Facta (magazine)

Facta
Categories News magazine
business magazine
Frequency Monthly
Founder Shigeo Abe
Year founded 2005 (2005)
Country Japan
Language Japanese
Website facta.co.jp

Facta is a Japanese monthly news magazine that features economic information for readers. The magazine provides investigative reports.[1]

History and profile

Facta was first established by Shigeo Abe in 2005.[2] Abe is also the publisher of the magazine.[2] It is published monthly and delivered only to subscribers.[3]

In 2011 Facta was the first to publish allegations which culminated in the Olympus scandal.[1] It received the Editors' Choice Magazine Journalism Award for this reporting.

In September 2013, the magazine shut down its English language website.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 McNeill, David, "Stop the presses and hold the front page". p. 7, The Japan Times, 8 January 2012. Archived from the original 8 January 2012
  2. 1 2 Taro Fuse; Nathan Layne (25 October 2011). "Editor behind Olympus scoop says Japan Inc still has secrets". Reuters. Tokyo. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  3. Jonathan Soble (28 October 2011). "Japan's timid media in spotlight". Financial Times. Tokyo. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  4. Chris Chessman (7 November 2013). "Journal that exposed Olympus scandal axes English spin-off". Amateur Photographer. Retrieved 20 September 2014.

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