Shimbun
Shimbun is the Japanese word for newspaper. It is written with the kanji 新聞, where 新 means “new” and 聞 means “to hear” or “to learn of.” In Japanese usage, shimbun refers to daily news publications and the broader news media industry.
In modern Japanese, shimbun appears in the names of many major newspapers, such as Asahi Shimbun, Yomiuri
The term also denotes the press as a whole within Japanese media. Newspapers typically publish daily editions,
Historically, the word shimbun entered Japanese through Chinese-influenced writing and became established during the modernization of