Komei Shimbun Explained

Type:Daily newspaper
Owner:Komeito
Foundation:2 April 1962
Political:Conservative
Language:Japanese
Publishing City:Tokyo
Publishing Country:Japan

Komei Shimbun (公明新聞; Clean Government Newspaper) is a Japanese language daily newspaper which is the official organ of Komeito, a conservative political party in Japan. The paper has been in circulation since 1962.

History and profile

Komei Shimbun was started by the Komeito party, and the first issue appeared on 2 April 1962.[1] The same year the party also launched a monthly political magazine, Komei (Japanese: Clean Government).[2] The party partly generated its income through the sale of these publications in the late 1960s.[2] The headquarters of Komei Shimbun is in Tokyo.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: History. Komeito . 7 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210610021833/https://www.komei.or.jp/en/about/history.html. 10 June 2021.
  2. James Allen Dator. The Soka Gakkai in Japanese Politics. Journal of Church and State. Spring 1967. 9. 2. 222. 10.1093/jcs/9.2.211.
  3. Book: Arvin Palmer. Buddhist Politics: Japan's Clean Government Party. Springer Netherlands. 1971. 978-94-010-2996-4. 96. The Hague.