No.61 November 2006
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*YouTube Deletes 30,000 Files at JASRAC Demand
*Japan-South Korea Editors Seminar Aims for Better Mutual Understanding
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--Asahi Shimbun’s New Paperback Series Boasts Bestsellers
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Japanese Newspapers, News Agencies Boost China Coverage
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No.60 October 2006
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*NSK Announces 2006 Awards
*Newspaper Company Profits Up in Fiscal 2005
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--Winners announced in "postcard essay" contest on newspaper delivery
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Media splits over identifying minor implicated in college slaying
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No.59 September 2006
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*Kyodo News opens Pyongyang Sankei to Issue 15-Billion-Yen Public Corporate Bond
*Bureau as 1st Japanese Media Outpost
*Newspapers launching joint Web site
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--Koizumi’s Aug. 15 visit to Yasukuni draws media throng
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New law leads media to various rehiring systems
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No.58 August 2006
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*Newspaper, News Agency Work Force Decline Continues for 14th Year
*Further Penetration Into Families and Communities Urged to Expand NIE
*Nikkei Advertising Employee Arrested for Insider Trading
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--Photo Exhibit on Showa Period at NEWSPARK
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Slain Girl’s Father Wants Details of Crime Reported
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No.57 July 2006
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*FTC Gives Up on Repealing Newspaper Price Guarantee
*High Court Defends Source Anonymity, Ruling Appealed
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--Powerful photos of Indian Ocean Disaster at NEWSPARK
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Sankei site Raises the Bar, Links to Reporters' Blogs
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No.56 June 2006
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*Kyodo News updated guidelines for reporters
*Five European Journalists Participate in Resumed Fellowship Program
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*Topics
--Memorial to Slain Reporter Re-Opens at New Asahi Hanshin Branch
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Cross-Media Advertising: Ad Agencies Focus on Newspaper-Web Synergies
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No.55 May 2006
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*NSK Urges Review of Personal Information Protection Law
*Tokyo Court Backs Reporter's Refusal to Reveal Source
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--Asahi, Yomiuri Open Shenyang Branches in China
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Founder of South Korean “Citizen Journalism” Web site Speaks in Japan
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No.54 April 2006
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*Courts at Odds over Confidentiality of Sources
*NSK Defends Newspapers' Protected Trade Status
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--Photojournalists' Exhibit a Full Picture of Indian Ocean Disaster
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NSK Symposium on the Media's Role and Responsibility
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No.53 March 2006
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*Dentsu Report: Newspaper Ads Down 1.7%, Internet Ads Up 55%
*Dentsu Predicts 2.1% Rise in Ad Spending in 2006
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--Reprinting a Meiji-Era English Weekly−The Yokohama Archives of History
--Mainichi’s Kunieda, Kyodo’s Sunada Share Vaughan-Ueda Prize
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Press Photographers' Awards Announced
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No.52 February 2006
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*Top Media Groups Demand Release of Crime Victims' Names
*Asahi Shimbun Announces Sweeping Editorial Reforms
*Freelance Journalist’s Lawsuit on Court Access Rejected
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--Record Snows on Japan Sea Coast Disrupt Newspaper Industry
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Newborn Safe, Kidnappers Arrested amid News Blackout Deal
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No.51 January 2006
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*Mainichi Shimbun’s Kitamura Named NSK Chairman
*Newspaper Circulation Down 0.9% in 2005
*Mainichi Cameraman Wins Tokyo Press Photographers Award
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--Asahi hires Nikkei to print for Ibaraki Prefecture
--Nikkei, Kobe Shimbun sign printing deal
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New Year’s Message
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No.50 December 2005
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*Justice Ministry Releases Names of People who Passed Bar Exam
*Crime-Victim Assistance Plan Ignores the Right to Know Victims’ Names
