A coated paper for printing comprising a base paper and a coating layer containing a pigment and an adhesive, wherein the coating layer has a volume distribution of 65% or more of pigment particles ranging from 0.4 μm to 4.2 μm in size, and wherein the coated paper has a basis weight of 50 μg/m2 or less and tensile stiffness ranging between 200 kN/m and 400 kN/m, inclusive.