Komei Shimbun (公明新聞; Clean Government Newspaper) is a Japanese language daily newspaper which is the official organ of Komeito, a conservative political party in Japan. The paper has been in circulation since 1962.

Komei Shimbun
TypeDaily newspaper
Owner(s)Komeito
Founded2 April 1962
Political alignmentConservative
LanguageJapanese
CityTokyo
CountryJapan

History and profile

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Komei Shimbun was started by the Komeito party, and the first issue appeared on 2 April 1962.[1] The same year the party also launched a monthly political magazine, Komei (Japanese: Clean Government).[2] The party partly generated its income through the sale of these publications in the late 1960s.[2] The headquarters of Komei Shimbun is in Tokyo.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "History". Komeito. Archived from the original on 10 June 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b James Allen Dator (Spring 1967). "The Soka Gakkai in Japanese Politics". Journal of Church and State. 9 (2): 222. doi:10.1093/jcs/9.2.211.
  3. ^ Arvin Palmer (1971). Buddhist Politics: Japan's Clean Government Party. The Hague: Springer Netherlands. p. 96. ISBN 978-94-010-2996-4.
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