Hokubei Mainichi Newspaper

Hokubei Mainichi Newspaper
Type Daily newspaper (not Mondays or Sundays)
Publisher Hokubei Mainichi
Founded February 18, 1948 (1948-02-18)
Language Japanese and English
Ceased publication December 2009
Circulation 7,500
OCLC number 4601734
Website http://web.archive.org/*/http://www.hokubei.com/

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]

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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 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. 1 2 3 Johnson, Julie (May 30, 2003). "Hokubei Mainichi: Re-connecting the Japanese-American Community". New America Media - NCM Profile. Pacific News Service. Retrieved September 13, 2010.
  6. 1 2 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". News. NikkeiWest. Retrieved September 13, 2010.
  10. ↑ "Hokubei Mainichi". Japanese Media Profiles. National Cherry Blossom Festival. Retrieved September 13, 2010.

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