Hokubei Mainichi Newspaper

Hokubei Mainichi Newspaper, more usually known as Hokubei Mainichi (北米毎日 "North America Daily"), was a Japanese language newspaper published from 1948 to 2009. It was Northern California’s only Japanese American bilingual newspaper after the closure of the Nichi Bei Times on September 10, 2009.[1] It was published by Hokubei Mainichi, Inc. (北米毎日新聞社 Hokubei Mainichi Shinbun Sha),[2] headquartered in San Francisco.[3]

Hokubei Mainichi Newspaper
TypeDaily newspaper (not Mondays or Sundays)
PublisherHokubei Mainichi
FoundedFebruary 18, 1948 (1948-02-18)
LanguageJapanese and English
Ceased publicationDecember 2009
Circulation7,500
OCLC number4601734
Websitehttps://web.archive.org/*/http://www.hokubei.com/

History

The first edition of the Hokubei Mainichi Newspaper appeared on February 18, 1948, and one of the founders was Ryotei Matsukage, a former head of the Buddhist Churches of America. It started at 1737 Sutter St. in San Francisco[4] as a Buddhist alternative to the Nichi Bei Times, which was regarded as being Christian. It was, however, non-religious by 2003.[5] In 1977, the newspaper moved from the Sutter St. building to the corner of Post and Webster streets.[6] In about 1991, the newspaper changed from typesetting to the use of computers.[5] The Post St. building was sold in 2007 to Viz Media, and the newspaper moved to 1710 Octavia St.[6][7] In July 2009, it changed from publishing five times a week to four times a week.[1] On October 27, 2009, it was announced that the final edition would be on October 30, 2009.[4][8] The newspaper had a circulation of ca. 7,500.[9]

It was bilingual Japanese and English throughout its existence.[5]

Circulation

The newspaper was distributed mainly by subscription and only to a limited extent from newsstands. Its main readership was in San Francisco County and Santa Clara County.[10]

See also

References
  1. "S.F.-based Hokubei Mainichi to close". The Japan Times. October 30, 2009. Retrieved September 13, 2010.
  2. Home page. Hokubei Mainichi. February 13, 2007. Retrieved on September 8, 2012.
  3. "Contact." Hokubei Mainichi. February 17, 2007. Retrieved on September 8, 2012. "1746 Post Street San Francisco, CA94115"
  4. Ikeda, Jordan (October 29, 2009). "Hokubei Mainichi Announces Closure After 61 years of Japanese American news coverage, final issue to run Oct. 30". Rafu Shimpo. Retrieved September 13, 2010.
  5. Johnson, Julie (May 30, 2003). "Hokubei Mainichi: Re-connecting the Japanese-American Community". New America Media - NCM Profile. Pacific News Service. Archived from the original on June 17, 2011. Retrieved September 13, 2010.
  6. Gallagher, Conor (December 14, 2009). "Death of bilingual newspaper leaves void in Japanese American community". SF Public Press. Retrieved September 13, 2010.
  7. Yamamoto, JK. "Hokubei Mainichi 1749 Post Street". California Japan Towns. Retrieved September 13, 2010.
  8. Yamate, Don (October 27, 2009). "To Our Readers". Hokubei Mainichi Newspaper. Retrieved September 13, 2010.
  9. Garcia, Miki. "Hokubei Mainichi, Japanese American daily bilingual newspaper". NikkeiWest. Archived from the original on April 4, 2010. Retrieved September 13, 2010.
  10. "Hokubei Mainichi". Japanese Media Profiles. National Cherry Blossom Festival. Archived from the original on August 23, 2003. Retrieved September 13, 2010.
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