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The Shikoku Shimbun
Frontpage of The Shikoku Shimbun on January 1, 2018
Native name
四国新聞 or 四國新聞
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
OwnerThe Shikoku Shimbun Company
Founder
    • Takeei Nakano
    • Chishu Oda
Staff writers
109 (As of October 2025)[1]
FoundedApril 10, 1889 (1889-04-10) (as Kagawa Shinpo)
Political alignment
Center
LanguageJapanese
Headquarters15-1 Nakano-cho, Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan[2]
CityTakamatsu
CountryJapan
Circulation200,000 (as of 2025)
Sister newspapers
Nishinippon Shimbun
Websitewww.shikoku-np.co.jp

The Shikoku Shimbun (Japanese: 四国新聞 or 四國新聞, Hepburn: Shikoku Shinbun) is a Japanese regional daily newspaper based in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture.[3] It is operated by The Shikoku Shimbun Company (四国新聞社). As of 2025, the company published around 200,000 copies daily.[4] It was founded in April 1889 as Kagawa Shinpo (香川新報). It also operates the website Shikoku News (stylized in all caps).

History

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The first issue on April 10, 1889, as Kagawa Shinpo
Headquarters in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture

The first edition of the newspaper was published on April 10, 1889, under the name Kagawa Shinpo following the separation of Kagawa Prefecture from Ehime Prefecture.[1][5][6] It is the fourth-oldest local newspaper published in Japan. It was founded by Takeei Nakano and his cousin Chishu Oda, the latter of whom served as the publication's first president. The original staff included publisher Tomoshu Oda, editor Seizo Adachi, printer Taira Konishi, and lead writer Doichi Matsunaga. The first issue was 45 cm long and 32 cm wide with four pages. The paper was renamed Shikoku Minpō (四国民報) on May 1, 1918.[7]

On February 11, 1941, under Japan's "one prefecture, one newspaper" ordinance, the Sanuki Business Newspaper (讃岐実業新聞) and Shikoku Minpō merged to form the Kagawa Nichi Nichi Shimbun (香川日日新聞). Several company buildings, including the headquarters and printing offices, were destroyed during the air raid on Takamatsu in July 1945 during World War II. On February 11, 1946, the paper changed its name to Shikoku Shimbun.[7][3][1][8] The Shikoku Shimbun website, Shikoku News, was launched in April 1997.[5]

Notable reporting and incidents

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  • On February 24, 1947, the publication ran an editorial opposing the 1947 Japanese unified local elections [ja] held that same month.[9]
  • In 1956, the paper published an editorial regarding Kagawa Governor Masanori Kaneko [ja]'s trip to the United States for a leadership award, after the Kagawa Prefectural Assembly approved one million yen for the journey.[10]
  • Since 2017, the publication has campaigned to "improve children's health", running various interviews and articles regarding video game addiction. The campaign report won the 2019 Newspaper Association Award.[11]
  • On February 12, 2016, the morning edition went viral for a front-page headline reading "Kake Udon 235.7 yen" in large font, reporting on rising udon prices in Kagawa prefecture, which is famed for its udon noodles.[12]
  • On December 20, 2021, the newspaper ran a morning advertisement with the text "don't just study, play some games" after the Kagawa Prefectural Assembly passed an ordinance restricting children's use of smartphones and games.[13]
  • On May 19, 2023, the front-page date was mistakenly printed as "April 19" instead of "May 19".[14]

See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 3 (株)四国新聞社の会社概要 [Recruitment for The Shikoku Shimbun K.K.]. Job Navi (in Japanese). Archived from the original on April 26, 2026. Retrieved April 14, 2026.
  2. ↑ 株式会社四國新聞社の会社情報と与信管理 [Company Information for The Shikoku Shimbun kabushiki-gaisha]. The Nikkei (in Japanese). Retrieved April 14, 2026.
  3. 1 2 四国新聞(しこくしんぶん)とは？ 意味や使い方 [What is The Shikoku Shimbun?]. Kotobank (in Japanese). Archived from the original on April 29, 2026. Retrieved April 14, 2026.
  4. ↑ 四国新聞の新聞広告 [Newspaper advertisements for The Shikoku Shimbun]. Shimbun Navi. Archived from the original on February 7, 2026. Retrieved April 14, 2026.
  5. 1 2 デジタルサービスの取り組み [Initiatives for Digital Services]. The Shikoku Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved April 14, 2026.
  6. ↑ 歴史から見る四国新聞 [The Shikoku Shimbun as seen in History]. The Shikoku Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved April 14, 2026.
  7. 1 2 Morishita, Takao (April 1, 1982). 讃岐ものしり事典 [Sanuki Monoshiri Encyclopedia]. Kagawa Prefecture Library Association. pp. 1–3. Archived from the original on April 27, 2026. Retrieved April 14, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Shikoku Shimbun/The". Bloomberg. Retrieved April 14, 2026.
  9. ↑ Section, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers Government (1949). Political Reorientation of Japan, September 1945 to September 1948: Report. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 377.
  10. ↑ Service, United States International Educational Exchange (1956). IES Digest. p. 3. Retrieved April 14, 2026.
  11. ↑ 香川ゲーム条例ふたつの問題 [Two issues of the Kagawa Game Ordinance]. ASCII.jp (in Japanese). February 4, 2020. Archived from the original on April 14, 2026. Retrieved April 14, 2026.
  12. ↑ さすがうどん県 「四国新聞」朝刊トップが重力波でも円急騰でもなく「うどんの価格上昇」でTwitter民うなずく [As expected, the top of the morning newspaper of "Shikoku Shimbun" in Udon Prefecture is not a gravitational wave or a sharp yen, but a "rise in the price of udon" Twitter people nod]. Netorabo [ja] (in Japanese). February 12, 2016. Retrieved April 14, 2026.
  13. ↑ 「勉強ばかりしてないで、ゲームしなさい」――四国新聞の広告に反響 背景に香川県の"ゲーム条例"、広告の真意は？ ["Don't just study, play games" - Echoing the advertisement of the Shikoku Shimbun Behind the "Game Ordinance" of Kagawa Prefecture, what is the true meaning of the advertisement?]. ITmedia (in Japanese). December 20, 2021. Archived from the original on April 18, 2026. Retrieved April 14, 2026.
  14. ↑ Kawada, Sofumi (May 19, 2023). 四国新聞、朝刊1面の日付を「4月19日」と1カ月間違える [Shikoku Shimbun mistakenly lists the date on the front page of its morning edition as "April 19th," a full month's mistake]. The Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 20, 2023. Retrieved April 14, 2026.

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