SANKEI SHIMBUN CO.,LTD.

Founded "Nihon Kogyo Shinbun" (now "Sankei Shinbun")

Established Nihon Kogyo Shinbun Co., Ltd. (one of our predecessors, former Osaka headquarters) and published "Nihon Kogyo Shinbun" (now "Sankei Shinbun")

Changed the Osaka headquarters' trade name to Industrial Economics Newspaper Co., Ltd. and renamed the title to "Industrial Economics Newspaper" (now "Sankei Shinbun")

In 1955, the Sankei Shimbun merged with Jiji Shinpo, and with postwar reconstruction and rapid economic growth, it expanded nationwide

Established Industrial Economics Newspaper Tokyo Headquarters (one of our predecessors, former Tokyo headquarters) and launched "Nichikan Sankei Sports" (now "Sankei Sports") at the former Osaka headquarters

Merged with Jiji Shinpo at the former Tokyo headquarters and renamed the newspaper title to "Sankei Jiji"

Unified the newspaper titles of both the former Tokyo and Osaka headquarters to "Sankei Shinbun"

The former Tokyo headquarters merged with the former Osaka headquarters and changed the trade name to Industrial Economics Newspaper Co., Ltd.

Launched "Sankei Sports" in Tokyo as well

Formed the Fuji Sankei Group with Fuji Television (now Fuji Media Holdings), Nippon Broadcasting, and Bunka Broadcasting

Founded "Yukan Fuji"

Renamed the title to "Sankei"

Founded "Keiba Eight"

In 1980, the Sankei Shimbun reported on the abduction of Japanese citizens by North Korea, a story that was only acknowledged by North Korea in 2022

Strengthened the Fuji Sankei Group's cohesion and established a unified symbol mark "Eye Mark"

Changed the title to "Sankei Shinbun" and began publishing color newspapers at each factory

Launch of "Weekly Gallop"

Launch of "Mostly Classic"

Tokyo Sankei Building completed, headquarters moved to Tokyo

Evening edition in Tokyo headquarters discontinued. Debut of "New Morning Edition" with 24-hour editing

Launch of monthly television information magazine "TVnavi"

Namba Sankei Building completed, headquarters moved to Osaka

Sankei Digital Co., Ltd. established (now a consolidated subsidiary)

Sankei Digital Co., Ltd. partners with Microsoft Corp. to launch the news site "MSN Sankei News".

Printing facility "Chidori Center" completed.

Printing facility "Miura Center" completed.

Publication of the SanKEI Shimbun Kyushu Yamaguchi Special Edition

Printing facility "Koto Center" completed. Full-color printing achieved at six sites.

Office building and commercial facility "TABLOID" (Tabloid) opened after renovating the former Shibahara factory.

Company-wide newspaper production system update completed.

Sankei Shimbun celebrates its 80th anniversary. In April, it announced the "National Constitution" outline.

Sankei Digital Co., Ltd. revamps its flagship site to "Sankei News" and launches the comprehensive opinion site "iRONNA (Iro Nna)."

Sankei Digital Co., Ltd. publishes "Sankei Digital Edition," a full-paper layout reading experience.

Sankei Shimbun Publishing Co., Ltd. acquires Choshobo Kōjinsha, known for the monthly magazine "Maru."

Launch of "Sankei iD," a service that centrally manages customer information within the group.

First fan community site "Kikkake" launched by the newspaper company.

"Kekka Eight" celebrates its 50th anniversary.

The Sankei Shimbun celebrates its 90th anniversary

In August 2026, the Sankei Shimbun reached the milestone of its 30,000th issue