Chūō Kōron

Chūō Kōron
CategoriesLiterary magazine
FrequencyMonthly
First issue1 January 1887 (1887-01-01)
CompanyChūōkōron Shinsha
CountryJapan
Based inTokyo
LanguageJapanese
WebsiteChūōkōron

Chūō Kōron (中央公論; Central Review) is a monthly Japanese literary magazine (sōgō-zasshi (総合雑誌; literally general magazine)), first established during the Meiji period and continuing to this day. It is published by its namesake-bearing Chūōkōron Shinsha (formerly Chūōkōron-sha). The headquarters is in Tokyo.

Chūō Kōron publishes a wide variety of material, including novels, photographs and reports based on various philosophical, economic, political, cultural and social topics.