''JANJAN'' (), short for ''Japan Alternative News for Justices and New Cultures'' (), was a Japanese
online newspaper
An online newspaper (or electronic news or electronic news publication) is the online version of a newspaper, either as a stand-alone publication or as the online version of a printed periodical.
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started by Ken Takeuchi, journalist and former mayor of
Kamakura, Kanagawa
is a city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
Kamakura has an estimated population of 172,929 (1 September 2020) and a population density of 4,359 persons per km² over the total area of . Kamakura was designated as a city on 3 November 1939.
Kamak ...
. Launched in February 2003, the newspaper is credited for pioneering
citizen journalism in Japan. After registration, anyone was free to post comments on the JANJAN website. However, there were different windows for registering depending on the nationality or ethnicity of the potential poster (i.e. a different one for "Foreigners" (外国の方) and Japanese).
The bulk of the newspaper's revenue came from advertisements by its corporate sponsor.
Due a lack of revenue, the newspaper ceased publication at the end of March 2010. In May of the same year, it was replaced by a journalistic blog named "JanJanBlog", which was operated until 31 December 2013. , articles on both the newspaper and blog are no longer available.
References
* The article was originally a partial translation of the corresponding article (October 1, 2007) in
Japanese Wikipedia.
External links
Official websitein Japanese.
Asian news websites
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