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{{nihongo|'''''Brutus'''''|ブルータス}} is a Japanese men's magazine devoted to pop culture, lifestyles, and culture in [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]] by Magazine House.<ref>{{cite news|title=Clear sailing for some|work=The San Diego Union - Tribune|author=L. Erik Bratt|date=13 May 1992}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Japanese Guru|work=Los Angeles Times|author=David Holley|date=27 March 1995|quote=He was interviewed sympathetically, for example, for an article on new religions published in the well-respected magazine Brutus in 1991.}}</ref>
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{{nihongo|'''''Brutus'''''|ブルータス}} is a Japanese men's magazine devoted to pop culture, lifestyles, and culture in [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]] by [[Magazine House]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Clear sailing for some|work=The San Diego Union - Tribune|author=L. Erik Bratt|date=13 May 1992}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Japanese Guru|work=Los Angeles Times|author=David Holley|date=27 March 1995|quote=He was interviewed sympathetically, for example, for an article on new religions published in the well-respected magazine Brutus in 1991.}}</ref>


==History and profile==
==History and profile==
''Brutus'' was started in 1980.<ref name="kan">{{cite web|title=History of Magazines in Japan: 1867-1988|url=http://www.kanzaki.com/jpress/mag-history.html|work=Kanzai|accessdate=24 April 2016}}</ref><ref name="monoc"/> The publisher is Tokyo-based company, Magazine House.<ref name="monoc"/> It is published on a bimonthly basis.<ref name="monoc"/> It has sister publications, ''[[Anan (magazine)|an an]]'', ''[[Popeye (magazine)|Popeye]]'' and ''Olive''.<ref name="kan"/><ref name="monoc">{{cite news|author1=Fiona Wilson|title=Press Ahead|url=https://monocle.com/magazine/issues/88/press-ahead/|accessdate=28 April 2016|work=Monocle|issue=88|date=November 2015}}</ref> A popular magazine,<ref>{{cite news|date=14 January 1991|work=The Pantagraph|agency=Associated Press|title=How-to guides ever popular with Japanese|quote="How-to magazines attract Japanese readers, who are always fearful of doing something different, by showing a standard of what people should be doing," said Masayoshi Kinjo, editor of the popular men's magazine Brutus.}}</ref> ''Brutus'' had a circulation of 88,543 {{asof|lc=yes|May 2009}} with a target audience of 20- to 50-year-old trend-conscious males.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.saipantribune.com/newsstory.aspx?cat=1&newsID=89908|title=Brutus magazine seeks Saipan appeal for cartoon magazines|work=Saipan Tribune|date=2 May 2009|accessdate=4 November 2009}}</ref>
''Brutus'' was started in 1980.<ref name="kan">{{cite web|title=History of Magazines in Japan: 1867-1988|url=http://www.kanzaki.com/jpress/mag-history.html|work=Kanzai|accessdate=24 April 2016}}</ref><ref name="monoc"/><ref>{{cite book|author=Brian Moeran|title=A Japanese Advertising Agency: An Anthropology of Media and Markets|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Cid44llrlewC&pg=PA304|year=1996|publisher=University of Hawaii Press|isbn=978-0-8248-1873-9|page=304}}</ref> The first issue of the magazine appeared in May 1980.<ref>{{cite news|title=A guide to the bold and vibrant Japanese magazines that matter|url=http://www.typorn.org/article/guide-bold-and-vibrant-japanese-magazines-matter|accessdate=30 April 2016|work=Typorn|date=7 April 2016}}</ref> The publisher is Tokyo-based company, Magazine House.<ref name="monoc"/> The magazine was published monthly<ref name="sai"/> and biweekly.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Far East and Australasia 2003|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LclscNCTz9oC&pg=PA625|year=2002|publisher=Psychology Press|isbn=978-1-85743-133-9|page=625}}</ref> It is now published on a bimonthly basis.<ref name="monoc"/> It has sister publications, ''[[Anan (magazine)|an an]]'', ''[[Popeye (magazine)|Popeye]]'', and ''Olive''.<ref name="kan"/><ref name="monoc">{{cite news|author1=Fiona Wilson|title=Press Ahead|url=https://monocle.com/magazine/issues/88/press-ahead/|accessdate=28 April 2016|work=Monocle|issue=88|date=November 2015}}</ref> A popular magazine,<ref>{{cite news|date=14 January 1991|work=The Pantagraph|agency=Associated Press|title=How-to guides ever popular with Japanese|quote="How-to magazines attract Japanese readers, who are always fearful of doing something different, by showing a standard of what people should be doing," said Masayoshi Kinjo, editor of the popular men's magazine Brutus.}}</ref> ''Brutus'' had a circulation of 88,543 {{asof|lc=yes|May 2009}} with a target audience of 20- to 50-year-old trend-conscious males.<ref name=sai>{{cite web|url=http://www.saipantribune.com/index.php/b40dedfb-1dfb-11e4-aedf-250bc8c9958e/|title=Brutus magazine seeks Saipan appeal for cartoon magazines|work=Saipan Tribune|date=2 May 2009|accessdate=4 November 2009}}</ref> One of its former [[editors-in-chief]] is Kazuhiro Saito.<ref>{{cite news |author=Ginny Parker|title=In Japan, Beauty Salons Are Busy With Men Seeking 'Pretty Boy' Look |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19990711&slug=2971199|access-date=25 July 2021|work=The Seattle Times |agency=AP|date=11 July 1999|location=Tokyo}}</ref>