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--Nippon Kisha Club Opens Web Site
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FTC to Review Newspaper Industry “Specific Designations”
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No.49 November 2005
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*NSK National Convention Pledges to Uphold Media Responsibility
*NSK Calls for Disclosure of Real Names of Crime Victims
*District Court Rules that Reporter Can Withhold Source, Decision Under Appeal
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--Yomiuri, Nippon Paper Develop Air-Purifying Newsprint
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Scholar Warns Of Growing Public Demands for Media Regulation
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No.48 October 2005
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*NSK Announces 2005 Awards
*NSK Chairman Hakoshima Resigns Over Fake Election Reports in the Asahi
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--8 Asian-Bureau Staff Members Visit Japan on NSK Program
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Media Ethics Convention Warns Against Over-Regulation
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No.47 September 2005
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*Newspaper, News Agency Work Force Declines for 13th Straight Year
*Asahi Fires Reporter, Punishes Top Editors Over Faked Election Scoop
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--8 Young Journalists Take Hiroshima Training Course on the A-bombing
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NIE Convention: Newspapers, the Best Materials for Communication Skills
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No.46 August 2005
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*Beijing to End Quota on Resident Japanese Correspondents
*Heated Debate Held at NIE Convention in Kagoshima City
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--13 ASEAN Journalists Complete NSK Training
--NHK Interview With Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder Wins German Media Award
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Ethics Discussion Addresses Privacy Issues in Amagasaki Derailment Disaster
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No.45 July 2005
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*Future of Newspapers in focus at World Congress, Editors Forum in Seoul
*TV Cameras, equipment Found at Volcanic Eruption Site in Unzen
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--Father of Slain Schoolgirl Questions Need to Release Daughter's Name
--'Cool Biz' Dress Code Spreads Among Diet Reporters
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Health Ministry Refuses to Release Medical Exam results
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No.44 June 2005
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*Antivirus Bug Hits Kyodo, other Media
*WSIS Theme Conference in Tokyo
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--New Asahi Hanshin Office to house Memorial for Killed Reporter Kojiri
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Amagasaki Train Disaster Exposes Media Issues
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No.43 May 2005
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*Asahi Shimbun Disciplines 6 Officials for Accepting Takefuji Payments
*Ryukyu Shimpo Newspaper Museum Opens in Naha, Okinawa
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--Sankei's Kuroda Wins National Press Club Award
--Russian Journalists Set to Defend Media Freedom: ILJ President
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Constitutional Reform Panel Reports Address Role of the Media
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No.42 April 2005
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*Yomiuri, Kyodo Cover British Troop Deployment in Samawah, Iraq
*Health Ministry Limits Information Release on Exams for Doctors, Nurses
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*Topics
--Shinano Mainichi Draws Praise for Nagano Special-Olympics Bulletins
--Japan News-In-Education Society Founded
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NSK Media Web sites Running More Member-only Services
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No.41 March 2005
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*Dentsu: Ad Sales Up 3 % in 2004, 1st Newspaper Ad Increase Since 2000
*Dentsu Predicts 1.4 % Rise in Japan Ad Sales
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--TBS Washington Bureau Chief Wins Vaughan-Ueda Prize
--Okinawa Times Wins Kyushu Press Photographers Association Award
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Media Shares Blame for Segregation of Hansen’s Disease Patients
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No.40 February 2005
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*Latest NSK Committee Statement on Personal Information Protection Law
*4 Newspapers, NHK Open Branches at Centrair
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--Mr.Chuma Appointed As Editor-in-chief of a leading regional daily
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Foreign Ministry Condemned for Tsunami Victim Secrecy
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No.39 January 2005
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*From the New Year's Message of NSK Chairman Shinichi Hakoshima
--Accomplishing the Missions and Roles of News Reporting
