The Yomiuri Shimbun
Japanese national daily whose publishers sued Perplexity over alleged unauthorised use of articles.
First published in November 1874, The Yomiuri Shimbun developed into a Japanese national newspaper. Its name recalls the practice of reading news aloud while selling printed sheets.
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The Yomiuri Shimbun began in November 1874. Its name draws on the older practice of reading out news while selling printed information sheets. The newspaper serves readers across Japan, combining news reporting with editorials and coverage of everyday concerns. In its own corporate account, it highlights medicine, social insurance and education among the subjects it covers. [Yomiuri's corporate history](https://www.mitsuifudosan.co.jp/english/corporate/news/2017/0705/download/20170705.pdf).
Yomiuri is part of Japan's national newspaper sector, with publishing operations in Tokyo, Osaka and Fukuoka listed by the Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association. Those regional operations sit behind the Yomiuri title. The association lists Asahi and Nikkei separately, reflecting distinct publishing organisations with their own newspapers and editorial operations. Yomiuri's identity is therefore that of a particular newspaper business within a wider national press. [Association membership directory](https://www.pressnet.or.jp/english/member/).
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