Asahi Shinbun
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Asahi Shinbun (Morning Sun Newspaper) is a major newspaper in Japan. It is based in Osaka. It started in 1879. It is left-wing. It publishes a daily English-language edition online.
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Type | Daily newspaper Company type: Private |
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Format | Broadsheet[1] |
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 [ja] |
Founded | 25 January 1879 |
Political alignment | Centre-left[2][3][4][5][6] Liberalism[7][8] |
Headquarters | Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan |
Country | Japan |
Circulation | |
Website | www www |
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