Friday (magazine)

Friday
Categories Photographs
Frequency Shūkan (weekly)
First issue 9 November 1984 (1984-11-09)
Company Kodansha
Country  Japan
Language Japanese
Website friday.kodansha.ne.jp

Friday (フライデー, Furaidē) is Japanese weekly magazine that combines celebrity gossip, politics, news, and often porn. It is published by Kodansha.[1] New issues are released every Friday, hence the name.

History

Friday, often called as "Friday Saseru" (フライデーされる, Friday will be done),[2] was launched on November 9, 1984. The magazine is best known for its candid, paparazzi-style photographs of celebrities and politicians accompanied by often-scandalous rumours of their private lives. It has been compared to a mix of People and Newsweek. Several times a year, a special supplementary issue called "Friday Dynamite" is published.

Friday, like the major weekly tabloids in United Kingdom and United States, often covers stories too risky, or risqué, for the daily newspapers. The covers usually depict either female celebrities or scantily clad models.

In 2003, the magazine published its 1,000th issue which is a double issue covering both Golden Week and Bon Festival/Christmas and holiday season.

Friday is one of three Japanese weekly magazines, along with Flash (also published by Kobunsha) and Focus (published by Shinchosha) that are collectively known as the "3F."[3] In the early 1990s, following the rapid rise of the 3F, other major publishing houses began issuing their own tabloid-style magazines. In addition of the appearance of Emma (Bungeishunjū) and Touch (Shogakukan), the "3F" became the "3FET." However, Emma and Touch were not able to compete with Flash and Friday. Both were closed by the end of decade. After Focus was discontinued in 2001, Friday became the most widely circulated weekly magazine. It has 409,082 subscribers (according to the Japan Magazine Society). At its peak in mid-1990s, Friday was selling between 600,000 issues per week.[4]

Past editors

※Source: Kodansha no 100-nen (company history)

NameTermRemarks
Toshio ItoJul 1984 – Jun 1985Former "Shūkan Gendai" editor-in-chief. Later founded Tamis Co., Ltd. and issued Shūkan Tamis at Gakken.[5]
Akihiko TerashimaJun 1985 – Apr 1987After retiring from the editorial office he took on the editor of "Shūkan Gendai".
Shin SugawaApr 1987 – Apr 1988
Iwahiro MoriApr 1988 – Mar 1991After retiring from the editorial office he took on the editor of "Shūkan Gendai".
Masahiko MotokiMar 1991 – Mar 1993After retiring from the editorial office he took on the editor of "Shūkan Gendai".
Tetsu SuzukiMar 1993 – Jul 1996After retiring as editor-in-chief, he transferred to another department, and appointed editor-in-chief of "Shūkan Gendai".
Masashi TaniJul 1996 – Mar 1998
Haruyuki KatoMar 1998 – Jul 2000After being editor-in-chief, he was in charge of the publication department of the Gakugei Tosho Publishing Department, and editor in charge of "Shūkan Gendai".
Tomoyuki SuzukiJul 2000 – Jun 2002
Ichioya DehiJun 2002 – Jul 2004
Kenji NakamotoJul 2004 – Mar 2006
Ichioya DehiMar 2006 – Apr 2008Second inaugural editor-in-chief. From the "Shūkan Gendai" editorial department (editor-in-chief) transfer.
Hisayuki SenbaApr 2008 – Jun 2009
Atsushi AkiyoshiJun 2009 – Jun 2012

