Chunichi Shimbun
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Blanket (54.6 cm × 40.65 cm) |
| Owner(s) | Chunichi Shimbun Co., Ltd. |
| Publisher | Uichirō Ohshima |
| Founded | September 1942 (Chubu-Nippon Shimbun) March 1886 (Shin-Aichi and Nagoya Shimbun) |
| Political alignment | Centre-left to left-wing Social democracy Liberalism (Japanese) Progressivism |
| Language | Japanese |
| Headquarters | Nagoya |
| Circulation | Morning edition: 1,747,829 Evening edition: 202,726 (Japan ABC, december 2023) |
| Website | www |
The Chunichi Shimbun (中日新聞, Chūnichi Shinbun; Central Japan News) is a Japanese daily "broadsheet" newspaper published in mostly Aichi Prefecture and neighboring regions by Chunichi Shimbun Co., Ltd. Based in Nagoya, one of the three major Japanese metropolitan areas, it boasts the third highest circulation after the group newspapers the Yomiuri Shimbun and The Asahi Shimbun. Even the Chunichi Shimbun alone exceeds the number of copies of the Sankei Shimbun. The newspaper is dominant in its region, with a market penetration approaching 60 percent of the population of Aichi Prefecture. The Chunichi Shimbun group also publishes the Tokyo Shimbun, the Chunichi Sports, and the Tokyo Chunichi Sports newspapers. While each newspaper maintains independent leadership and is considered a "separate" paper, the group's combined circulation in 2024 was 2,274,583, ranking third in Japan behind the Yomiuri Shimbun and the Asahi Shimbun.
The Chunichi Shimbun is Japan's second largest leftist newspaper. It is positioned as a representative newspaper of Nagoya.
It is also the owner of the Chunichi Dragons baseball team.