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Japanese publishing company founded in 1897, with a portfolio spanning magazines, books, and manga.

Last updated August 24, 2026

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Overview

Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha, Ltd. is a Japanese publishing company established on June 10, 1897. The company operates under the Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha name and is associated with a broad publishing portfolio rather than a single narrowly defined editorial category. Its output includes periodical magazines, books, and manga-related publications serving interests such as literature, business, visual arts, sports, beauty, lifestyle, and popular culture. The company’s magazine portfolio has included monthly titles such as Body+, Comic Candoll, GarrRV, Garuru, Misty, Monthly Bijutsu, Monthly J-novel, and Waggle. Its quarterly publications have included Kabuka Yohō and NAIL VENUS. The range of these titles indicates an approach built around specialist and enthusiast readerships, from golf and art to beauty and fiction. The company has also published titles that are no longer active, including Jitsugyō no Nihon, Fujin Sekai, Nihon shōnen, Shōjo no tomo, Manga Sunday, and My Birthday, reflecting the changing composition of its periodical business over time. Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha also has a manga publishing presence through imprints and collections including Mansun Comics, Mansun Q Comics, and MB Comics. Its listed manga-related publications include Japanese-English bilingual editions under the Jippi English Comics name, as well as works connected with well-known Japanese manga and animation properties such as Jungle Emperor Leo, also known as Kimba the White Lion, and Mighty Atom, internationally known as Astro Boy. These offerings place the company within both the general Japanese publishing market and the commercial ecosystem surrounding manga and character-based intellectual property. The company’s long history gives it a place among Japan’s established publishers. At the same time, the available reference material does not identify a parent company, controlling owner, stock-market listing, chief executive, financial results, or detailed corporate strategy. Its current public profile is therefore best described through its publishing catalogue: a Japanese house maintaining magazine, book, and manga activities, with current and historical titles spanning multiple editorial segments.

History

Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha was founded in Japan on June 10, 1897. The available reference material identifies the company as a long-established publishing business, but does not provide a detailed account of its founding circumstances, early management, ownership history, or successive corporate reorganizations. Its historical identity is nevertheless visible in the breadth of titles associated with the house. Over the course of its publishing history, Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha has issued periodicals covering a variety of editorial fields. Historical and current magazine listings include titles associated with general publishing, women's and youth readerships, literature, art, automobiles, beauty, golf, and other specialist interests. The company has also been associated with discontinued publications such as Jitsugyō no Nihon, Fujin Sekai, Nihon shōnen, Shōjo no tomo, Manga Sunday, and My Birthday. These titles show that its catalogue has changed over time in response to shifts in readership and the periodical market. The company's continuing magazine list includes monthly publications such as Body+, Comic Candoll, GarrRV, Garuru, Misty, Monthly Bijutsu, Monthly J-novel, and Waggle. It has also listed quarterly publications including Kabuka Yohō and NAIL VENUS. Together, these titles represent a diversified periodical operation combining culture, fiction, lifestyle, beauty, and sports-oriented content. Manga forms another important part of the catalogue. Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha has used or listed collections and imprints including Mansun Comics, Mansun Q Comics, and MB Comics. Its manga-related output also includes bilingual Japanese-English comics through Jippi English Comics. Listed examples connected with established manga properties include Jungle Emperor Leo, known in English as Kimba the White Lion, and Mighty Atom, widely known internationally as Astro Boy. The supplied sources do not establish detailed information about the company's present ownership, financial scale, executive leadership, digital publishing operations, or international distribution. Accordingly, the documented history is strongest at the level of the company's founding date and published magazine and manga catalogue. Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha can be characterized as an enduring Japanese publishing house whose activities have extended across periodicals, books, and manga for more than a century.

  • 1897

    Company founded

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    Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha was established in Japan on June 10, 1897.

Products and positioning

A long-established Japanese publisher serving specialist magazine audiences and readers of books and manga across literary, cultural, lifestyle, sports, and entertainment categories.

  • Monthly magazine

    Monthly J-novel

    A monthly magazine listed in Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha's periodical portfolio, associated with Japanese fiction and literary entertainment.

  • Monthly golf magazine

    Waggle

    A monthly golf-oriented magazine serving readers interested in the sport, equipment, instruction, and related lifestyle content.

  • Monthly art magazine

    Monthly Bijutsu

    A monthly publication focused on visual art and related cultural subjects within the company's magazine catalogue.

  • Quarterly beauty magazine

    NAIL VENUS

    A quarterly magazine centered on nail beauty and related fashion or personal-care interests.

  • Manga imprint

    Mansun Comics

    A manga publishing imprint or collection associated with Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha's comics catalogue.

  • Bilingual manga imprint

    Jippi English Comics

    A series or imprint for bilingual Japanese-English comics, making selected manga content accessible to readers in both languages.

  • Manga publication

    Jungle Emperor Leo

    A listed manga-related publication based on Jungle Emperor Leo, known in English-language markets as Kimba the White Lion.

  • Manga publication

    Mighty Atom

    A listed manga-related publication based on Mighty Atom, the Japanese title of the character and series widely known internationally as Astro Boy.

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