There are 122 daily newspapers. Most dailies carry serious news and are owned by large media groups who also have TV and cable interests.
Weekly newspapers carry more tabloid journalism.
The magazine market is huge. Over 36 billion copies of magazines and 1.5 billion books are sold in Japan every year. Non Non , a women's magazine, is the best-selling title. Lifestyle magazines, encouraging the Japanese to make more use of their limited leisure time, are a growing sector of the market. Japan has redefined much of the world's media.