prefecture. It indicates that about 7 out of 10 families subscribe to Hokkoku Shimbun.

Address of head office: 2-1 minamicho Kanazawa-shi Ishikawa, Japan


Hokkoku Shimbun Group
  • Kanazawa Gakuin University
  • Hokkoku General Research Institute Foundation
  • T.V.Kanazawa
  • Radio Kanazawa
  • F.M. Ishikawa
  • Kanazawa Cable T.V.Broadcast
  • Hokuriku Media Center
  • Kanazawa Image Center
  • Hokkoku Shimbun Culture Center
  • Hokkoku Travel Service
  • Hokkoku Commercial Advertising "ISSO"
  • NSK
  • Hokkoku Printing Center
  • Souken
  • Hokkoku Communication System
  • Hokkoku Shimbun Marketing
  • Hokkoku Delivery Center
  • KCS
  • Hokkoku Shimbun Welfare And Culture Operation
  • Social Welfare Institute "Kibogaoka"
  • Hokkoku Cancer Research Promotion Foundation
  • Hokkoku Tourist Development Company
  • Hakusan Lake Highland
  • Esystem
  • Hakusan Heliport

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