The Asahi Shimbun is a privately owned company headquartered in Japan. Founded in 1879, it employs approximately 120 individuals and reported $6.7M in revenue as of 2023. Functioning as a tier 3 media tech buyer, the company is known as one of the largest and oldest newspapers in Japan, with its primary product focus identified as ball sports.
The Asahi Shimbun reported on July 29, 2025, that the Japanese Ministry of Defense plans to deploy long-range anti-ship missiles at Camp Kengun in Kumamoto Prefecture by the end of the current fiscal year. This deployment aims to strengthen Japan's defense capabilities in response to increased Chinese military activity near the Nansei Islands. Separately, on August 22, reports in The Asahi Shimbun indicated the Japanese government plans to double the target for private-sector investment in India to 10 trillion yen ($68 billion) over the next 10 years. Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are expected to confirm this new target during a meeting in Tokyo on August 29.
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The Asahi Shimbun offers 2 products in the sports and media and telecoms services industries. The Asahi Shimbun's product portfolio comprises of ball sports and media and TV services.
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The Asahi Shimbun's revenues were less than $10M in 2023. Caretta Research has split The Asahi Shimbun's revenue into 2 different product categories, the largest of which is volleyball. For full access to The Asahi Shimbun's revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.
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