*2004 Aggregate Newspaper Circulation 53.02 million
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--Press Photographers Announce Awards
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2005 Prospects for Japan's Newspaper Industry
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No.38 December 2004
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*EU Drops Kisha Club Complaint
*Top Court Dismisses Claim for NHK Correction
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--Press Photographers' Associations Announce 2003 Awards
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Top Writers Debate the Issues
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No.37 November 2004
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*National Convention Pledges to Meet Readers’ Trust
*Powerful quakes hit Niigata, Newspapers Track Essential Utilities
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--Magazine Ordered to Pay Record 20 Million Yen for Libel
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Prof. Hamada: Reconsidering the Newspaper's Role
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No.36 October 2004
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*NSK Announces 2004 Editorial Division Awards
*Asahi Shimbun, Chugoku Shimbun agree on consignment printing
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--Kyodo News Launches Special-Assignment Writer System
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Special Editions Feature Elementary and Junior High School Writers
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No.35 September 2004
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*Advertising Up for 2nd Straight Half in January-June 2004
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--Google Launches Japanese News-Search Service
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Record Crowd at NIE Convention in Niigata City
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No.34 August 2004
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*Newspaper, News Agency Jobs Continue Slide
*Asahi Shimbun Spins Kyoto Factory into Action
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--NEWSPARK hosts Summer Events for Students
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Parents Rate Newspaper Use in the Classroom
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No.33 July 2004
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*TV Asahi Settles with Farmers on Dioxin Report
*Yomiuri Shimbun's Koriyama Factory in Action
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--NSK hosts 27th Fellowship Program for ASEAN Journalists
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Media Ethics Symposium Draws Over 400
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No.32 June 2004
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* NSK, NAB agree to Moderation in Coverage of Repatriated Abductees' Children
* 119 Media People Cover Prime Minister Koizumi's Visit to Pyongyang
* Diet Adopts Quasi-Jury System
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--27th ASEAN Journalists Study Program Under Way
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Media Exercises Restraint on Freed Japanese Civilians from Iraq
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No.31 May 2004
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* Yomiuri Shimbun's Kyoto Factory Spins into Operation
* Chunichi Shimbun Puts Tsujimachi Factory Into Action
* 11 Chinese Journalists Make Exchange Visit
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--Kyodo's Haruna Wins National Press Club Award
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NSK Advertising Committee Issues Media-Usage Survey Results
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No.30 April 2004
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* NSK, NAB Agree to Rules for Covering SDF in Iraq
* Imada is new NSK Secretary General
* NSK Urges Kisha Club to Cooperate with Foreign Journalists
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---Yomiuri, Britain's Times Enter Partnership
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Weekly Journal Series: "Descriptions of the Media in School Textbooks"
(Second in a two-part series. This article examines the teaching of information theory in junior high school courses on the Japanese Language)
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No.29 March 2004
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* Shinano Mainichi's Kosaka Named NSK Vice President
* Dentsu: Total Ad Sales Fall for 3rd Straight Year, Newspapers See 1.9% Slide
* Dentsu Predicts 2.3 % Rise in Japan Ad Sales
* NEWSPARK Features Braille Newspaper
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--Three Win Special Vaughan-Ueda Prize for Iraq War Coverage
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Weekly Journal Series: "Descriptions of the Media in School Textbooks"
(First article in a two-part series)
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No.28 Feb. 2004
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* Government Unveils Draft Bill for Lay-Judge Jurors
-- Planned Restrictions on Media Deleted
* NSK Seeks End of Ban on Media Monopolies
* Tokyo Publisher Convicted, Appeals Comic-Book Obscenity Ruling
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--Yomiuri Photographer Wins Chubu Grand Prix for Hostage-Taking Picture
