Hokkaido News
- Country: Japan
- Type: News
- Website: www.hokkaido-np.co.jp
- Update: 05-02
The Hokkaido Shimbun is Japan's most representative local newspaper, one of the three largest local newspapers circulating in the country, and the largest in the country after the central newspaper. Its editorial platform is freedom, justice, respect for human rights, and promotion of national culture. As far as China is concerned, the Hokkaido Shimbun has played a positive role in its overall objective and positive coverage of China, with a distinctive attitude towards the historical and Taiwan issues.