Yamagata Shimbun Co., Ltd.
Yamagata Shimbun’s new digital service starts
The smartphone app “Kijikuru” has been released, and the homepage “Yamagata News Online” has also become a membership system.
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Yamagata Shimbun has launched a new digital service. The smartphone app “Kijikuru” has been launched, allowing you to easily read the latest news, information necessary for daily life, digital newspapers, etc. The homepage “Yamagata News Online” has also become a membership system, and the content has been further enhanced. Subscribers can use both for free by signing up for the service. [Image 1
News in Yamagata Prefecture will continue to provide accurate information in a timely manner. “Kijikuru” includes “Monte Park,” which reports on the trends of Soccer Montedio Yamagata, as well as information about obituaries that is distributed before it is published in the paper. In addition, as a new attempt, we will also post articles with videos edited using artificial intelligence (AI). We also provide detailed information on domestic and international news.
The paper viewer (viewing software) has changed significantly. In addition to simply looking at digital newspaper pages, you can also save articles like a scrapbook and search for articles. If you register place names or words that interest you in advance, there is also a function that will highlight and display only related articles. The viewer can also be used from the homepage.
We are also putting effort into our email services, such as “News Breaking News,” which quickly provides information to users when important events occur, and “Yamagata Traffic Information,” which provides information on major highway regulations in the prefecture and railway operation status. can enter. We will also continue to send an e-mail newsletter introducing the articles we have distributed. [Image 2
[Thoughts put into Kijikuru]
The Kijikuru icon is solid blue, and the app name is clearly expressed. Yamagata Shimbun characters “Bun-chan” and “Yomonya” will also appear at the launch. Kijikuru not only has the meaning of “articles coming” below the readers, but also connects it to the English word “article,” which means an article. We are currently applying for trademark registration.
[Features of the new digital service]
Kijikuru is launching a new service for paid members that allows them to read the prefecture’s obituary information the night before it is published in the newspaper.
By incorporating an article search function, you will be able to search for news of interest up to 30 days ago and reread it. “Monte Park” is a web magazine specializing in J2 soccer team Montedio Yamagata. We will continue to enhance this popular project.
On the video page, we will introduce video news from the past 30 days taken by Yamagata Shimbun reporters. By disseminating not only text but also video, we deliver news to a wider range of generations and local people.
Kijikuru plans to distribute digital coupons that can be used at participating stores. In order to please as many people as possible, we will invite stores from a wide range of genres to sponsor the event and will enhance services such as discounts and benefits.
We deliver breaking news from inside and outside the prefecture via email, as well as information on major roads within the prefecture, suspensions and delays of trains and planes, and the results of various sports. Every night, we send out an e-mail newsletter to inform you of the day’s events and the next day’s weather.
There are two types of paper viewers: Kijikuru version and web version. You will be able to read the day’s newspaper from 5am. The fee is free for subscribers and 4,200 yen per month for others. We will take this opportunity to establish a new “Yamagata Shimbun Digital Membership” and provide a variety of services. Please use all means. Click here to register. https://www.yamagata-np.jp/denshi/