{{Short description|North Korea–aligned newspaper in Japan}} {{About|the Zainichi Korean newspaper|the 1881 newspaper|Chōsen shinpō|the 1890 newspaper|Chōsen shinpō (Incheon)|the South Korean newspaper|The Chosun Ilbo|the 1894–1941 newspaper in Korea|Chōsen jihō}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}} {{Infobox newspaper | name = Chosun Shinbo | school = | logo = | logo_size = | logo_alt = | image = | image_size = | image_alt = | caption = | motto = | type = Weekly newspaper | format = | owner = <!-- or |owners= --> | founder = <!-- or |founders= --> | publisher = [[General Association of Korean Residents]] | president = | editor = | chief_editor = | deputy_editor = | associate_editor = | managing_editor = | general_manager = | news_editor = | campus_editor = | campus_chief = | metro_editor = | metro_chief = | opinion_editor = | photo_editor = | staff_writers = | launched = 1 June 1957 | political_position = | language = Korean and Japanese | ceased_publication = | relaunched = | headquarters = | circulation = | circulation_date = | circulation_ref = | readership = | sister_newspapers = | ISSN = | oclc = | RNI = | website = {{Official URL}} | free = | publishing_country = Japan | publishing_city = }} {{Infobox Chinese | title = Choson Sinbo | kanji = 朝鮮新報 | kana = ちょうせんしんぽう | revhep = Chōsen Shinpō | nkhangul = 조선신보 | nkhanja = 朝鮮新報 | nkrr = Joseon Sinbo | nkmr = Chosŏn Sinbo | ibox-order = ja, ko3}} The {{Nihongo|1='''''Choson Sinbo'''''|2=朝鮮新報|4={{Korean|hangul=조선신보}}; or '''''Chosun Shinbo'''''}}, also known by the name of its [[English language|English]] edition '''''The People's Korea''''', is a North Korea-aligned newspaper based in Japan, published in both Korean and [[Japanese language|Japanese]]. The name literally means '[[Names of Korea#Gojoseon|Korea]] Newspaper'. It is published by the [[General Association of Korean Residents]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=15,000th Issue of Choson Sinbo Marked|url=http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2011/201103/news16/20110316-20ee.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141012015031/http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2011/201103/news16/20110316-20ee.html|archive-date=12 October 2014}}</ref> a pro-[[North Korea]] representative body for [[Zainichi Koreans]], who also run ''The People's Korea'' (PK), an English language news site.
When reporting from North Korea, ''Choson Sinbo'' journalists enjoy more freedoms than other foreign reporters. They have managed to publish exclusive stories on projects in the country and scoops on [[Japan–North Korea relations]].<ref name="nkne_NKS">{{Cite web | title = "NK Signal": State-backed South Korean news agency pitches inter-Korean romance| author = Oliver Hotham | work=[[NK News]] | date = 7 August 2018 | access-date = 2018-08-10 | url = https://www.nknews.org/2018/08/nk-signal-state-backed-south-korean-news-agency-pitches-inter-korean-romance/ }}</ref>
==History== On November 4, 2020, ''[[NK News]]'' reported that the majority of ''Choson Sinbo''<nowiki/>'s content was placed behind a paywall, which could result in legal troubles due to [[International sanctions against North Korea|sanctions against North Korea]].<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2020-11-04 |title=Pro-North Korea newspaper in Japan monetizes website with paywall |url=https://www.nknews.org/2020/11/pro-north-korea-newspaper-in-japan-monetizes-website-with-paywall/ |access-date=2021-03-24 |website=[[NK News]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Notable staff == * [[Lee Hoesung]] wrote for the paper until 1969
== See also == {{Portal|North Korea}} * [[Rimjingang]]
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== External links == *{{Official website}} {{in lang|ko}} *{{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061011030553/http://www.korea-np.co.jp/pk/|date=11 October 2006|title=''The People's Korea''}} * {{YouTube|DE9nnp0iNC0|Documentary about North Koreans in Japan and ''The People's Korea''}}
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