The first Japanese magazine was published in Japan in October 1867.[1] The magazine named Seiyo-Zasshi (meaning Western Magazine in English) was established and published until September 1869 by Shunzo Yanagawa, a Japanese scholar.[1] In 1940 there were nearly 3,000 magazines in the country.[2] Following World War II the number of magazines significantly increased.[3] At the end of 2011 there were 3,376 magazines in the country.[4]
The following is a list of magazines published in Japan. These may or may not be published in Japanese.
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