The company was founded in October 1945 by Kinosuke Iwahori and Tatsuo Shimizu. Its first publications were the magazines
Heibon and
Heibon Weekly. In 1964, it launched the influential men's magazine
Heibon Punch. Some of Magazine House's publications include: •
an-an (women's fashion and lifestyle magazine; est. 1970) •
Croissant (women's magazine; est. 1977) •
Popeye (men's fashion magazine; est. 1976) •
Brutus (men's lifestyle magazine; est. 1980) == References ==