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Fujisankei Communications Group
The Fujisankei Communications Group (フジサンケイグループ, Fujisankei Gurūpu), abbreviated FCG, is Japan's largest media conglomerate. Its chair is Hisashi Hieda. The group engages in a wide range of businesses, from media and entertainment, including television, news, sports, radio, publishing, film, music, content distribution, soft packaging, and e-commerce, to real estate development, management, and investment, as well as the management of tourism facilities such as hotels and aquariums.
In addition, FCG endeavors in cultural enterprises such as The Hakone Open-Air Museum, The Utsukushi-Ga-Hara Open-Air Museum, and The Ueno Royal Museum. Often referred to as the "Nobel Prize for the Arts" by media both within and outside of the country, the Praemium Imperiale is one of FCG's most profound projects organized by the Japan Art Association.
The annual revenue in 1991 was $5 billion, making it the largest media conglomerate in the world at the time. Many of its affiliates are owned by Fuji Media Holdings, Inc., a member of FCG.
FCG has established strong connections with various organizations:
Toho holds the largest share in Fuji Media Holdings, while Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc. is the second-largest shareholder of Kansai Television Co., Ltd. (KTV), Fuji Network System's (FNS) affiliate station in the Kansai region. Chunichi owns Tokai Television Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (THK) and several other Fuji Network companies in Central Japan (Chubu), Doshin manages Fuji Network's Hokkaido Cultural Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (UHB), and Nishinippon Shimbun operates Fuji Network's Television Nishinippon Corporation (TNC).
The Fujisankei Communications Group was created in 1967 as part of an agreement between the radio stations Nippon Broadcasting System, Inc. and Nippon Cultural Broadcasting, Inc., the television broadcaster Fuji Television Network, Inc. and the newspaper Sankei Shimbun Co., Ltd. This media conglomerate was founded by Nobutaka Shikanai. "Fujisankei" is a portmanteau of Fuji Television and Sankei Shimbun.
In 1985, Haruo Shikanai became executive chairman and CEO of Fuji Television Network, Sankei Shimbun, and Nippon Broadcasting System, as well as executive chairman and CEO of the Fujisankei Communications Group. Haruo Shikanai dramatically improved Fuji Television's performance and made it the number one entertainment company in Japan. In 1988, Haruo Shikanai died of acute liver failure at the age of 42. That same year, Hisashi Hieda, who had led Fuji Television's growth in tandem with Haruo Shikanai, was appointed President and CEO of Fuji Television.
Haruo Shikanai and Hisashi Hieda have also left a shining legacy in the history of Japanese Film. The 1983 film Antarctica, for which Haruo Shikanai served as Executive in Charge of Production and Hisashi Hieda as Executive Producer, attracted 12 million viewers in Japan and became the highest-grossing Japanese film at the time. This record remained unbroken until 1997 with the release of the animated film Princess Mononoke (directed by Hayao Miyazaki), and as a live-action film, until 2003 with the release of Bayside Shakedown 2 (produced by Fuji Television). The 1986 film The Adventures of Milo and Otis, for which Haruo Shikanai served as Executive Producer and Hisashi Hieda and Masaru Kakutani as Executive in Charge of Production, attracted approximately 7.5 million viewers and became the top-grossing domestic film of the year in Japan. It was released in North America in 1989, where it grossed a cumulative total of approximately $13.29 million. This record stood for 34 years as the highest-grossing Japanese live-action film in the U.S. until it was surpassed by Godzilla Minus One in 2023, which earned approximately $14.36 million.
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Fujisankei Communications Group
The Fujisankei Communications Group (フジサンケイグループ, Fujisankei Gurūpu), abbreviated FCG, is Japan's largest media conglomerate. Its chair is Hisashi Hieda. The group engages in a wide range of businesses, from media and entertainment, including television, news, sports, radio, publishing, film, music, content distribution, soft packaging, and e-commerce, to real estate development, management, and investment, as well as the management of tourism facilities such as hotels and aquariums.
In addition, FCG endeavors in cultural enterprises such as The Hakone Open-Air Museum, The Utsukushi-Ga-Hara Open-Air Museum, and The Ueno Royal Museum. Often referred to as the "Nobel Prize for the Arts" by media both within and outside of the country, the Praemium Imperiale is one of FCG's most profound projects organized by the Japan Art Association.
The annual revenue in 1991 was $5 billion, making it the largest media conglomerate in the world at the time. Many of its affiliates are owned by Fuji Media Holdings, Inc., a member of FCG.
FCG has established strong connections with various organizations:
Toho holds the largest share in Fuji Media Holdings, while Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc. is the second-largest shareholder of Kansai Television Co., Ltd. (KTV), Fuji Network System's (FNS) affiliate station in the Kansai region. Chunichi owns Tokai Television Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (THK) and several other Fuji Network companies in Central Japan (Chubu), Doshin manages Fuji Network's Hokkaido Cultural Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (UHB), and Nishinippon Shimbun operates Fuji Network's Television Nishinippon Corporation (TNC).
The Fujisankei Communications Group was created in 1967 as part of an agreement between the radio stations Nippon Broadcasting System, Inc. and Nippon Cultural Broadcasting, Inc., the television broadcaster Fuji Television Network, Inc. and the newspaper Sankei Shimbun Co., Ltd. This media conglomerate was founded by Nobutaka Shikanai. "Fujisankei" is a portmanteau of Fuji Television and Sankei Shimbun.
In 1985, Haruo Shikanai became executive chairman and CEO of Fuji Television Network, Sankei Shimbun, and Nippon Broadcasting System, as well as executive chairman and CEO of the Fujisankei Communications Group. Haruo Shikanai dramatically improved Fuji Television's performance and made it the number one entertainment company in Japan. In 1988, Haruo Shikanai died of acute liver failure at the age of 42. That same year, Hisashi Hieda, who had led Fuji Television's growth in tandem with Haruo Shikanai, was appointed President and CEO of Fuji Television.
Haruo Shikanai and Hisashi Hieda have also left a shining legacy in the history of Japanese Film. The 1983 film Antarctica, for which Haruo Shikanai served as Executive in Charge of Production and Hisashi Hieda as Executive Producer, attracted 12 million viewers in Japan and became the highest-grossing Japanese film at the time. This record remained unbroken until 1997 with the release of the animated film Princess Mononoke (directed by Hayao Miyazaki), and as a live-action film, until 2003 with the release of Bayside Shakedown 2 (produced by Fuji Television). The 1986 film The Adventures of Milo and Otis, for which Haruo Shikanai served as Executive Producer and Hisashi Hieda and Masaru Kakutani as Executive in Charge of Production, attracted approximately 7.5 million viewers and became the top-grossing domestic film of the year in Japan. It was released in North America in 1989, where it grossed a cumulative total of approximately $13.29 million. This record stood for 34 years as the highest-grossing Japanese live-action film in the U.S. until it was surpassed by Godzilla Minus One in 2023, which earned approximately $14.36 million.