Staff writer

The magazine Eigo Seinen, originally launched by The Japan Times as a student version of the newspaper to feature a monthly digest of international news, celebrated 100 years of publication Friday.

"We are proud of the fact that we have continued publishing the magazine for such a long time without missing a single issue," said Kohei Yamada, the magazine's chief editor. Also known as the Rising Generation, the magazine is published by Kenkyusha Publishing Co. and currently has a circulation of about 10,000.