Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index The Japan Times is one of the few independent English newspapers published in Japan: it mainly competes with English editions of the major dailies, such as the Daily Yomiuri and the Mainichi Daily News, as well as the International Herald Tribune. The paper is known for having a slightly liberal slant. Founded: 1897 Chairman: Toshiaki Ogasawara Capital: 476,437,000 yen Staff: Approx. 260 Business: Publishes The Japan Times, The Japan Times Weekly, Shukan ST bilingual weekly, books in English and Japanese; operates InterFM radio station, as well as a travel agency Head office: 5-4, Shibaura 4-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8071 - telephone (03) 3453-5312 Osaka office: Edobori KN Bldg., 1-25-29 Edobori, Nishi-ku, Osaka 550-0002 - telephone (06) 6445-0881 History 1897 - Inaugural issue of The Japan Times (March 22) 1918 - Name changed to The Japan Times and Mail 1940 - Name changed to The Japan Times and Advertiser 1943 - Name changed to Nippon Times 1951 - First Issue of The Student Times weekly 1961 - The Japan Times Weekly inaugurated 1966 - Moves from Uchisaiwai-cho, Chiyoda-ku, to new building in Shibaura, Minato-ku 1983 - Toshiaki Ogasawara becomes 18th president 1989 - New Japan Times-Nifco Building completed 1996 - InterFM radio station inaugurated 1997 - The Japan Times celebrates its centenary External links The homepage: http://www.japantimes.co.jp/ See also List of newspapers This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.