Josei Jishin
CategoriesWomen's magazine
FrequencyWeekly
PublisherKobunsha
Founded1958
First issue2 December 1958
CompanyKobunsha
CountryJapan
Based inTokyo
LanguageJapanese
Websitejisin.jp

Josei Jishin (女性自身, lit. 'Women's Own') is a Japanese weekly women's magazine, which has been in circulation since 1958. Published by Kobunsha, it is the first weekly women's magazine in Japan, which targets single-working women.[1]

History and profile

Josei Jishin was established in 1958, and the first issue was published on 2 December 1958.[1][2] The founding company is Kobunsha.[2][3] The magazine is published on a weekly basis.[1] It developed a collaboration with American youth magazine Seventeen and published its photographs during the initial years.[2] In 1999 due to its fortieth anniversary the magazine was redesigned, including its logo.[4]

The magazine is the recipient of Fuji Sankei award for four times.[5]

Circulation

Josei Jishin sold 705,399 copies in the second half of 1979.[6] In 2006 the circulation of the magazine was 519,464 copies.[7] Its circulation was 255,089 copies in 2010 and 243,568 in 2011.[8]

Legal issues

In October 2007, J-pop duo Pink Lady sued Kobunsha for ¥3.7 million after Josei Jishin used photos of the duo on an article on dieting through dancing without their permission. The case was rejected by the Tokyo District Court. In February 2012, the Supreme Court rejected the duo's appeal based on the right of publicity.[9][10]

References

  1. ^ a b c Jan Bardsley (2014). Women and Democracy in Cold War Japan. London; New York: Bloomsbury Academic. p. 111. ISBN 978-1-4725-2566-6.
  2. ^ a b c Emiko Ochiai (1998). "Decent Housewives and Sensual White Women: Representations of Women in Postwar Japanese Magazines". In Edward R. Beauchamp (ed.). Women and Women's Issues in Post World War II Japan. New York; London: Garland Publishing, Inc. p. 209. ISBN 978-0-8153-2731-8.
  3. ^ "History of Kobunsha". Kobunsha. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Poster for "Josei-Jishin" magazine by Kobunsha". Tokyo TDC. 1999. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  5. ^ "Josei Jishin & Yahoo Japan Collaboration Gets 12 Million Unique Hits Monthly!". Universal Vision. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  6. ^ Michael Dylan Foster (2008). Pandemonium and Parade: Japanese Monsters and the Culture of Yokai. Berkeley and Los Angeles, CA; London: University of California Press. p. 255. ISBN 978-0-520-94267-7.
  7. ^ "Manga Anthology Circulations 2004-2006". ComiPress. 27 December 2007. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  8. ^ "Top 20 Magazines by ABC Circulation" (PDF). Nikkei Business Publications. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 January 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  9. ^ "Pink Lady Lose Supreme Court Appeal". Japan Zone. 2 February 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  10. ^ "Getting the Deal Through: Right of Publicity" (PDF). Law Business Research, Ltd. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2020.

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