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Asahi Shimbun - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | One of Japan's oldest and largest national daily newspapers, the Asahi shimbun began publication in Osaka on January 25, 1879 as a small-print, four-page illustrated paper that sold for one sen (a hundredth of a yen) a copy, and had a circulation of approximately 3,000 copies. |
 | | In 1881, the Asahi adopted an all-news format, and enlisted Ueno Riichi as co-owner. |
 | | Asahi Shimbun Shashi (Tokyo and Osaka: Asahi Shimbun Sha, 1990-1995. |
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