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| Categories | Women's lifestyle |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Biweekly |
| First issue | 1 May 1977 |
| Company | Magazine House |
| Country | Japan |
| Based in | Tokyo |
| Language | Japanese |
| Website | magazineworld |
Croissant (クロワッサン, Kurowassan) is a biweekly Japanese women's magazine for middle-aged women.
History and profile
The first issue of the magazine is dated 1 May 1977; the magazine is published twice a month, generally on the 10th and the 25th. Croissant is published by Magazine House (マガジンハウス, Magajin hausu), based in Tokyo. The company, which is also the founder of the magazine, was formerly named Heibun Shuppan. The target audience is middle-aged and married women. The frequent topics covered include home decoration, cooking, health, and beauty.
In 1980 the circulation of Croissant was 450,000 copies.
Croissant has sister publications, including an an, Brutus and Popeye.
References
- ^ Yoko Tokuhiro (2009). Marriage in Contemporary Japan. Routledge. p. 45. ISBN 978-1-135-23032-6.
- Stephanie Assmann (20 October 2003). "Japanese Women's Magazines". EJCJS.
- ^ "Croissant". Fashion Japan. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
- Europa World Year. Taylor & Francis. 2004. p. 2357. ISBN 978-1-85743-254-1.
- Keiko Tanaka (May 2003). "The language of Japanese men's magazines: young men who don't want to get hurt". The Sociological Review. 51 (S1): 222–242. doi:10.1111/j.1467-954X.2003.tb03613.x. S2CID 143669392.
- "Popeye". Japanese Streets. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
External links
- (in Japanese) Croissant (publisher's page)