Criticisms

  • Upon its inauguration Yukio Mishima's wife, Yoko Hiraoka protested against Kodansha and the publication was halted. Two shots of Shigeki Nakae and Mariko Kurata were posted to raise his reputation, as well as a picture of Mishima.[6]
  • In October 1986, Hisashi Inoue posted a secret photograph of an acquaintance, a woman and it was recommended by the Tokyo Legal Affairs Bureau to be a human rights violation.
  • In December 1986, Friday published an article alleging that the TV personality Takeshi Kitano was having an affair with a college student. Kitano felt that he and his family had been harassed by the magazine, become furious. He and a group of followers attacked the Friday offices in retaliation.[7] The men involved were charged and received suspended sentences. However during the trials, methods of the magazine were criticized. Thus, this incident directly caused a decline in the magazine's circulation.
  • In September 1991, Happy Science protested the content of an article. This caused demonstrations and legal action(the Kodansha Friday incident). In a feature article posted later in the 1,000th issue said, "the work of Kodansha was temporarily stopped due to this one case."
  • The magazine was exposed to the actual situation. This consideration was not sufficient for the performers of Susunu! Denpa Shōnen and Denpa Shōnen ni Ke ga Haeta Saigo no Seisen as well as the performers in location. On the contrary the programmes' side planned a live broadcast, singing a parody. They replaced Friday in front of Kodansh(a Green Green parody) and also rebelled.
  • According to a report in May 2000, the Prime Minister, Yoshirō Mori offered a delicate English greeting to the President of United States, Bill Clinton. This was reported on the 21st July, in the 2000th issue of Friday relating to 26th G8 summit and Shūkan Bunshun.[8] In addition, Shūkan Asahi is skeptical from the beginning of the report of Friday and so verified the articles.[9] The fact is a creation by Akio Takahata, Editorial Writer of Mainichi Newspapers. Mori criticized the hoax,[10] which the person admitted in 2004 after he retired.[11]
  • In October 2006, the magazine published a Scenic Kiss Photo in Minamiaoyama, Minato, Tokyo with Democratic Party of Japan member, Goshi Hosono and freelance announcer Mona Yamamoto at the top of the spread page. Because Hosono was in a relationship, the affair was uncovered leading to his resignation in October, of that year. As a representative on behalf of Democratic policy investigation, Chairman Yamamoto stopped making appearances on Tetsuya Chikushi, News23 from October 2nd on the grounds of "poor physical conditions," and left on October 23. This adultery photo (the kiss photo, or so-called Michi Chū Shashin) was awarded the 2006 "Editors' Choice Magazine Journalism Award Topic Award."
  • In August 2011, Friday published an exposé of TV personality, Shinsuke Shimada and his ties to Yakuza. Shimada admitted exchanging text messages with the leader of an Osaka-based gang affiliated with Yamaguchi-gumi, and was forced to resign as a result. He later sued Kodansha for compensation in the amount of 55 million yen, saying that his honour and reputation had been irreparably damaged by allegations. The Tokyo District Court ordered payment of 3.3 million yen and rejected Shimada's demand to have the magazine to apologize and apologized that the advertisement posting request was rejected.[12]
  • In June 23, 2017 issue an article alleged that the actor, Keisuke Koide had been drinking and having sex with a female minor. Koide admitted to the crimes. He was suspended by his talent agency and got fired from several movies. Prosecutors indicted him on the charge of drinking. They dropped the charge of statutory rape, as Koide and the minor in question reached for an out-of-court settlement.

Issue circulation

Issue circulation (After April 2008) (Japan Magazine Society)
Jan–MarApr–JunJul–SepOct–Dec
2008 380,000 copies375,834 copies364,616 copies
2009 345,000 copies335,417 copies340,000 copies330,231 copies
2010 330,231 copies315,734 copies324,892 copies305,546 copies
2011 303,625 copies306,000 copies308,131 copies311,250 copies
2012 311,250 copies296,100 copies311,850 copies305,910 copies
2013 293,334 copies275,917 copies269,167 copies269,167 copies
2014 273,637 copies275,834 copies277,500 copies278,462 copies
2015 260,000 copies263,334 copies260,910 copies253,847 copies
2016 254,167 copies256,364 copies257,500 copies254,167 copies
2017 254,167 copies254,167 copies250,833 copies

References

  1. ↑ "総合誌：講談社" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved 22 Mar 2018.
  2. ↑ "フライデー襲撃事件からちょうど30年！ 成宮寛貴をスクープした『FRIDAY』". Excite News (in Japanese). Excite. 10 Dec 2016. Retrieved 22 Mar 2018.
  3. ↑ "創刊60周年、週刊女性古参記者が語る「田原俊彦と中山美穂の幻のデート取材」ほか" (in Japanese). Shūkan Josei Prime. 12 Jan 2017. p. 2. Retrieved 23 Mar 2018.
  4. ↑ "フライデー創刊編集長で襲撃事件の当事者・伊藤寿男さんに聞く「怒られても前向きでいる方法」". Pasona Career (in Japanese). Hata Labo –Hataraku Koto Kenkyūjo–. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 23 Mar 2018.
  5. ↑ "編集者ほど面白い仕事はない/伊藤 寿男【著】- 紀伊國屋書店ウェブストア" (in Japanese). Books Kinokuniya. Retrieved 23 Mar 2018.
  6. ↑ When they self-determined at the Mishima incident, they were intervened.
  7. ↑ "Kitano Takeshi: Marching to His Own Creative "Beat"". nippon.com.
  8. ↑ "サミットで首脳夫人にも嫌われた森喜朗首相の英会話". Shūkan Bunshun (in Japanese). Bungeishunjūdate=3 Aug 2000. 42 (29): 27–28. From the National Diet Library Search (Detailed Information) |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  9. ↑ Nakamura, Mariko (11 Aug 2000). "森首相、クリントン大統領に「フー・アー・ユー」失言の真偽". Shūkan Asahi (in Japanese).
  10. ↑ "マスコミとの387日戦争". Shinchō 45 (in Japanese). May 2001.
  11. ↑ "ブッシュ再選と今後の日米関係" (PDF) (in Japanese). Ryūkyū Shimpō. 8 Dec 2004. Retrieved 23 Mar 2018. At the 141st Ryūkyū Forum lecture meeting, Takahata acknowledged that it was creative.
  12. ↑ "島田紳助さんが勝訴　フライデー記事で賠償命令" (in Japanese). 47News. Kyodo News. 26 Sep 2012. Archived from the original on 29 Sep 2012. Retrieved 24 Mar 2018.
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