Hokkaido Shimbun Explained

The Hokkaido Shimbun
Type:Daily newspaper
Format:Blanket (54.6 cm x 40.65 cm)
Foundation:January 20, 1887
Price:Morning edition: 130 Yen/copy
Evening edition: 50 Yen/copy
Subscription: 3,925 Yen/month (Morning and evening edition)
Owners:The Hokkaido Shimbun Press
Publisher:Ikuo Kikuchi
Language:Japanese
Circulation:Morning edition: 840,000
Evening edition: 250,000
(Japan ABC, average for January–June 2022)
Headquarters:Sapporo

The, which is often abbreviated as, is a Japanese language daily newspaper published mainly in Hokkaidō, Japan by . As of June 2022, its morning edition has a circulation of 840,000. It was first published in Sapporo in 1887.

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