Sankei Shimbun
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet (54.6 cm x 40.65 cm) |
| Owner(s) | Sankei Shimbun Co., Ltd. |
| Publisher | Takamitsu Kumasaka |
| Founded | June 20, 1933 (March 1, 1882) |
| Political alignment | Centre-right |
| Language | Japanese |
| Headquarters | Tokyo&Osaka&Fukuoka |
| Circulation | Morning edition: 2,191,587 Evening edition: 635,988 (ABC Japan, October 2005) |
| Website |
産経ニュース(sankei news): News Site, 産経新聞社: Corporate Site |
Sankei Shimbun (産経新聞 Sankei Shinbun?), literally "Industrial and Economic Newspaper", is a daily newspaper in Japan published by the Sankei Shimbun Co., Ltd. (株式会社産業経済新聞社 Kabushiki-gaisha Sangyō Keizai Shinbunsha?).The Sankei is abbreviation name of Sangyō Keizai. It has the sixth highest circulation for a newspapers in Japan, and is considered one of the five leading "national" newspapers.
The Sankei Shimbun is part of the Fujisankei Communications Group and is 40% owned by Fuji Media Holdings. The company is also the owner of Osaka Broadcasting Corporation (OBC, Radio Osaka).
The history of the Sankei Shimbun began with the founding of two old newspapers.
The Jiji shimpō (時事新報?)(literally Jiji News) was founded first, in 1882, by Fukuzawa Yukichi (福澤 諭吉?, January 10, 1835 - February 3, 1901). Fukuzawa was a Japanese author, translator, journalist and a founder of Keio University
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