Asahi
Newspaper | Mainstream
The Asahi Shimbun (朝日新聞, Asahi Shinbun?) is one of the five national newspapers in Japan; the other four are the Yomiuri Shimbun, the Mainichi Shimbun, Nihon Keizai Shimbun and the Sankei Shimbun. Its circulation, which was 8.27 million for its morning edition; 3.85 million for its evening edition as of April 2004, was second behind that of Yomiuri Shimbun. The newspaper has alliances with the International Herald Tribune, which is affiliated with the New York Times. Together, they publish International Herald Tribune/The Asahi Shimbun as their English ... More » (Source: Wikipedia)
Overview
Media:
Newspaper
Audience:
Very large audience (1M or more) (English)
Scope:
International
Research
Related Publications:
New York Times
Location:
Japan
Editorial
Edited By:
Kaizar Campwala
Last Edit:
Dec 25, 2006 - 12:09 PM PST
Story Stats
Top Topics:
World (5), Japan (5), Sci/Tech (4), Nuclear Power (3), Environment (2), Health (2), Pollution (1), Nuclear Weapons (1), Food (1), Living (1), Community (1), Water (1)
Top Formats:
News Report (4), News (1)
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