"Asahi Shimbun" [2] ( Japanese 朝日 新聞, あ さ ひ し ん ぶ ん , literally. Newspaper " Morning Sun "; romaji : Asahi Shimbun ) is the national Japanese newspaper .
| "Asahi Shimbun" | |
|---|---|
 Front page of the first issue of the newspaper | |
| Original title | 朝日 新聞 |
| Type of | daily newspaper |
| Format | Widescreen (40.6 × 54.6 cm) |
| Owner | Michiko Murayama Shoichi Ueno |
| Publisher | Tadakazu kimura |
| A country | |
| Chief Editor | Yoshibumi Wakamiya |
| Founded by | January 25, 1876 |
| Political affiliation | levoliberal |
| Tongue | Japanese |
| Periodicity | |
| Price | ¥ 150 ( morning edition ) 50 ¥ ( evening edition ) |
| Main office | 大阪 府 大阪 市北区 中 之 島 2-3-18 |
| Circulation | 7.96 million (Morning Edition, 2010) [1] |
| Web site | Official website (Japanese) . Archived on April 22, 2012. |
Content
History
The newspaper began to be published in 1879 in Osaka , consisted of four illustrated pages and cost 1 sen (1/100 yen ), and its staff was 20 people. Of these, Noboru Kimura (owner), Ryohei Murayama (president and publisher) and Tey Tsuda (editor-in-chief) were considered founders.
In 1966, the daily circulation of the newspaper was 4.7 million copies [3] .
Present
It is a nationwide publication funded by Mitsui Concern. Circulation: 6 million copies in the morning, and 4 million copies. - in the evening. Morning rooms come in 14 versions (until 14:00), 4 views of each island of the country. Large-format newspaper, 66% of the circulation is distributed by subscription. The newspaper has 226 local bureaus, 1 general bureau, 61 regional offices, and uses the services of 14 news agencies.
The newspaper has 2 English-language projects. One option is Asahi Evening News — half the newspaper in English , half in Japanese . It is characterized by a chronicle presentation of the material.
The newspaper has its own fund, which presents an annual award . The newspaper avoids noisy headlines; it has pronounced liberal views. Audience: intellectuals , people with higher education, youth. Spokai Asahi is an entertainment information weekly.
On Sundays, the New York Times Weekly Review, the AERA analytic weekly, is released. Publications are widescreen. Advertising in them occupies 55-60% of the area.
Since 2004, the newspaper, together with the Mainichi Shimbun , has sponsored the oldest shogi title tournament, Meijin . Both of these newspapers lead shogi columns. The contract amount is 360 million yen (about $ 4 million) per year [4] .
Notes
- ↑ 全国 紙 の 朝 ・ 夕 刊 別 販 売 部 数 (単 位 ： 部) . Yomiuri. Date of treatment March 31, 2011. Archived February 12, 2013.
- ↑ “Asahi Shimbun” / M. V. Seferova // Ankiloz - Bank. - M .: Great Russian Encyclopedia, 2005. - P. 351. - ( Great Russian Encyclopedia : [in 35 vols.] / Ch. Ed. Yu. S. Osipov ; 2004—2017, vol. 2). - ISBN 5-85270-330-3 .
- ↑ Andrey Verbenko. In the cities of Japan // the magazine "Spark" of October 2, 1966, pp. 22-23
- ↑ “Meijin-sen - the crisis has passed” (A. Lysenko)
Sources
- Official website (Japanese) . Archived on April 22, 2012.
- Asahi Shimbun Shashi (Tokyo and Osaka: Asahi Shimbun Sha, 1990-1995. Official history of Asahi)
- "Asahi Shimbun" in Kodansha Encyclopedia of Japan (Tokyo and New York: Kodansha, 1983).
See also
- Asahi Prize