Mainichi Newspapers Group Holdings

Mainichi Newspapers Group Holdings is described in Wikidata as a Japanese media holding company. The Mainichi Newspapers Co., Ltd. traces its newspaper origins to the 1872 founding of the Tokyo Nichi Nichi Shimbun, and its corporate history records the 2011 establishment of a holding company with Sports Nippon Newspapers.

The Mainichi Newspapers Co., Ltd. states that its predecessor, the Tokyo Nichi Nichi Shimbun, was first published in Asakusa in 1872, described as Tokyo's first daily newspaper. In 1876 the Osaka Nippo was launched, later renamed the Osaka Mainichi Shimbun in 1888. In 1911 the Osaka Mainichi Shimbun and Tokyo Nichi Nichi Shimbun merged, taking a first step as a national newspaper. In 1943 the titles of the Osaka Mainichi Shimbun and Tokyo Nichi Nichi Shimbun were unified as Mainichi Shimbun. In 2011 a holding company was established with Sports Nippon Newspapers. In 2015 Mainichi Shimbun Publishing was launched and the digital newspaper service "Digital Mainichi" started. In 2022 the company marked its 150th anniversary since founding and formulated a 2030 vision.

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