Sankei Shimbun is a highly influential national newspaper in Japan, ranking sixth in Japan (the top five are Yomiuri Shimbun, Asahi Shimbun, Mainichi Shimbun, Chugoku Shimbun and Nihon Keizai Shimbun), and is part of the Fuji Sankei Group. The site is a news site jointly created and operated by Sankei News and Microsoft Corporation - "MSN Sankei News".