Facta (magazine) explained

Facta is a Japanese monthly news magazine that features economic information for readers. The magazine provides investigative reports.

History and profile

Facta was first established by Shigeo Abe in 2005. Abe is also the publisher of the magazine.^[1] It is published monthly and delivered only to subscribers.^[2]

In 2011 Facta was the first to publish allegations which culminated in the Olympus scandal.^[3] It received the Editors' Choice Magazine Journalism Award for this reporting.

Following international interest in the Olympus story, Facta began publishing an English language website and subscription newsletter Excerpt FACTA. However, this was discontinued in September 2013.^{[4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. News: Taro Fuse. Nathan Layne. Editor behind Olympus scoop says Japan Inc still has secrets. 20 September 2014. Reuters. 25 October 2011. Tokyo.
2. News: Jonathan Soble. Japan’s timid media in spotlight. 20 September 2014. Financial Times. 28 October 2011. Tokyo.
3. McNeill, David, "Stop the presses and hold the front page". p. 7, The Japan Times, 8 January 2012. Archived from the original 8 January 2012
4. Web site: Chris Chessman. Journal that exposed Olympus scandal axes English spin-off. Amateur Photographer. 20 September 2014. 7 November 2013.
5. Web site: Excerpt FACTA in English. Facta. 26 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20140410024254/http://eng.facta.co.jp/. 10 April 2014. dead. dmy-all.