Croissant (magazine)

Croissant (クロワッサン, Kurowassan) is a biweekly Japanese women's magazine for middle-aged women.

For things named Crescent, see Crescent (disambiguation).

Croissant
クロワッサン
CategoriesWomen's lifestyle
FrequencyBiweekly
First issue1 May 1977
CompanyMagazine House
CountryJapan
Based inTokyo
LanguageJapanese
WebsiteCroissant

History and profile

The first issue of the magazine is dated 1 May 1977;[1][2] the magazine is published twice a month,[3] 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.[3][4] The company, which is also the founder of the magazine, was formerly named Heibun Shuppan.[5] The target audience is middle-aged and married women.[3] The frequent topics covered include home decoration, cooking, health, and beauty.[3]

In 1980 the circulation of Croissant was 450,000 copies.[1]

Croissant has sister publications, including an an, Brutus and Popeye.[6]

References

  1. Yoko Tokuhiro (2009). Marriage in Contemporary Japan. Routledge. p. 45. ISBN 978-1-135-23032-6.
  2. Stephanie Assmann (20 October 2003). "Japanese Women's Magazines". EJCJS. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  3. "Croissant". Fashion Japan. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  4. Europa World Year. Taylor & Francis. 2004. p. 2357. ISBN 978-1-85743-254-1. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  5. Keiko Tanaka (May 2003). "The language of Japanese men's magazines: young men who don't want to get hurt" (PDF). The Sociological Review. 51 (S1): 222–242. doi:10.1111/j.1467-954X.2003.tb03613.x. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  6. "Popeye". Japanese Streets. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
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