Yomidas (1874-present) This link opens in a new windowArchive of the Japanese newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun. Meiji, Taisho & Showa Eras (1874-1989) includes scans of print layout, Heisei & Reiwa Eras (1986-) includes transcribed text, and The Japan News (1989-) searches English language version. Limited to 3 simultaneous users.