How to say "newsletter" in Japanese

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  • nounThe direct loanword and the default choice for a regular publication updating members, customers or subscribers, whether printed or sent by email.
  • 会報かいほうCommon
    nounThe bulletin or newsletter a society, association or club issues for its members; use this when the publication belongs to an organization and is addressed to its membership.
  • 時報じほうCommon
    nounIts ordinary meaning is a time signal or time announcement; as 'newsletter' it appears chiefly in the titles of official periodical bulletins, so it is seldom the word you want for an ordinary newsletter.

Use 「ニュースレター」 for a newsletter in general, 会報 for the bulletin an association or club sends its members, and leave 時報 aside, since it normally means a time signal.

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