The Hollywood Reporter Launches Digital Japanese Edition
Tokyo, Japan, January 20, 2023: Penske Media Corporation (PMC) has partnered with digital media company, Hersey Shiga Global, in a multi-year license to launch The Hollywood Reporter Japan. The Japanese language entertainment publication goes live today.
Content on The Hollywood Reporter Japan will include significant entertainment industry news translated from thr.com as well as original reporting on the Japanese entertainment business. Founded by Bill Hersey, Hersey Shiga Global has been reporting on Tokyo’s social and entertainment scene since 1970.
“We are thrilled to welcome The Hollywood Reporter Japan into the family,” said Nekesa Mumbi Moody, Editorial Director, The Hollywood Reporter. “THR Japan will forge its own unique identity as the leading voice of entertainment in the region while also embodying the journalistic excellence that THR represents. We look forward to an enduring partnership.”
“The Hollywood Reporter is committed to expanding the reach of our premier entertainment content globally,” said Elisabeth Deutschman Rabishaw and Victoria Gold, Executive Vice Presidents and Co-Publishers of The Hollywood Reporter. “This is an exciting step to take with our new partners at Hersey Shiga Global.”
“It’s an honor to partner with The Hollywood Reporter, bringing the leading entertainment publication to a broader audience in Japan,” said Tsukasa Shiga, Chairman of Hersey Shiga Global K.K. “We anticipate many fruitful years of collaborating with Penske Media and The Hollywood Reporter.”
“The global film and entertainment industry is going through ever-changing fast-paced growth with a shift towards Asia for future development. Being part of one of the most renowned publications in the entertainment industry, we will be at the forefront of Japan’s future growth in the film and entertainment news industry,” said David Schneider, General Manager of The Hollywood Reporter Japan.
About The Hollywood Reporter
The Hollywood Reporter (THR) is a flagship entertainment media brand, offering in-depth reporting, analysis, unparalleled access, world-class photography and video, and feature exclusives in its award-winning weekly magazine and dynamic website. The Hollywood Reporter also boasts prestigious live events, industry-leading philanthropic, empowerment and diversity initiatives and hugely successful video series including “Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter,” which was nominated for a 2019 Daytime Emmy Award. In 2020, The Hollywood Reporter won the National Magazine Award for General Excellence, Special Interest, awarded by the American Society of Magazine Editors.
About Hersey Shiga Global K.K.
Hersey Shiga Global K.K. is a digital media company providing media content to leading publications in Japan and overseas since 1970.
Press Contacts:
Brooke Jaffe Penske Media Corporation bjaffe@pmc.com
Yuya Tomiyama
Hersey Shiga Global K.K., Media division