Three magazines including “Tokyo Walker” will be suspended. May 11 21:58
The local information magazine "Tokyo Walker", which was first published in 1990, and the subsequent sister magazines "Kyushu Walker" and "Yokohama Walker" will be suspended at the end of the issue to be released on the 20th of next month.
According to KADOKAWA, a major publisher, "Tokyo Walker," which was first launched in 1990, has gained popularity as a regional information magazine that introduces events and gourmet information in Tokyo, and at the peak of 1993, the circulation was 80. After reaching millions, the sister magazines "Kyushu Walker" and "Yokohama Walker" were launched in 1998 respectively.
However, due to the spread of the Internet and SNS, overall sales of magazines have fallen, and the recent circulation of Tokyo Walker has fallen to about 20,000, so KADOKAWA will issue the last three magazines on the 20th next month. I decided to suspend publication.
In closing the publication, we also considered that the behavior patterns of consumers are changing due to the spread of the new coronavirus.
According to KADOKAWA, "We decided to look at the strengthening of information transmission capabilities through digital shifts that do not stick to paper, as information gathering using WEB and SNS has become mainstream." I'm going.
Meanwhile, two other sister magazines, Tokai Walker and Kansai Walker, will continue to be published.