Seikyo Shimbun

The Seikyo Shimbun (聖教新聞, Seikyō Shimbun) (English: "the newspaper of sacred teachings") is a Japanese newspaper. It is owned by the Japanese Buddhist religious movement Soka Gakkai.

The Seikyo Shimbun headquarters in Shinanomachi, Shinjuku, Tokyo

Background

The Seikyo Shimbun was first published on 20 April 1951.[1]

The publication is owned and operated by the Japanese Buddhist organization Soka Gakkai, and often features news articles about the activities of the president of the Soka Gakkai International (SGI), Daisaku Ikeda, and essays written by him, as well as news and experiences by Soka Gakkai members in Japan and abroad. The newspaper also features general news reports of domestic and international topics, and occasional articles related to Sōka University and Soka University of America.

The Seikyo Shimbun is delivered throughout Japan by volunteer deliverers[2] to its subscribers. It is not sold in public shops.

History
  • 1951 April 20 - First issue of the Seikyo Shimbun is published. The paper has a two-page format and is published every 10 days with nominally a circulation of 5,000.[3]
  • 1965 July 15 - The Seikyo Shimbun becomes a daily paper.[3]
  • 1971 January 4 - Adopts a 12-page format (which remains the same as of 2016).
  • 1990 July 19 - 10,000th issue published.
  • 2006 November 18 - Official website of the Seikyo Shimbun, Seikyo Online is launched.

See also

References
  1. "60th anniversary of Seikyo Shimbun". Soka Gakkai International. 9 May 2011. Archived from the original on 5 November 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  2. "60th Anniversary of Seikyo Shimbun Newspaper". Soka Gakkai International. Archived from the original on 5 November 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  3. "Seikyo Press | SGI Quarterly". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-02-08.

Further reading
Wikiquote has quotations related to Seikyo Shimbun.
  • De Lange, William (2023). A History of Japanese Journalism: State of Affairs and Affairs of State. Toyo Press. ISBN 978-94-92722-393.


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