In 2013 the magazine and ''Popeye'' received best magazine award.<ref>{{cite news|title=The Fifth BEST MAGAZINE AWARD Winners Including BRUTUS and POPEYE Announced|url=http://en.fashion-headline.com/article/2013/03/19/543.html|accessdate=30 April 2016|work=Fashion Headline|date=19 March 2013}}</ref>
In 2013, the magazine and ''Popeye'' received best magazine award.<ref>{{cite news|title=The Fifth BEST MAGAZINE AWARD Winners Including BRUTUS and POPEYE Announced|url=http://en.fashion-headline.com/article/2013/03/19/543.html|accessdate=30 April 2016|work=Fashion Headline|date=19 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130603173201/http://en.fashion-headline.com/article/2013/03/19/543.html|archive-date=3 June 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>{{from whom|date=July 2023}}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{ja icon}} {{official website|http://magazineworld.jp/brutus/}}
*{{in lang|ja}} {{official website|http://magazineworld.jp/brutus/}}


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Latest revision as of 21:32, 9 January 2024

Brutus
CategoriesMen's magazine
FrequencyBi-monthly
Founded1980
First issueMay 1980
CompanyMagazine House
CountryJapan
Based inTokyo
LanguageJapanese
Website

Brutus (ブルータス) is a Japanese men's magazine devoted to pop culture, lifestyles, and culture in Tokyo, Japan by Magazine House.[1][2]

History and profile

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Brutus was started in 1980.[3][4][5] The first issue of the magazine appeared in May 1980.[6] The publisher is Tokyo-based company, Magazine House.[4] The magazine was published monthly[7] and biweekly.[8] It is now published on a bimonthly basis.[4] It has sister publications, an an, Popeye, and Olive.[3][4] A popular magazine,[9] Brutus had a circulation of 88,543 as of May 2009 with a target audience of 20- to 50-year-old trend-conscious males.[7] One of its former editors-in-chief is Kazuhiro Saito.[10]

In 2013, the magazine and Popeye received best magazine award.[11][from whom?]

References

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  1. ^ L. Erik Bratt (13 May 1992). "Clear sailing for some". The San Diego Union - Tribune.
  2. ^ David Holley (27 March 1995). "Japanese Guru". Los Angeles Times. He was interviewed sympathetically, for example, for an article on new religions published in the well-respected magazine Brutus in 1991.
  3. ^ a b "History of Magazines in Japan: 1867-1988". Kanzai. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  4. ^ a b c d Fiona Wilson (November 2015). "Press Ahead". Monocle. No. 88. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  5. ^ Brian Moeran (1996). A Japanese Advertising Agency: An Anthropology of Media and Markets. University of Hawaii Press. p. 304. ISBN 978-0-8248-1873-9.
  6. ^ "A guide to the bold and vibrant Japanese magazines that matter". Typorn. 7 April 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  7. ^ a b "Brutus magazine seeks Saipan appeal for cartoon magazines". Saipan Tribune. 2 May 2009. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
  8. ^ The Far East and Australasia 2003. Psychology Press. 2002. p. 625. ISBN 978-1-85743-133-9.
  9. ^ "How-to guides ever popular with Japanese". The Pantagraph. Associated Press. 14 January 1991. "How-to magazines attract Japanese readers, who are always fearful of doing something different, by showing a standard of what people should be doing," said Masayoshi Kinjo, editor of the popular men's magazine Brutus.
  10. ^ Ginny Parker (11 July 1999). "In Japan, Beauty Salons Are Busy With Men Seeking 'Pretty Boy' Look". The Seattle Times. Tokyo. AP. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  11. ^ "The Fifth BEST MAGAZINE AWARD Winners Including BRUTUS and POPEYE Announced". Fashion Headline. 19 March 2013. Archived from the original on 3 June 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
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