Kansai Time Out
Kansai Time Out (関西タイムアウト) was an English language monthly news magazine published in Kobe, Japan, between 1977 and 2009.
History and profile
[edit]Kansai Time Out was first published in February 1977.[1] The founders were David Jack (who died on 17 September 2021[2]) and his wife, Sachiko Matsunaga.[1] Matsunaga was also the publisher.[1] It was published on a monthly basis.[3] The headquarters of the monthly was in Kobe.[3]
The magazine was staffed by many throughout the years, and was a focal point for Kansai society, featuring local activities and everts, interviews with both local and international people, and varied articles about social, political and cultural events.[1] The magazine also published several lists.[3] It folded in 2009 after being sold to a bigger publishing group that appeared to use it as a tax loss, shutting it down almost immediately after acquiring it. The last issue to be published was #391 in September 2009.
Notable contributors
[edit]- Doreen Simmons contributed features on sumo[4][5]
- J. Scott Burgeson.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Eric Johnston (3 March 2007). "Kansai Time Out: 30 years without a breather". The Japan Times. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ^ Al-Badri, Dominic (16 February 2022). "Obituary: David Jack". BCCJ Acumen. Custom Media (on behalf of the British Chamber of Commerce in Japan). Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- ^ a b c "Kansai Time Out". Writers' Guidelines Database. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ^ Simmons, Doreen (July 2005). "Put Out To Pasture". Kansai Time Out: 32–33.
- ^ Simmons, Doreen (January 2006). "Bulgarian Sumo". Kansai Time Out: 51.
- ^ "스콧 버거슨(J. Scott Burgeson) - 예스24 작가파일". www.yes24.com. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
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