The Asahi Shimbun

The Asahi Shimbun is one of the four largest newspapers in Japan. Founded in 1879, it is also one of the oldest newspapers in Japan and Asia, and is... Wikipedia

• 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):  64px
• Founded:  25 January 1879
• Political alignment:  Centre-left, Liberalism, Social liberalism
• Headquarters:  Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan
• Country:  Japan
• Circulation:  5,160,355 (2020), 5,954,336 (2018), 6,572,195 (2016), 7,960,000 (2010)
• Website:  www.asahi.com] (Japanese), (English)
• Data Source:  DuckDuckGo