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Estimated Print Sales in Japan Fall Below ¥1 Tril. for 1st Time in 50 Yrs; Decline from 1996 Peak Continues

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The Yomiuri Shimbun

11:52 JST, January 27, 2026

Paper book and magazine sales in 2025 declined by 4.1% from the previous year to reach an estimated ¥964.7 billion, the Research Institute for Publications announced Monday, marking the first time in 50 years that the figure has fallen below ¥1 trillion.

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