Nikkey Shimbun

Not to be confused with Nihon Keizai Shimbun.

The Nikkey Shimbun (ニッケイ新聞, Nikkei Shinbun) or the Jornal do Nikkey was a Japanese language newspaper published in Liberdade, São Paulo, Brazil.^[1][2] It was one of two Japanese newspapers published in that city, the other being the São Paulo Shimbun.^[3] On December 18, 2021, the newspaper printed its last edition.^[4][5]

Nikkey Shimbun

Type	Daily newspaper
Founded	1998
Language	Japanese
Ceased publication	December 18, 2021
City	Liberdade, São Paulo, Brazi
Circulation	10,000 (as of 2013)

The newspaper distributed the Prêmio Paulista de Esporte along with the Jornal Nikkei.^[6]

Before its discontinuation, the newspaper's president was Raul Takaki (高木 ラウル Takaki Rauru)^[7] and the editor-in-chief was Masayuki Fukuzawa.^[3]

History

The newspaper was founded in 1998 as a merger between the Diário Nippak and the Jornal Paulista.^[3] The former, headed by Toshihiko "Kan-chan" Nakabayashi (died in 1992 at 77 years of age),^[8] was founded in 1949 and the latter was founded in 1947.^[3]

The Nikkey Shimbun stated in 2013 that it has a daily run of 10,000 copies.^[9]

Due to a decline in readership, the newspaper ceased publication in December 2021. Six of its Japanese-language reporters, including editor Masayuki Fukuzawa, joined the Diário Brasil Nippou, a news website established in January 2022 to serve the Brazilian Nikkei community.^[4] The website has faced financial challenges and has turned to donations and the printing of special editions to survive.^[10]

Jornal Nippak

Due to the aging of the immigrant Japanese community, the newspaper launched a weekly Portuguese edition, the Jornal Nippak, initially to reach children of Japanese immigrants. As of 2013 the chief editor is Aldo Shiguti.^[3] By the time the Jornal Nippak had been launched, there was already a Portuguese website. Raul Takaki stated that even though the Portuguese website existed, and that the other Japanese newspaper in the city also had one, the Nikkey Shimbun felt a need to make a Nissei-oriented daughter publication.^[11] Shiguti stated that Brazilians interested in Japanese culture have also bought copies of the Portuguese edition.^[3]

See also

• Japanese Brazilian
• Japanese community of São Paulo

References

1. "ホーム Archived 2014-10-22 at the Wayback Machine. Nikkey Shimbun. Retrieved on 17 March 2014. "RUA DA GLORIA, 326, LIBERDADE 　 CEP 01510-000, SAO PAULO - SP, BRASIL"
2. Home page Archived 2015-05-26 at the Wayback Machine. Jornal Nippak. Retrieved on 17 March 2014. "Rua da Glória, 332 - Liberdade - São Paulo - SP"
3. Sá, Nelson de. "Leitor envelhece e desafia jornais japoneses." Folha de S. Paulo. 2 June 2013. Retrieved on 17 March 2014. "O segundo, embora tenha adotado o nome atual em 1998, pode contar idade parecida: ele foi a união dos títulos em japonês ";Jornal Paulista", de 1947, e "Diário Nippak", de 1949." and "O concorrente "Nikkey Shimbun"; foi além e lançou uma edição semanal em português, o "Jornal Nippak"" and "Masayuki Fukuzawa, editor-chefe do "Nikkey Shimbun", descreve o mesmo cenário de Sattomura: "Nosso jornal depende dos imigrantes, que já envelheceram bastante. Por enquanto, não muda tanto, mas gradualmente a circulação vem caindo" and "Aldo Shiguti, redator-chefe do "Jornal Nippak", diz que o objetivo inicial foi "alcançar os filhos dos assinantes japoneses, mas hoje não é só isso: também os interessados na cultura japonesa, quem circula na periferia da comunidade, mesmo não sendo descendente"
4. Fuchigami, Takayuki (December 29, 2021). "Overseas Japanese-language newspapers in crisis". The Japan News. The Yomiuri Shimbun. Archived from the original on July 4, 2022. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
5. Takaki, Raul (December 29, 2021). "本紙年内廃刊のお知らせ＝ニッケイ新聞社長　高木ラウル" [Notice of discontinuation of this paper by the end of the year]. Nikkey Shimbun (in Japanese). Archived from the original on February 7, 2023. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
6. Russio, Marcelo. "Perfil Brasil Olímpico: Simone Sayuri." (Archived April 16, 2015, at the Wayback Machine). O Globo. Retrieved on March 18, 2014. "Simone recebeu o prêmio de Destaque no Softbol na entrega do 51º Prêmio Paulista de Esporte, oferecido pelos jornais Jornal Nikkei e Nikkey Shimbun"
7. "ニッケイ新聞社ご案内" [Information about the Nikkey Shimbun]. Nikkey Shimbun (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 28, 2014. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
8. Matheus, Tatiane. "Toshihiko, jornalista romântico." O Estado de S. Paulo. 9 February 2008. Retrieved on 17 March 2014.
9. Sá, Nelson de. "Asiáticos comandam a resistência dos jornais de língua estrangeira." Folha de S. Paulo. 2 June 2013. Retrieved on 17 March 2014. "Somam seis jornais de maior penetração, dois em cada língua, com tiragens diárias entre 4.500 exemplares, declarada pelo coreano "Bom Dia", e 10 mil, declarada pelo "Nikkey Shimbun".
10. "Brazil's last Japanese-language newspaper innovates to stay in print". The Japan Times. 2024-05-01. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
11. Matheus, Tatiane. "O outro lado da notícia." O Estado de S. Paulo. 9 February 2008. Retrieved on 17 March 2014. "O Nikkey Shimbun, por exemplo, decidiu lançar um semanal em português, batizado de Jornal Nippak. "O concorrente (São Paulo Shimbun) tem uma página em português e nós fazíamos o mesmo. Mas sentimos a necessidade de criar um filho nissei", conta Raul Takaki, diretor-presidente."

Further reading

• De Lange, William (2023). A History of Japanese Journalism: State of Affairs and Affairs of State. Toyo Press. ISBN 978-94-92722-393.

External links

• (in Japanese) Official website
• (in Portuguese) Jornal Nippak