Yomiuri (newspaper group)
Refers to the Yomiuri Shimbun and its affiliated media group. A proper noun in modern usage.
The Yomiuri Shimbun is one of the newspapers with the largest circulation in Japan.
yomiuri (Edo-period single-page newspaper); kawaraban
Historical term for a type of cheap, single-sheet newspaper sold by hawkers in the Edo period. Often synonymous with 瓦版.
See also: 瓦版
In the Edo period, single-page newspapers called yomiuri were sold on street corners.