Weekly Economist

Weekly Economist (週刊エコノミスト, Shūkan Ekonomisuto), commonly known in Japan simply as Economist (エコノミスト), is a Japanese weekly magazine devoted to economics, business and current affairs. It is published by The Mainichi Newspapers Co., Ltd. (株式会社毎日新聞社), the company behind the national daily Mainichi Shimbun, and is one of the group's flagship magazine titles alongside Sunday Mainichi. The magazine was first published in March 1923 by the Osaka Mainichi Shimbun, one of the two newspapers that merged to form today's Mainichi Shimbun, making it one of the oldest continuously published business weeklies in Japan. According to the publisher, the magazine marked its 100th anniversary in 2023 and is described as 'the most energetic business magazine' of the moment. Its stated mission is to analyse 21st-century society from an economic perspective and to deliver news that responds to social change. The magazine is issued every Monday in an A4 variant format and is priced at 990 yen per issue according to the publisher's magazine page. In 2012 the cover price was reported as 600 yen. Weekly Economist is aimed at business professionals, economists, policy makers and general readers interested in economic analysis. It is distributed primarily in Japan through subscriptions and newsstands, and is promoted on the Mainichi Shimbun publishing website together with the group's other magazines. The title is a product brand of the Mainichi Shimbun group rather than an independent company; the parent organisation is a private Japanese news company headquartered in Tokyo and Osaka. The magazine's editorial stance is analytical and global in outlook, seeking to establish perspectives on the Japanese economy and international economic trends.

Weekly Economist was first published in March 1923 by the Osaka Mainichi Shimbun, one of the two newspapers that later merged to form the present-day Mainichi Shimbun. The Mainichi corporate history records the launch of Economist in 1923, the year after the group launched Sunday Mainichi in 1922. The magazine was created to provide economic analysis and commentary at a time when Japan was undergoing rapid industrialisation and social change. Over the following decades it became one of the country's leading business weeklies, published continuously by the Mainichi organisation. In 2011 the Mainichi group established a holding company with Sports Nippon Newspapers, and in 2015 Mainichi Shimbun Publishing was launched along with the digital newspaper service 'Digital Mainichi', reorganising the group's publishing operations. By 2023 the magazine celebrated its 100th anniversary, a milestone highlighted on the publisher's magazine page, which describes it as 'the most energetic business magazine' and states that it analyses 21st-century society from an economic viewpoint and delivers news responding to social change. The magazine remains an active title in the Mainichi Shimbun publishing portfolio, issued weekly on Mondays in an A4 variant format.

• 2023

  Magazine celebrates its 100th anniversary.

• 1923

  Weekly Economist first published in March by Osaka Mainichi Shimbun.

Analytical weekly business magazine providing economic perspectives on Japanese and global affairs.

• Weekly Economist (週刊エコノミスト)

  Weekly business and economics magazine published every Monday, A4 variant format, priced at 990 yen.

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2. 2毎日のあゆみ | 毎日新聞社mainichi.co.jp
3. 3会社概要 | 毎日新聞社mainichi.co.jp
4. 4ごあいさつ | 毎日新聞社mainichi.co.jp
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