''Jōmō Shimbun'' (上毛新聞) is the largest general circulation daily newspaper based in

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prefecture,

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. It was established in 1887 and has a circulation of 280,320. Hideo Yokoyama, a novelist, had worked for the ''Jōmō Shimbun'' as a

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for 12 years.

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上毛新聞社 raijin.com
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