Asahi Shimbun

Japanese newspaper
Organization daily_newspaper Q720503
Asahi Shimbun
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Asahi Shimbun

Summary

Asahi Shimbun is a daily newspaper[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of daily_newspaper entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (347 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Asahi Shimbun received the Jella-Lepman Medal[3].
  • Asahi Shimbun is in the country of Japan[4].
  • Asahi Shimbun's image is recorded as Asahi-Shimbun-First-Issue-Front-Page-January 25-1879.png[5].
  • Asahi Shimbun's instance of is recorded as daily newspaper[6].
  • Asahi Shimbun's publisher is recorded as Asahi Shimbun Company[7].
  • Asahi Shimbun's logo image is recorded as The Asahi Shimbun logo.svg[8].
  • Asahi Shimbun's headquarters location is recorded as Osaka[9].
  • Asahi Shimbun's headquarters location is recorded as Tokyo[10].
  • Asahi Shimbun's headquarters location is recorded as Fukuoka[11].
  • Asahi Shimbun's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 178217680[12].
  • Asahi Shimbun's ISSN is recorded as 1045-5094[13].
  • Asahi Shimbun's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n82053195[14].
  • Asahi Shimbun's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00641437[15].
  • Asahi Shimbun's Commons category is recorded as Asahi Shimbun[16].
  • Asahi Shimbun's language of work or name is recorded as Japanese[17].
  • Asahi Shimbun's language of work or name is recorded as English[18].
  • Asahi Shimbun's industry is recorded as publishing[19].
  • Asahi Shimbun's country of origin is recorded as Japan[20].
  • Asahi Shimbun's country of origin is recorded as United States[21].
  • +1879-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Asahi Shimbun[22].
  • Asahi Shimbun's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01ttwm[23].
  • Asahi Shimbun's significant event is recorded as SCAPIN-34: Suspension Of Tokyo Newspaper Asahi Shimbun[24].
  • Asahi Shimbun's official website is recorded as http://www.asahi.com[25].
  • Asahi Shimbun's official website is recorded as https://www.asahi.com/ajw/[26].
  • Asahi Shimbun's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0005563[27].

Body

Founding

+1879-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Asahi Shimbun[22].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Osaka[9], a city designated by government ordinance[28], in Japan[29], founded in 1889[30], headquartered in Kita-ku[31]; Tokyo[10], a metropolitan prefecture[32], in Japan[33], founded in 1868[34], headquartered in Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building[35]; and Fukuoka[11], a city designated by government ordinance[36], in Japan[37], founded in 1889[38].

Industry

Asahi Shimbun's industry is recorded as publishing[19].

Recognition

Asahi Shimbun received the Jella-Lepman Medal[3].

Why It Matters

Asahi Shimbun ranks in the top 4% of daily_newspaper entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (347 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

FAQs

What awards did Asahi Shimbun receive?

Honors received include Jella-Lepman Medal[3].

References

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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