Article in the Yomiuri Shimbun by Shinya Machida, evening edition of 17th October, featuring Red Circle Authors Limited.As one of Japan’s ‘five dailies’ that publish morning and evening editions in Tokyo and Osaka and other regional centres, the Yomiuri Shimbun can trace its origins back to 1874, making it one of Japan’s oldest newspapers. It has a combined daily circulation of 14 million, the largest in Japan.
The Yomiuri Shimbun has been a long-term supporter of Japanese fiction and creative writing. It regularly publishes serialised fiction and was the first newspaper in Japan to launch newspaper novels, Shimbun Shosetsu, in 1886.
Since 1949 it has also sponsored an important and prestigious literary award, the Yomiuri Prize, a prize won by highly regarded authors such as Haruki Murakami and Yukio Mishima (1925-1970).
Article in the Yomiuri Shimbun, evening edition, by Shinya Machida, 17th October featuring Red Circle Authors Limited.
About Red Circle:Red Circle Authors Limited is a specialist publishing and communications company that conducts bespoke projects on behalf of a carefully selected and curated group of leading Japanese authors. Red Circle showcases Japan’s best creative writing. For more information on Red Circle, Japanese literature, and Red Circle authors please visit: www.redcircleauthors.com.
