The Asahi Shimbun (朝日新聞, IPA: [aꜜsaçi ɕimbɯɴ], lit. '
morning sun newspaper', English: Asahi News) is one of the five national newspapers in Japan.
Its circulation, which was 7.96 million for its morning edition and 3.1 million for its evening edition as of June 2010, was second behind that of Yomiuri Shimbun and subsequently is the second largest circulating newspaper in the world behind Yomiuri.

Its publisher, The Asahi Shimbun Company, itself a media conglomerate, has its registered headquarters in Osaka and remains a privately held family business in the major ownership and control of the founding Murayama and Ueno families.

According to the Reuters Institute Digital Report 2018, public trust in Asahi Shimbun is the lowest among five major dailies in Japan.
The Asahi Shimbun (朝日新聞, IPA: [aꜜsaçi ɕimbɯɴ], lit. 'morning sun newspaper', English: Asahi News) is one of the five national newspapers in Japan. Its circulation, which was 7.96 million for its morning edition and 3.1 million for its evening edition as of June 2010, was second behind that of Yomiuri Shimbun and subsequently is the second largest circulating newspaper in the world behind Yomiuri.
Its publisher, The Asahi Shimbun Company, itself a media conglomerate, has its registered headquarters in Osaka and remains a privately held family business in the major ownership and control of the founding Murayama and Ueno families.
According to the Reuters Institute Digital Report 2018, public trust in Asahi Shimbun is the lowest among five major dailies in Japan.
The Asahi Shimbun