--Mainichi announces its online news site merger with MSN
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Media Seeks For More Information about SDF Activities in Iraq
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No.27 Jan. 2004
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* From the New Year's Message of NSK President Shinichi Hakoshima…
--Fighting the Regulation of Reporting, and Promoting Newspapers In Education
* 2003 Aggregate Newspaper Circulation at 52.87 million
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--Press Photographers' Associations Announce 2003 Awards
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2004 Prospects for Japan's Newspaper Industry
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No.26 Dec. 2003
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* NSK Rejects Latest EU Call for End of Kisha Club System
* EU Official Applauds Liberalization Effort, Denies Factual Error
* New Yomiuri Tokyo Factory Features Latest Equipment
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--NEWSPARK Features Exhibition of Newspaper Comics
--Interview with the Publisher/Editor of "The Voice of East Timor"
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20,000 Visit Newspaper Production Show
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No.25 Nov. 2003
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* National Convention in Kumamoto Pledges to Uphold Mission of Journalism
* Controversial Human Rights Protection Bill Dies on the Table
* Mainichi Opens Athens Bureau Ahead of the 2004 Summer Olympics
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--14 ASEAN Journalists Complete NSK Training Project
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Senior Editors Discussed "Today's Newspaper， Tomorrow's Readers"
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No.24 Oct. 2003
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* NSK Announces 2003 Editorial Division Awards
* Members Open Baghdad Bureaus, Offices
* Asahi, Mainichi and Yomiuri Test Voice-news Service for Mobile Phone Users
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--Hanshin Tigers' Victory Spurs Osaka Sports Dailies
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Media Ethics Council holds Annual Meeting
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No.23 Sep. 2003
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* Newspaper, News Agency Employment Down for 11th Straight Year
* Advertising Down in First Half of 2003 for 4th Straight Period
* Jiji, Reuters to Tighten Tie-up In Financial Information
* Kyodo News, Itar-Tass Expand Ties Centering on Internet
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--Kyodo News places New York Daily News photos at NEWSPARK
--Yomiuri Launches Electronically Distributed Newspaper Abroad
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The Newspaper Foundation for Education and Culture held the 8th NIE national convention on July 31-Aug. 1 in Matsue City, Shimane Prefecture
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No.22 August 2003
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* NSK Committee Opposes Guideline on Deceptive, Misleading Ads
* Mainichi Issues Guideline Outline for War Coverage
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--NEWSPARK Features Exhibition on Major Earthquakes
--AP Tokyo Bureau Chief Elected FCCJ President
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Newspapers Act to Protect Privacy In Databases
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No.21 July 2003
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* Hakoshima Named New NSK President
* Gross Newspaper Sales Decline on Low Ad Revenues
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--Kyoto, Kobe and Chugoku Papers Jointly Launch Advanced Database
--Nikkan Sports Starts Up Oji Factory
--Exchange Plaza Opens at Asahi's New Head Office in Kitakyushu
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Discussions on War Coverage by 'Embedded' Correspondents
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No.20 June 2003
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* NSK Committee Opposes Media Regulation in Judicial System Reforms
* Personal Information Protection Bills Enacted Despite Media Concerns
* Mainichi Reporter Gets 18 Months in Jail for Blast at Jordanian Airport
* ASEAN Journalists Study Program Postponed Due to SARS scare
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--Mainichi Shimbun's Kitamura reelected JNPC Chairman
--Yomiuri, Hokkaido Shimbun Use 'Choro-Q' Toy Cars for Promotio
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Japanese Newspapers, News Agencies Seek Balance on Iraq War
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No.19 May 2003
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* NSK Calls for Direct Access to Victims of North Korean Abductions
* 10 Chinese Journalists Visit on Exchange Program
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--Annual Reception for Foreign Correspondents Held
--Chugoku Shimbun's Tashiro Wins NKC Award
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Japanese Newspapers Aim to Charge for Web Sites
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No.18 Apr. 2003
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* Asahi President Hakoshima To Lead NSK from June
* NSK Circulation Committee Sets April 6 as Newspaper-Reading Day
* NSK Opposes Use of TV Footage In Courts, Subpoena of Reporters
