] ▁ ▁Category : Ind ie ▁rock ▁musical ▁groups ▁from ▁New ▁York ▁( state ) ▁Category : Mus ical ▁groups ▁from ▁Long ▁Island ▁Category : Mus ical ▁groups ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 <0x0A> </s> ▁Japanese ▁newsp apers ▁( 新 <0xE8> <0x81> <0x9E> ▁" sh in b un ", ▁or ▁older ▁sp elling ▁" sh imb un "), ▁similar ▁to ▁their ▁world wide ▁counter parts , ▁run ▁the ▁gam ut ▁from ▁general ▁news - orient ed ▁papers ▁to ▁special ▁interest ▁newsp apers ▁devoted ▁to ▁econom ics , ▁sports , ▁literature , ▁industry , ▁and ▁trade . ▁New sp apers ▁are ▁circul ated ▁either ▁nation ally , ▁by ▁region ▁( such ▁as ▁Kant ō ▁or ▁K ans ai ), ▁by ▁each ▁pre fect ure , ▁or ▁by ▁each ▁city . ▁Some ▁newsp apers ▁publish ▁as ▁often ▁as ▁two ▁times ▁a ▁day ▁( mor ning ▁and ▁evening ▁ed itions ) ▁while ▁others ▁publish ▁week ly , ▁month ly , ▁quarter ly , ▁or ▁even ▁year ly . ▁The ▁five ▁leading ▁national ▁daily ▁newsp apers ▁in ▁Japan ▁are ▁the ▁As ah i ▁Sh imb un , ▁Main ichi ▁Sh imb un , ▁the ▁Y omi uri ▁Sh imb un , ▁San ke i ▁Sh imb un ▁and ▁the ▁Nik ke i ▁Sh imb un . ▁The ▁first ▁two ▁are ▁generally ▁considered ▁liberal / left ▁lean ing ▁while ▁the ▁latter ▁three ▁are ▁considered ▁conserv ative / right ▁lean ing . ▁The ▁most ▁popular ▁national ▁daily ▁English - language ▁newspaper ▁in ▁Japan ▁is ▁The ▁Japan ▁Times