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Kodansha Limited (株式会社講談社, Kabushiki-gaisha Kōdansha) is the largest Japanese publisher, headquartered in (Bunkyo), Tokyo. Kodansha publishes manga magazines Nakayoshi, Afternoon, Weekly Shonen Magazine, as well as more literary magazines such as Gunzō, Shūkan Gendai, and the Japanese dictionary Nihongo Daijiten. Kodansha was started by Seiji Noma in 1909, as a spinoff of the Dai-Nippon Yūbenkai (Greater Japan Oratorical Society). Its first publication was the literary magazine Yūben. The name Kodansha (taken from "Kōdan Club", a now defunct magazine published by the company) was first used in 1911 when the publisher formally merged with the Dai-Nippon Yūbenkai. The company's current legal name has been in use since 1958. Its motto is "To be interesting and beneficial". The company also owns the Otowa Group, which manages subsidiary companies such as King Records and Kobunsha, and publishes Nikkan Gendai, a daily tabloid. It also has close ties with The Walt Disney Company, and is an official sponsor of Tokyo Disneyland. It is the largest publisher in Japan, and at one point yearly revenue was more than 200 billion. Kodansha also sponsors the prestigious Kodansha Manga Award, which has run in its current form since 1977 (since 1960 under other names). Kodansha's Tokyo headquarters are famous in Japanese kendo circles as the home of Noma Dojo, a fencing practice hall, or dōjō, established by Seiji Noma in 1925. The dōjō is the only surviving example of its type and has been described by Japanese media as a "holy place" for kendo enthusiasts and by building preservationists as a priceless example of martial arts architecture. The company is a stockholder in various broadcasters across Japan, and is believed to hold around 20% of the TBS Group's stock. It also holds stock in Nippon Cultural Broadcasting, along with Kobunsha.