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3 unusual facts about Asahi Shimbun


Chihayaakasaka, Osaka

Asahi Shimbun, Osaka edition, April 30th 2007, p. 1, 大阪唯一の村消える?

Mikio Oda

In 1931, Oda graduated from Waseda University and was employed by the Asahi Shimbun newspaper.

Sadateru Arikawa

Arikawa was for many years the editor of the Aikikai's newspaper, and taught outside of Hombu at branch dojos including those of the Asahi Shimbun, Hosei University, and at several other universities.


Baseball in Japan

They are organized by the Japan High School Baseball Federation in association with Mainichi Shimbun for the National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament in the spring (also known as "Spring Kōshien") and Asahi Shimbun for the National High School Baseball Championship in the summer (also known as "Summer Kōshien").

Hideo Aragaki

Born in 1903 in Hida city, Gifu Prefecture, he graduated from the Departmnent of Political Economics, Waseda University and entered the Asahi Shimbun in 1926.

Jeff Cowen

At age 23, Cowen's images of the Romanian Revolution appeared in: The Guardian, Tel Aviv Post, Yomiuri Shimbun, Asahi Shimbun.

Macne series

The idea of releasing a voicebank for Macintosh computers was conceptualized in the Japanese voice actress Haruna Ikezawa's regular column "天声姫語 Vox Reginae, Vox Dei" ("voice of the queen, voice of god," a spoof of Asahi Shimbuns editorial article "天声人語 Vox Populi, Vox Dei" or "voice of the people, voice of god") carried in the magazine Mac Fan by Mainichi Communications.

Zhou Weihui

She has presented her work in a large number of Western publications, including The New York Times, The New Yorker, Time, CNN, USA Today, the BBC, The Times, The Sunday Times, The Economist, Stern, Welt am Sonntag, Asahi Shimbun, NHK, Yomiuri Shimbun, Le Monde, ND Le Figaro.


see also

Jacob Beser

Tsutomu Yamaguchi - the only survivor acknowledged by the Japanese government to have been on the ground during both detonations (the Asahi Shimbun located 160 survivors).

Portrait of Lady Meux

Ellis, George R. and Marcia Morse, A Hawaii Treasury, Masterpieces from the Honolulu Academy of Arts, Tokyo, Asahi Shimbun, 2000, 98 & 208-9.

William Rush and His Model

Ellis, George R. and Marcia Morse, A Hawaii Treasury, Masterpieces from the Honolulu Academy of Arts, Tokyo, Asahi Shimbun, 2000, 110 & 211-2.