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Magazine House
FoundedOctober 10, 1945 (1945-10-10)
Founder
  • Kinosuke Iwahori
  • Tatsuo Shimizu
Country of originJapan
Headquarters location3-13-10 Ginza, Chuo, Tokyo, Japan
Revenue14,853 million yen (FY09/11)
No. of employees193 (January 2021)
Official websitemagazineworld.jp
Magazine House headquarters, Ginza, Tokyo

Magazine House Ltd. (株式会社マガジンハウス, Kabushikigaisha Magajinhausu) is a Japanese publisher, formerly named Heibon Shuppan Co., Ltd.

History

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The company was founded in October 1945 by Kinosuke Iwahori and Tatsuo Shimizu. Its first publications were the magazines Heibon and Heibon Weekly. In 1964, it launched the influential men's magazine Heibon Punch.[1]

Some of Magazine House's publications include:

  • an-an (women's fashion and lifestyle magazine; est. 1970)
  • Croissant (women's magazine; est. 1977)
  • Popeye (men's fashion magazine; est. 1976)[2]
  • Brutus (men's lifestyle magazine; est. 1980)
  • Hanako (women's magazine; est. 1988)

References

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  1. ^ "Press Ahead – Issue 88 – Magazine". Monocle. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Fashion Japan: Popeye". Japanese Streets. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
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