Tokyo Journal

Tokyo Journal is an English-language quarterly magazine about Tokyo and Japan, which was established in 1981. The international edition of the magazine was published under the title Japan Journal for a time.[1]

Tokyo Journal
First issue1981
CompanyAuthentasia, Inc.
CountryJapan/International
LanguageEnglish
Websitewww.tokyojournal.com
ISSN0289-811X
OCLC13995159

History

Tokyo Journal was founded in 1981, and owned for a number of years by the Japanese magazine distributor Yohan.[2] Its editors-in-chief have included Don Morton and Greg Starr.[3][4] In 1987, Boyé Lafayette De Mente became Associate Publisher of the Tokyo Journal. Together with Editor Glenn Davis, they made Tokyo Journal the first publication in Japan to produce a magazine on a computer from scratch using Apple Macintosh computers.[5] He later returned as a regular contributor to the Tokyo Journal, which continues to print articles he left to the magazine in tribute to him. The magazine was later sold to the Tokyo-based translation and publishing company Nexxus Communications K.K.[2] Ownership was transferred to Authentasia, Inc.Tokyo Journal is the oldest English magazine still on sale in Japanese bookstores.[2]

Style

The magazine's approach has been to cover Japanese culture as seen through the eyes of those who know and live it.[2]

gollark: I mean, Microsoft shut down their phone-related projects.
gollark: ... how, exactly?
gollark: Who, Bill Gates?
gollark: Also coordination problems.
gollark: I don't think so. I place my blame more on people in general instead of some secret shadowy elite.

References
  1. "Tokyo Journal". CiNii. National Institute of Informatics. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  2. "The Oldest English Magazine Sold in Japanese Bookstores Is Back on the Shelf". Financial Content. 4 September 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  3. Gianni Simone (26 April 2011). "English mags approach milestone, crossroads". The Japan Times Online (in Japanese). p. 12. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  4. Bruce Rutledge (22 July 2011). "The death of publishing: Where are Tokyo's English magazines now?". CNN. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  5. DeMente, Boye Lafayette (2012), The Incredible Power of Serendipity! Highlights of an Uncommon Life! Paradise Valley, CA: Createspace Independent
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