it was founded on november 25, 1940, as a consolidation of nine daily papers in miyazaki prefecture. it assumed its current name on 1 january 1961. it provides general news collected from the national and international network of kyodo news, as well as news from miyazaki prefecture. as of 2011, its circulation is 216,302, with 42.9% of miyazaki households reading the paper, making it the most read newspaper in miyazaki.