The first edition of The Denki Shimbun on November 3, 1907. During the over 100 years since then, has been a leading presence in Japan’s media, a distinguished history and tradition that we are proud of.

In 1942, following the Newspaper Integration Decree, the Japan Electric Association took over publication of The Denki Shimbun and continues to run the paper today.

At a time of significant turbulence global energy markets, Japan’s energy industries, particularly the electric power industry, have undergone drastic change, not the least of which the has been the liberalization of retail electricity.

Within its pages, The Denki Shimbun reports such developments with keen insight.

The Denki Shimbun offers a wide variety of news, including exhaustive nationwide coverage of government energy policiesy, electric utility policiesy and personnel changes, electrical manufacturing, information technology industry management and trends, as well as construction and materials trends in the electrical equipment industry. It also provides expert commentary and analysis of current news.

The overwhelming level of readership that The Denki Shimbun thanks to widespread approval of the paper’s editorial policy, which is simply to provide the high-quality reporting required by everyone from new employees to top management at the forefront of electricity-related industries.

As the leading publication for electricity-related industries, The Denki Shimbun’s readership includes politicians, central and local governments, information and telecommunication industries, iron and steel makers, chemical and machinery manufacturers, research institutes, banks and security firms, universities, consumer groups, community opinion leaders, and overseas subscribers.

In 2017, we kicked off The Denki Shimbun Digital, a digital edition which allows access The Denki Shimbun and database (Japanese version only) from anywhere with either a PC or mobile device.

We have also ventured into a variety of related businesses that include publishing books, hosting symposiums on energy and environmental issues, organizing seminars on the latest technological developments and other topics, dispatching inspection teams overseas, and organizing photo contests with a connection to electricity.

The Denki Shimbun publishes the Quarterly Electric Power Industry Personnel Directory and the Electricity Almanac. We also produce a wide range of publications, from one-off books on electricity, nuclear power and energy issues to series of handy pocket-sized compendiums about The Denki Shimbun.

Leveraging our expertise and wealth of journalism experience, The Denki Shimbun sponsors sport competitions and cultural events along with, overseas research missions and seminars, among which have included such topics as electricity liberalization and public utilities as well as nuclear power public affairs seminar.