47NEWS

47NEWS
Logo
Website type
News aggregator
Available inJapanese
Area servedJapan
OwnersPress Net Japan Co., Ltd.
Website47news.jp
Advertisingyes
Commercialyes
LaunchedDecember 24, 2006; 19 years ago (2006-12-24)
Current statusActive

47NEWS is a Japanese news aggregator website run by Press Net Japan Co., Ltd. It was launched in December 2006.

History

It was launched on December 24, 2006, by Kyodo News and the Press Net Japan (国新聞ネット), which includes 52 national, regional, and local newspapers across Japan. The sites' name refers to the 47 prefectures of Japan. It aims to "enhance the nationwide information dissemination capabilities of local newspapers by uniting the 52 companies".

Following the 2011 Great East Japan earthquake, the website received 3,680,000 visitors in March 2011.

The official Twitter account of 47NEWS was shut down on July 22, 2011, following criticism about a staff member who repeatedly made inappropriate posts in the account, such as "In Japan, a life sentence is effectively an acquittal".

On December 1, 2025, Kyodo News and 48 newspapers sent a letter of protest against Perplexity AI for allegedly illegally copying and using articles distributed on the website starting in August 2024.

Features

It features news from 52 newspapers across Japan, as well as Kyodo News, such as the main news and article videos of the day, politics, economics, society, international affairs, sports, and travel. On its release, its key feature is the ability to view news linked to maps located at the upper left corner of the homepage. "Hot News" section, which features "humorous and heartwarming news" from across Japan, directly from the map.

It also has a system that includes a mechanism to extract the day's trending keywords and display a list of news articles related to those keywords. Advertising is integrated with a system that allows for placement in conjunction with some of the participating newspapers.

A revamp in April 2008 added a new section called "Columns from Newspapers Across Japan," allowing users to compare columns from each company, and a "Topics" section that gathers columns and related articles on timely themes that are of interest to readers.

A web application was also created following the launch of Chrome Web Store in Japan in May 2011. On July 7, 2013, it launched the "47NEWS" mobile app for iPhone and Android for 2013 Japanese House of Councillors election.

Press Net Japan

Press Net Japan
Native name
株式会社全国新聞ネット
Kabushiki-gaisha Zenkoku Shimbun Netto
TypePrivate
IndustryNews
FoundedSeptember 16, 2006; 20 years ago (2006-09-16) in Tokyo
HeadquartersShiodome Media Tower, Higashi-Shinbashi,
Minato-ku, Tokyo
,
Japan
Area served
Japan
Brands47NEWS
Websitewww.pnjp.jp

Press Net Japan Co., Ltd. (PNJ) (株式会社全国新聞ネット, Kabushiki-gaisha Zenkoku Shimbun Netto) was established on September 15, 2006 with collaboration with 47 newspaper companies. It is headquartered at Shiodome Media Tower, Higashi-Shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo.

Members

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See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Pronounced as Yon Nana Nyūsu

References

  1. ↑ Okuyama, Junko (December 25, 2006). 地方紙など52社連携のニュースサイト公開--日本地図とマッシュアップ [News site launched in collaboration with 52 local newspapers and other companies -- featuring a mashup with a map of Japan]. CNET Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved July 4, 2026.
  2. ↑ Muramatsu, Kenji (December 22, 2006). 52新聞社と共同通信社のニュースを配信する「47NEWS」が24日に開設. Internet Watch. Retrieved July 4, 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 4 共同通信と地方紙52社がニュースサイト 地図と連動 [Kyodo News and 52 local newspapers launch news website linked to maps.]. ITmedia (in Japanese). December 22, 2006. Retrieved July 3, 2026.
  4. 1 2 全国新聞ネット、全国52新聞社が連携したポータルサイト“47NEWS”を発表 [The National Newspaper Network announced "47NEWS," a portal site formed through collaboration between 52 newspapers nationwide.]. ASCII.jp (in Japanese). December 22, 2006. Retrieved July 4, 2026.
  5. ↑ TogetterやUstream、まちBBSのユーザー数急増 [The number of users for Togetter, Ustream, and Machi BBS is rapidly increasing.]. ITmedia (in Japanese). April 13, 2011. Retrieved July 3, 2026.
  6. ↑ 47NEWSツイッターに不適切書き込み 批判受け閉鎖 [47NEWS Twitter account shut down after receiving criticism for inappropriate posts.]. The Nikkei (in Japanese). July 23, 2011. Retrieved July 4, 2026.
  7. ↑ GoogleがAndroidの更新方針を変更 年1回から小刻みに／共同通信社と加盟する48の新聞社がPerplexityの「ただ乗り」に抗議 [Google changes Android update policy from once a year to more frequent updates / Kyodo News and 48 member newspapers protest Perplexity's "free ride"]. ITmedia (in Japanese). December 7, 2025. Retrieved July 3, 2026.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "Press Net Japan". 47NEWS (in Japanese). Retrieved July 4, 2026.
  9. ↑ 全国地方紙ニュースサイト「47NEWS」がリニューアル、コラム読み比べ可能に [The nationwide local newspaper news site "47NEWS" has been revamped, making it possible to compare and contrast columns.]. MyNavi News (in Japanese). April 4, 2008. Retrieved July 4, 2026.
  10. ↑ Kudo, Hiroe (May 16, 2011). グーグル、Chromeウェブストアを日本で開始～日本向けアプリ12本を同時提供 [Google launches Chrome Web Store in Japan, offering 12 apps specifically for the Japanese market.]. Internet Watch (in Japanese). Retrieved July 4, 2026.
  11. ↑ Sekiguchi, Sei (July 9, 2013). 「47NEWS」スマホアプリ、参院選の速報を配信 [The "47NEWS" smartphone app delivers breaking news on the Upper House election.]. Ketai Watch (in Japanese). Retrieved July 4, 2026.