The circulation of twice-daily newspapers amounted to about 3.92 million copies in 2024, which was a decrease of around 540,000 copies compared to the previous year. Separated from this figure are newspapers that are sold independently as either morning papers or evening papers.
Morning and evening edition newspaper circulation in Japan from 2015 to 2024
(in million copies)
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Japan Newspaper Publishers and Editors Association. (December 24, 2024). Morning and evening edition newspaper circulation in Japan from 2015 to 2024 (in million copies) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/652376/japan-annual-morning-and-evening-newspaper-circulation/
Japan Newspaper Publishers and Editors Association. "Morning and evening edition newspaper circulation in Japan from 2015 to 2024 (in million copies)." Chart. December 24, 2024. Statista. Accessed March 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/652376/japan-annual-morning-and-evening-newspaper-circulation/
Japan Newspaper Publishers and Editors Association. (2024). Morning and evening edition newspaper circulation in Japan from 2015 to 2024 (in million copies). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/652376/japan-annual-morning-and-evening-newspaper-circulation/
Japan Newspaper Publishers and Editors Association. "Morning and Evening Edition Newspaper Circulation in Japan from 2015 to 2024 (in Million Copies)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Dec 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/652376/japan-annual-morning-and-evening-newspaper-circulation/
Japan Newspaper Publishers and Editors Association, Morning and evening edition newspaper circulation in Japan from 2015 to 2024 (in million copies) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/652376/japan-annual-morning-and-evening-newspaper-circulation/ (last visited March 11, 2025)
Morning and evening edition newspaper circulation in Japan from 2015 to 2024 (in million copies) [Graph], Japan Newspaper Publishers and Editors Association, December 24, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/652376/japan-annual-morning-and-evening-newspaper-circulation/