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List of magazines in Japan

The first Japanese magazine was published in Japan in October 1867.[1] The magazine named Seiyo-Zasshi (meaning Western Magazine in English) was established and published until September 1869 by Shunzo Yanagawa, a Japanese scholar.[1] In 1940 there were nearly 3,000 magazines in the country.[2] Following World War II the number of magazines significantly increased.[3] At the end of 2011 there were 3,376 magazines in the country.[4]

A selection of magazines for sale at a 7-Eleven in Sumida, Tokyo.

The following is a list of magazines published in Japan. These may or may not be published in Japanese.

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B

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C

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D

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E–G

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H–I

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J

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K

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L–O

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P

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R–S

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T–V

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W

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Y

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "History of Magazines in Japan: 1867-1988". Kanzaki. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  2. ^ S. Takahashi (1946). "The Magazines of Japan" (PDF). The XXth Century. 13: 52–56. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  3. ^ Andrea Germer (9 May 2011). "Visual Propaganda in Wartime East Asia – The Case of Natori Yōnosuke". The Asia-Pacific Journal. 9 (20). Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  4. ^ "An overview of Japan's publishing & advertising market / Where Nikkei BP stands" (PDF). Nikkei Business Publications. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 January 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  5. ^ "2010 Japanese Anime/Game Magazine Circulation Numbers". Anime News Network. 20 January 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  6. ^ Andrew Pollack (31 January 1995). "Tokyo Magazine to Close After Article Denying Holocaust". New York Times. Tokyo. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  7. ^ Martin, Alex K. T. (11 August 2018). "Unsolved mysteries: Japanese fans of the occult are engaged in a never-ending search for the truth". The Japan Times. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  8. ^ "I Kid You Not….. Some of the Best Men's Magazines in Japan". The Sartorialist. 11 December 2008. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  9. ^ The Far East and Australasia 2003. London; New York: Europa Publications. 2002. p. 626. ISBN 978-1-85743-133-9.
  10. ^ "Sweet Magazine The best selling women's magazine in Japan". Universal Doll. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
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