Kodansha

Kodansha Ltd. (株式会社講談社, Kabushiki-gaisha Kōdansha?), the largest Japanese publisher, produces the manga magazines Nakayoshi, Afternoon, Evening, and Weekly Shonen Magazine, as well as more literary magazines such as Gunzō, Shūkan Gendai, and the Japanese dictionary Nihongo Daijiten. The company has its headquarters in Bunkyō, Tokyo. As of 2010 the Noma family—relatives of the founder—continues to own Kodansha.