Hobonichi

Overview

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• Ticker3560 on Tokyo Stock Exchange¹
• HeadquartersNishikichō¹
• Websitewww.1101.com
• Legal formyūgen gaisha, kabushiki gaisha¹

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Hobo Nikkan Itoi Shinbun (ほぼ日刊イトイ新聞; lit. Almost Daily Itoi Newspaper), also known as Hobonichi (ほぼ日), is a Japanese company run by Hobonichi Co., Ltd. that designs and produces various daily life products such as T-shirts and notebooks. The company was founded by copywriter Shigesato Itoi (a.k.a. "Darling") on June 6, 1998, and it was originally his idea to call the site "Almost Daily" to give it more leeway, as he thought that daily updates would be too much mental pressure and content-wise, but since the site's launch at midnight (Bali time), some content has been updated every day. Originally started as Itoi's personal website, it has grown into one of the most profitable websites in Japan by focusing on sales of goods. In 2012, the website won the Porter Prize.²

The story

Founded by Shigesato Itoi on Jun 6, 1998.¹

Leadership

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• FounderShigesato Itoi¹
• Chief executive officerShigesato Itoi Dec 24, 1979 to now¹

Timeline

1. Mar 16, 2017Went public Listed on Tokyo Stock Exchange¹
2. Jun 6, 1998Founded Founded¹
3. Dec 24, 1979New chief executive Shigesato Itoi becomes CEO¹

Links

• Websitewww.1101.com¹
• Websitewww.hobonichi.co.jp¹
• X (Twitter)x.com/1101complus¹
• Facebookwww.facebook.com/hobonichi.library¹
• Instagramwww.instagram.com/hobonichi1101¹
• YouTubewww.youtube.com/channel/UCyGH7nwqqFplETpMWhW9oAw¹
• WikipediaHobonichi
• WikidataQ5875192