[1] It is currently headquartered in Arlington Heights, Illinois,[2] and its offices were previously located in Albany Park, Chicago.
[4] Ryoichi Fuji, who had been placed in an internment camp in World War II, created the Chicago Shimpo after his release.
"[5] Akiko Sugano decreased the newspaper's time lag in order to attract younger people, including Japanese citizens working at Chicago area firms.
Issues previously discussed events that occurred months before publication, while after Sugano's fixes, the newspaper had a time lag of one week.
In addition Akiko Sugano also added discussions of contemporary topics, including the internet.