Categories Women's magazine Publisher Fujin Gaho co. Founder Doppo Kunikida | Frequency Monthly Total circulation
(2012) 79,117 Year founded 1905 | |
Fujin Gahō (婦人画報, meaning Illustrated Women’s Gazette in English) is a Japanese language monthly women's magazine in Japan. Founded in 1905, it is one of the oldest magazines in the country.
History and profile
Fujin Gahō was established in 1905. The founder was a Japanese novelist Doppo Kunikida. The first issue appeared in July 1905. During World War II the magazine was temporarily closed down and in 1946 it was restarted. The magazine was previously owned by a French media group, Hachette Filipacchi Médias. The company acquired the publisher of the magazine, Fujin Gaho co., in 1998.
The publisher is Fujin Gaho co., a Hearst Corporation subsidiary. It is published on a monthly basis. The magazine targets women over 40, who are wealthy, leisured upper-class housewife and who are married. It covers high fashion trends from Japan and other countries.
Tetsuzō Tanikawa is one of the former chief editors of Fujin Gahō.
In 2012 the circulation of Fujin Gahō was 79,117 copies.