日本是世界上屈指可数的报纸大国。据《世界统计年鉴》的统计,1975年,日本报纸的总发行量为5,858万份,位于苏联的10,093.8万份和美国的6,122.2万份之后,居世界第三位。又据别的资料,1977年日本已超过美国,是资本主义国家报纸发行量最大的国家。在报纸普及率方面,日本平均1,000人有526份报纸,仅次于瑞典的572份,居第二位。同发展中国家相 Japan is one of the largest newspapers in the world. According to the World Statistics Yearbook, in 1975, the total circulation of Japanese newspapers was 58.58 million, ranking the third in the world after making 10,093.8 million copies in the Soviet Union and 61.2222 million in the United States. According to other sources, Japan surpassed the United States in 1977 and was the country with the largest circulation of capitalist newspapers. In terms of newspaper penetration, Japan has an average of 526 newspapers in 1,000 places, second only to 572 in Sweden. With developing countries