Mass Media

The mass media industry provides news, information, and entertainment content to society through traditional media such as television, radio, newspapers, and magazines. Serving a public role as news organizations, it guarantees the right to know that forms the foundation of democracy by accurately and promptly conveying societal events. Additionally, it makes multifaceted social contributions through cultural and artistic dissemination, educational content provision, and regional information broadcasting. In this sector, business transformation responding to the digitalization wave is progressing. New technology-integrated information dissemination methods are being developed, including online distribution services, SNS integration, data journalism adoption, and AI-powered content production. Furthermore, efforts to enhance journalism quality continue through fake news countermeasures, information credibility assurance, and maintenance of ethical reporting standards. Mass media is a vital entity supporting society's intellectual foundation and cultural richness. It fulfills public missions including emergency information provision during disasters, social issue raising and discussion facilitation, and regional community vitalization. While exploring new media forms for the digital age, it contributes to healthy societal development through reliable information provision and high-quality content production.

Stock Code Company Name Industry Prefecture Establishment Year Listing Year Market
9470 Gakken Holdings Information & Communication Tokyo 1947 1982 Prime Market
9474 Zenrin Information & Communication Fukuoka 1961 1994 Prime Market
9475 Shobunsha Holdings Information & Communication Tokyo 1964 1996 Standard Market
9476 Chuo Keizai-sha Holdings Information & Communication Tokyo 1948 1997 Standard Market
9478 SE Holdings and Incubations Information & Communication Tokyo 1985 1998 Standard Market
9479 Impress Holdings Information & Communication Tokyo 1992 2000 Standard Market