Asahi Shimbun

Also known as Asahi Shinbun

Japanese newspaper

Key facts

Type: Daily newspaper , Company type: Private
Format: Blanket (54.6 cm x 40.65 cm)
Owner s: Repurchased shares (25%), Murayama family (21.02%; 10% through the KOSETSU Museum of Art), Ueno family (total 14.22% by Shōichi Ueno's death in 2016), TV Asahi (11.88%), Toppan (7.31%), Asahi Broadcasting Group Holdcorp (2.31%)
Founder s: Murayama Ryōhei [ ja ] , Ueno Riichi
Founded: January 25, 1879 ; 147 years ago ( 1879-01-25 )
Political alignment: Liberalism ( Japanese ) Social liberalism Centre-left
Headquarters: Nakanoshima , Kita-ku, Osaka , Japan
Country: Japan
Circulation: Morning edition: 3,264,440 Evening edition 892,295 (January-June 2025)
Website: www .asahi .com (Japanese), www .asahi .com /ajw (English)

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Official website

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Encyclopedic overview

Flag of the Asahi Shimbun Company Nakanoshima Festival Tower EastAsahi Shimbun Osaka Head Office is on the 9th to the 12th floors.

The Asahi Shimbun (朝日新聞; IPA: [asaçi ɕiꜜmbɯɴ], lit. 'morning sun newspaper') is a Japanese daily newspaper founded in 1879. It is one of the oldest newspapers in Japan and Asia, and is considered a newspaper of record for Japan.

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