Private company

Chuokoron-Shinsha

Japanese publisher

Chuokoron-Shinsha, Inc. (Japanese: 株式会社中央公論新社, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Chūōkōron-shinsha) is a Japanese publisher. It was established in 1886, under the name Kabushiki-Gaisha Chūōkōron-Sha (株式会社中央公論). In 1999, it was acquired by The Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings, and its name was subsequently changed.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1886Founded1

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Yomiuri Shimbun Tokyo Headquarters Building 2
Photo: Kakidai, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

Chuokoron-Shinsha, Inc. (Japanese: 株式会社中央公論新社, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Chūōkōron-shinsha) is a Japanese publisher. It was established in 1886, under the name Kabushiki-Gaisha Chūōkōron-Sha (株式会社中央公論). In 1999, it was acquired by The Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings, and its name was subsequently changed.2

Corporate structure

Chuokoron-Shinsha is part of a group headed by The Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings. 39 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Subsidiaries

  • C Novels
  • C Novels Fantasia

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Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded Chūō Kōronsha1

Timeline

  1. 1886Founded Founded1

Sources

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