Komei Shimbun
Japanese daily newspaper
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Komei Shimbun (公明新聞; lit. 'Clean Government Newspaper') is a Japanese-language daily newspaper which is the official organ of Komeito, a Buddhist political party in Japan. The paper has been in circulation since 1962.
History and profile
Komei Shimbun was started by the Komeito party, and the first issue appeared on 2 April 1962.[1] The same year the party also launched a monthly political magazine, Komei (Japanese: Clean Government).[2] The party partly generated its income through the sale of these publications in the late 1960s.[2] The headquarters of Komei Shimbun is in Tokyo.[3]
