Talk:Kobe Shimbun
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 | A fact from Kobe Shimbun appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 6 June 2026 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
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Did you know nomination
- The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. Track your hook after promotion. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by Dclemens1971 (talk) 13:59, 29 May 2026 (UTC)
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- ... that the building of the former headquarters of the Kobe Shimbun was considered to be a symbol of a district in Kobe?
- Source: NHK ["神戸・三宮のシンボルとして親しまれ、阪神・淡路大震災で全壊した旧神戸新聞会館の懐かしい写真などを集めた展示会が、神戸市で開かれています。An exhibition featuring nostalgic photographs of the former Kobe Shimbun Kaikan, a beloved symbol of Kobe's Sannomiya district that was completely destroyed in the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, is being held in Kobe City.]
- ALT1: ... that the building of the former headquarters of the Kobe Shimbun was considered to be a symbol of post-war reconstruction in Kobe? Source: Kobe Shimbun ["The former Kobe Shimbun Kaikan was completed in 1956 (Showa 31) as the headquarters of the Kobe Shimbun newspaper. It was a symbol of postwar reconstruction and a bustling "cultural hall," and was also beloved for the painting of Mount Fuji on its north wall.]
- ALT2: ... that editors of Kobe Shimbun once had to read articles over the phone due to an earthquake? Los Angeles Times ["Kobe editors responsible for layout quickly set out for Kyoto in their own cars... "If you hung up, you couldn't get through again. We read the articles over the phone.""]
- ALT3: ... that a year after signing a mutual help agreement, The Kyoto Shimbun helped the Kobe Shimbun after its office was destroyed by an earthquake? Los Angeles Times "And just a year ago, the newspaper signed an agreement for mutual help in case of emergency with the Kyoto Shimbun" Kobe Shimbun ["阪神・淡路大震災で神戸新聞会館が全壊、紙面制作システムが壊滅。京都新聞社の協力で無休刊発行" The Kobe Shimbun building was completely destroyed in the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, and the newspaper production system was annihilated. The newspaper continues to be published without interruption with the cooperation of the Kyoto Shimbun.
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Izumi Kobayashi (musician)
- Comment: Article before I expand it 219 characters (32 words). Permalink of when I started expanding.
Warm Regards, Miminity (Talk?) (me contribs) 17:25, 1 May 2026 (UTC).
2934 chars is long enough, expanded over 10x within a week of nomination. Earwig detects no copyvio or plagiarism concerns. Reliable sources are used. Overall article is in good shape, made some minor grammar/tense tweaks. IMHO hook ALT2 is the most interesting of the bunch.
