The Asahi Weekly Edition

The Asahi Weekly Edition (週刊朝日, Shūkan Asahi) was a Japanese weekly magazine published by the Asahi Shimbun group. According to the Chinese-language Wikipedia entry, it was first launched on 25 February 1922 as a ten-day publication issued on the 5th, 15th and 25th of each month, and from 2 April of the same year it became a weekly. It was initially issued by the Asahi Shimbun Company and later by Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc. (株式会社朝日新聞出版), the group's book and magazine publishing arm. The magazine is now described as discontinued. As a general-interest weekly, Shūkan Asahi carried news, politics, society, culture and entertainment coverage, and it was one of the best-known weekly titles in the Japanese magazine market. Its editorial identity was tied to the Asahi Shimbun newspaper brand, and it was sold through newsstands, bookstores and subscription channels across Japan. The official Asahi Shimbun Publications website still maintains a dedicated page for the title, listing the latest issue, back issues and purchase details, which indicates that the brand remains part of the publisher's catalogue even after the print weekly ceased. Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc. is headquartered at 5-3-2 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo. Company information published on its official site states capital of 80 million yen, 223 employees as of 1 April 2026, and sales of 11.7 billion yen for the fiscal year ended March 2026, with Ryota Enman (圓満 亮太) as representative director and president. The publisher's catalogue spans magazines, history books and other general titles, and Shūkan Asahi sits within its magazine line alongside other periodicals. The brand's long life — from a 1922 ten-day publication to a weekly and eventually to a discontinued title — makes it a notable case of a legacy newspaper-affiliated weekly in Japan. Because the supplied evidence is limited, details such as the exact date of discontinuation, circulation figures and specific editorial campaigns are not included here.

The Asahi Weekly Edition (週刊朝日) was launched on 25 February 1922 by the Asahi Shimbun Company. According to the Chinese-language Wikipedia entry, it began as a ten-day publication (旬刊) sold on the 5th, 15th and 25th of each month, and on 2 April of the same year it was converted into a weekly. This makes it one of the older weekly magazine titles associated with a Japanese newspaper group. For most of its life the magazine was published by the Asahi Shimbun Company itself. Later, publishing operations for the group's books and magazines were transferred to Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc. (株式会社朝日新聞出版), which became the publisher of Shūkan Asahi. The title remained part of the Asahi Shimbun group's publishing catalogue, and the official Asahi Shimbun Publications website continues to host a dedicated page for the magazine, showing the latest issue, back issues and purchase information. The Chinese-language Wikipedia entry describes the magazine as discontinued (已停刊). The supplied evidence does not give the exact date or reason for the discontinuation, so those details are not stated here. The publisher's broader catalogue, as shown on its official site, includes magazines and history books, and Shūkan Asahi is listed among its magazine titles. Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc. is based at 5-3-2 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo. Its official company information page states capital of 80 million yen, 223 employees as of 1 April 2026, and sales of 11.7 billion yen for the fiscal year ended March 2026, with Ryota Enman as representative director and president.

• 1922

  The Asahi Weekly Edition is first published as a ten-day publication by the Asahi Shimbun Company.

• 1922

  The magazine is converted from a ten-day publication into a weekly.

• Publishing of the title is later handled by Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc.

• The magazine is described as discontinued.

A long-running general-interest weekly magazine tied to the Asahi Shimbun newspaper brand, aimed at a broad Japanese readership.

• 週刊朝日 (Shūkan Asahi)

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