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--Special Ad uses Mobile Phone Cameras to Feature University Entrants
--Kyoto Shimbun Opens 'Kyoto Photo Archive'
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Japanese Media Report Developments of the Iraq War
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No.17 Mar. 2003
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Ad Revenues Plunge Below 6 Trillion Yen in 2002: Dentsu Report
-- Newspaper Ad Revenues Drop 11% --
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Newspark Features Exhibition of Supplements |
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*Topics
--Asahi’s Kawakami, Kyodo’s Hirai, Nikkei’s Suzuoki Share Vaughan-Ueda Prize
--2002 Sales of Books, Magazines Mark 6th Straight Annual Decline
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Story of the month>>>
Japanese Newspapers Heat Up Coverage of “Godzilla” Matsui
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No.16 Feb. 2003
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*Newsprint Demand and Supply for 2002
*Domestic Consumption of Newsprint Projected to Dip 0.3% in 2003
*5 European Journalists on NSK Fellowship
*"Sept. 11 Photo Exhibition" to Close at Newspark
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*Topics
--Miyazaki Nichi-Nichi Shimbun Factory Starts Full Operations
--NHK Archive Opens in Kawaguchi City
--Kyushu Press Photographers Association Award for 2002
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Story of the month>>>
CTP Adoption by Japanese Newspaper Companies
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No.15 Jan. 2003
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* Newspaper Industry Prospects for 2003
Addressing Unfounded Criticism of Japan's Press Club System
*53.20 million Aggregate Newspaper Circulation in 2002
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*Topics
--Press Photographers Associations Announce 2002 Awards
--Niigata Nippo's New Printing Factory Starts Full Operations
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Story of the month>>>
Introducing New Year's Day pages at Newspark
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No.14 Dec. 2002
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*Japan’s Newspaper Industry in 2002
*Subcommittee on Press Clubs Reactivated in Response to EU Criticism
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*Topics
--Mainichi Shimbun to Close Takebashi Factory
--Japan-South Korea Newspaper Advertisement Seminar
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Story of the month>>>
ISO Adopts “Japan Color for Newspapers” Standard
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No.13 Nov. 2002
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*Newspaper Convention Hears Call for Quality to Reverse Readership Decline
*NSK “Read Me” Campaign Aimed at Younger Generations
*Japan-South Korea Editors Seminar Deepens Mutual Understanding
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*Topics
--NSK conducts the Tokyo program of the Jefferson Fellowship for journalists
--South Korean City News Editors Visit Japanese Counterparts
--Jomo Shimbun Launches “Readers Committee”
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Story of the month>>>
Curbs Imposed on Direct Media Contact with North Korean Abduction Victims
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No.12 Oct. 2002
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*NSK Releases Newspaper-Company Performance Survey for 2001
*Newspark features ‘Japanese-Language Newspapers Abroad and the Communities of Japanese Descendants’
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*Topics
--Winners Announced for Awards Marking Newspaper Week
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Japanese Media Newsflash: Prime Minister Koizumi’s Trip to North Korea
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No.11 Sep. 2002
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*NSK Announces 2002 Awards, Prepares for Newspaper Week
*Number of Newspaper, News Agency Employees falls to 57,000
*13 ASEAN Journalists Attend NSK Workshop
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*Topics
--Three Major Regional Papers To Develop Integrated Database
--Competition Up Among Chinese-Language Media in Japan
--Panel to Propose Substitutes for Foreign Words
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Story of the Month>>>
Advertising Down for 11th Straight Month
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No.10 August 2002
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*Diet Session Ends Without Passing Media Regulation Laws
*Newspark Featuring Exhibition on Atomic Bombings
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*Topics
--NSK Seeks Continued Discount Postal Rates for Newspapers
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Newspaper in Education (NIE) Activities Gaining Momentum
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No.9 July 2002
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*Gross Newspaper Earnings Drop on Weak Ad Sales
*Newspaper Copyright Council Created
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*Topics
--Okinawa Times Launches Electronic Overseas Edition
--Ise Shimbun Sets Up Readers’Forum
--Japan’s First E-voting in Niimi City, Okayama
--Free Daily Tabloid Debuts Tokyo
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Story of the Month>>>
