Magazine House

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Magazine House
Magazine House headquarters, at Ginza, Chuo, Tokyo (2019-01-02)
FoundedOctober 10, 1945
Country of originJapan
Headquarters location3-13-10 Ginza, Chuo, Tokyo, Japan
Revenue14,853 million yen (FY09 / 11)
No. of employees193 (January 2021)
Official websitehttps://magazineworld.jp

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[edit]

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 are as follows: an-an (women's fashion and lifestyle magazine; est. 1970), Croissant (women's magazine; est. 1977), Popeye (men's fashion magazine; est. 1976),[2] and Brutus (men's lifestyle magazine; est. 1980).

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Press ahead - Issue 88 - Magazine". Monocle. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
  2. ^ "FASHION JAPAN: POPEYE". Japanese Streets. Retrieved 2021-01-30.

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