It is headquartered in Fukuoka, which accounts for the bulk of its circulation, and is also sold throughout Kyūshū.

Nishinippon Shimbun is the largest regional newspaper in Kyushu.

Nishinippon Shimbun has six foreign bureaus, in Washington, D.C., Paris, Beijing, Taipei, Seoul, and Bangkok.

In 1950, Nishinippon Shimbun owned the Nishi-Nippon Pirates, a Japanese baseball team and a founding member of Nippon Professional Baseball's Central League.

The Nishinippon Shimbun sponsors the Prince Takamatsu Cup Nishinippon Round-Kyūshū Ekiden (Grand Tour Kyushu), the world's longest relay race.