Japanese sports dailies were operating at full tilt during the 2002 FIFA World Cup finals running through June
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No.8 June 2002
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*Opposition Growing Against Personal Information,Human Rights Protection Bills
*Media Symposium Jointly Hosted By NSK, China Information Office
*Digital Photojournalism Exhibition at Newspark
*World Cup Fever Rocks Japanese Archipelago
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*Topics
--Mainichi Shimbun Sets Up IT Research Unit
--San-In Chuo Shimpo Sets Up Ombudsman Committee
--Statute of Limitations Expires for 1987 Asahi Shimbun Killing
--Prime Minister's New Official Residence Opens
--Yomiuri Shimbun Introduces Holding-Company System
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NSK Advertising Committee Issues Media-Contact Survey Results
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No.7 May 2002
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*NSK Board of Directors Issues Protest Statement
Diet Begins Debate on Human Rights and Personal Data Protection Bills
*NSK Editorial Affairs Committee to Address 'Media Scrum' Problem
*Japan-China Journalist Exchange Held On Theme Of "Media Management
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Topics
--Minami-Nippon and Kumamoto-Nichinichi form Ombudsman Committees
--NHK Opens New Research Laboratory
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Story of this month>>>>
The State of Japanese Digital Broadcasting via Communications Satellites
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No.6 April 2002
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Story of this month>>>>
Japan's Media Industry Opposes Three Bills
Expected to Tighten Regulation of the Media
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*TV Interviews Accepted as Evidence
*Newspark Photo Exhibition Features 2 Pulitzer-Winners
*International Seminar Focuses on Media Ethics
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Topics
--Fukui Shimbun Opens Newspaper Pavilion in New Building
--Asahi Launches Media Course At Sophia University
--NHK Opens Course for University Students in Kyoto
--Kanagawa Shimbun Starts Online Evening Edition
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No.5 March 2002
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*More than 460,000 Employed in Newspaper Delivery
*Asahi's Usanami, Kyodo's Oikawa Win Vaughan-Ueda Prize
*American, Japanese Journalists Make Exchange Visits
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Topics
--Mainichi to Introduce Expert Writers System in April
--Shinano-Mainichi's Reporter Competes at Salt Lake City Winter Olympics
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Newspaper Advertising Revenues Stuck In the Doldrums
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No.4 February 2002
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* NSK Unveils New Guidelines on Press Club Operations
* Top Court Holds Newspapers Liable for Carrying Defamatory Wire Reports
* Justice Ministry Outlines Privacy Protection Law Covering Newsgathering
* 2001 Extra Issues On Display at Newspark
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Topics
-Nikkei to Raise Font Size in April
-Asahi's Kawasaki Printing Plant Wins ISO-14001 Certification
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* Newspaper Sales Competition Expected to Increase in 2002
* Many Newspapers Setting Up Third-Party Ombudsman Committees
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No.3 January 2002
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Prospects for Japan's Newspaper Industry in 2002
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* Aggregate Newspaper Circulation in Japan Stands at 53.68 million
* NSK Issues Guidelines on Self-Restraint for 'Media Scrums'
* Itinerary Announced for Japan-U.S. Journalists' Exchange Program
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--Shinano-Mainichi's 40-Page Full-Color-Printing Facility in Full Operation
--Press Photographers Association Announces 2001 Awards
Story of this month>>>>
Damages Awarded in Media-Related Litigations Soar in 2001
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No.2 December 2001
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*2001 Japan Newspaper Production Show held in Tokyo
*Sankei Shimbun ending Tokyo Evening Editions
*Media Organizations Join Celebrations As Crown Princess Bears Girl Baby
*Five European Journalists visit on NSK Fellowship Program
*Japan-U.S. Journalist Exchange rescheduled to February
*Topics
--Ehime Shimbun Exchanging Articles with Dalian Newspaper
--50 Years of Commercial Broadcasting Commemorated
--Dentsu Inc. debuts on TSE
--LDP Holding Regular News Conferences for Foreign Media
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No.1 November 2001
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* Newspaper Convention Held in Fukuoka
* NSK Releases Results of 2nd Readership Survey
* Newspaper Advertisement Data Archives Launched
* Terrorist Atttacks on the U.S. Affect Japan's Newspaper and Broadcast Industries
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--Waseda University Announces 1st Tanzan Ishibashi memorial Journalism Awards
--National Meeting of Mass-Media Ethics Council Held in October
--Japan Mass Media Society Marks 50th Anniversary
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