25 Daily newspapers published in Japan

Akita Sakigake Shimpo is a Japanese daily newspaper published mainly in Akita prefecture. The company is based in Akita, Akita.　The newspaper is dominant in its region, with a market penetration approaching 54 percent of Akita Prefecture households.

The Asahi Shimbun is one of the four largest newspapers in Japan. Founded in 1879, it is also one of the oldest newspapers in Japan and Asia. Its circulation, which was 5.16 million for its morning edition and 1.55 million for its evening edition as of June 2020, was second behind that of the Yomiuri Shimbun. By print circulation, it is the second largest newspaper in the world behind the Yomiuri, though its digital size trails that of many global newspapers including The New York Times.

The Chunichi Shimbun is a Japanese daily "broadsheet" newspaper published in mostly Aichi Prefecture and neighboring regions by Chunichi Shimbun Co., Ltd. Based in Nagoya, one of Japanese three major metropolitan areas, it boasts the third circulation after the group newspaper Total Yomiuri Shimbun and The Asahi Shimbun. Even the Chunichi Shimbun alone exceeds the number of copies of the Sankei Shimbun. The newspaper is dominant in its region, with a market penetration approaching 60 percent of the population of Aichi Prefecture. The Chunichi Shimbun group also publishes the Tokyo Shimbun the Chunichi Sports, and the Tokyo Chunichi Sports newspapers. The group's combined circulation is more than 4 million, In 2020, the number of circulations was 2,724,823. meaning it ranks third in Japan behind the Yomiuri Shimbun and the Asahi Shimbun.

The Hokkaido Shimbun , which is often abbreviated as Doshin , is a Japanese language daily newspaper published mainly in Hokkaidō, Japan by The Hokkaido Shimbun Press . As of November 2006, its morning edition has a circulation of 1,208,175. It was first published in Sapporo in 1887.

Iwate Nippo is a Japanese regional daily newspaper published mainly in Iwate prefecture. The company is based in Morioka.

The Japan Times is Japan's largest and oldest English-language daily newspaper. It is published by The Japan Times, Ltd. , a subsidiary of News2u Holdings, Inc.. It is headquartered in the Kioicho Building in Kioicho, Chiyoda, Tokyo.

Kahoku Shimpō (河北新報) is a Japanese language daily newspaper which is published in Sendai, Japan. The paper has been in circulation since 1897.

Kobe Shimbun is a Japanese language daily newspaper based in Kobe, Japan, and the company publishing that newspapers is also called The Kobe Shimbun .

Kyoto Shimbun is a daily newspaper published in Kyoto, Japan, and the company publishing that newspapers is also called The Kyoto Shimbun . Kyoto Shimbun has two headquarters in Kyoto and Ōtsu, and three branch offices in Kumiyama, Tokyo and Osaka.

The Mainichi Shimbun is one of the major newspapers in Japan, published by The Mainichi Newspapers Co.

Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun, one of the leading daily newspapers in Japan, specializes in business and industrial affairs, and is published by The Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun, Ltd.. Circulation is around 420,000. The newspaper was inaugurated in 1915. It covers economic and industrial affairs in general, and affairs of specific industries such as automobile, electronics, telecommunication, information technologies, science, etc.

Nikkan Sports is the first-launched Japanese daily sports newspaper founded in 1946.

The Nikkei, formally The Nihon Keizai Shimbun , is the flagship publication of Nikkei, Inc. and the world's largest financial newspaper, with a daily circulation exceeding three million. The Nikkei 225, a stock market index for the Tokyo Stock Exchange, has been calculated by the newspaper since 1950.

The Nishinippon Shimbun is a Japanese language daily newspaper published by the Nishinippon Shimbun Co., Ltd . As of 2013, it had a circulation of about 875,000. It is headquartered in Fukuoka, which accounts for the bulk of its circulation, and is also sold throughout Kyūshū.

The Okinawa Times is a local newspaper based in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The company has its registered headquarters in Naha. The newspaper is one of the two major dailies in Okinawa, the other being Ryukyu Shimpo.

The Ryūkyū Shimpō was the first Okinawan newspaper. It was founded in 1893 by Shō Jun, a former prince of the Ryūkyū Kingdom, and is still in publication today.

The Sankei Shimbun is a daily newspaper in Japan published by the Sankei Shimbun Co., Ltd. It has the seventh-highest circulation for regional newspapers in Japan. Among Japanese newspapers, the circulation is second only to Yomiuri Shimbun, Seikyo Shimbun, Asahi Shimbun, Chunichi Shimbun, Mainichi Shimbun, the Nikkei, Nikkan Gendai, and Tokyo Sports.

The Sanyo Shimbun is a Japanese language daily newspaper published by The Sanyo Shimbun Co., Ltd . The company was founded in 1879.

The Seikyo Shimbun is Japan's third largest daily newspaper.

Shimbun Akahata is the daily organ of the Japanese Communist Party in the form of a national newspaper. It was founded in 1928 and currently has both daily and weekly editions.

Shizuoka Shimbun is a Japanese language daily newspaper. The company is associated with the Shizuoka Broadcasting System (SBS) group.

Sports Hochi , previously known as Hochi Shimbun , is a Japanese language daily sports newspaper. In 2002, it had a circulation of a million copies a day.

Sports Nippon , also known as Sponichi , is the first Japanese daily sports newspaper, having been founded in 1948. In a 1997 report it was called one of the "Big Three" sports papers in Japan, out of a field of 17 sports dailies.

The Tō-Ō Nippō is a newspaper published by the The Tō-Ō Nippō Press in Aomori, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. It is distributed throughout Aomori Prefecture. The newspaper traces its roots to the late 19th century and was established on 6 December 1888 as the first newspaper to be distributed throughout Aomori Prefecture.

The Yomiuri Shimbun (讀賣新聞/読売新聞) is a conservative Japanese newspaper published in Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka, and other major Japanese cities. It is one of the five major newspapers in Japan; the other four are the Asahi Shimbun, the Chunichi Shimbun the Mainichi Shimbun, and the Nihon Keizai Shimbun. The headquarters is in Otemachi, Chiyoda, Tokyo.