Shizuoka Shimbun, Japan

The Shizuoka Shimbun was founded in 1941 and is distributed by Shizuoka Shimbun Publishing House, making it the number one local newspaper in Shizuoka Prefecture. Together with Shizuoka Broadcasting Service (SBS), it forms the Shizuoka Shimbun SBS Group. It has a distinctive style that is close to the times, to life, and to the public, and integrates timeliness of reporting with readability.