[300th Issue Commemoration] 33 Years of Great Gratitude! Solve "Nanpara," the Kanji Nankuro Special Magazine, to Activate Your Brain and Get Luxurious Presents All at Once!

Gakken Holdings Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, Shinagawa / Representative Director and President: Hiroaki Miyahara)'s group company, Gakken Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, Shinagawa / Representative Director and President: Tatsuya Nanjo), released the Kanji Nankuro specialty magazine "Nanpara May/June 2026 Issue" on Thursday, March 26, 2026. With this issue, "Nanpara" has achieved its "300th cumulative issue."

■"Nanpara," the pioneer magazine of Kanji Nankuro, reaches its 300th issue!

Kanji Nankuro specialty magazine "Nanpara" has reached its 300th cumulative issue with the May/June 2026 issue (released on March 26)! In its 33rd year since its first publication, it has been loved by many puzzle fans for a long time in the world of puzzle magazines, where trends change rapidly.

The May/June issue is titled "300th Issue Commemorative Special Edition" and is packed with gratitude, including a special appendix "Super Huge! Newspaper-sized 3050-square puzzle" and various luxurious prizes.

■ The appeal of "Kanji Nankuro," perfect for modern people who "tend to forget kanji." Activate your brain easily and enjoyably!

"Kanji Nankuro" is a type of crossword puzzle that uses kanji. It's a puzzle where you "fill in the same kanji in squares with the same number, using the numbers in the squares as hints, to create compound words vertically and horizontally." It's the best of both worlds: language-based puzzles that require vocabulary and logic-based puzzles that rely on logical thinking. The exhilaration of twisting your brain and coming up with the perfect kanji is exceptional!

With the spread of smartphones and computers, modern people have "stopped writing characters by hand" significantly. You might even find yourself unable to write simple kanji…!?

Here's a summary of the appeal of "Kanji Nankuro," which we recommend for you.

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