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Mainichi shinbun毎日新聞alternative words: Mainichishinbun, Mainichi shimbun, Mainichishimbun, Mainichi, Mainichi newspaper keywords: newspaper related web sites: http://www.mainichi.co.jp explanation: One of Japanese oldest newspapers with 4 million copies. Founded in Osaka in 1882 as an organ paper of Nihon rikken seito. Its name became "Osaka Mainichi" in 1988 with an emphasis to the merchant community. Yamamoto Hikoichi, appointed to chairman in 1903, transformed Mainichi to a great national publication. In 1911, it merged with Tokyo nichinichi shinbun and took the actual name. Its foundation was shaken in petrol shock of 1977 but restored with a new management. | |