Kikuchi Kan Award
2 appearances
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Edition 8 (1954) award
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Edition 18 (1964) award
The Asahi Shimbun
あさひしんぶん
Asahi Shinbun
Aliases:
朝日 / 朝日新聞社
Profile
- Gender
- Unknown
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Newspaper Company
- Active Years
- 1879-2025
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association Award | Campaign to Find Missing Relatives | — | Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association | 受賞 |
| 1954 | Kikuchi Kan Prize | Comprehensive Commentary Page on Page 3 | — | Kikuchi Kan Prize | 受賞 |
| 1964 | Kikuchi Kan Prize | Report on Canada and the Eskimos | — | Kikuchi Kan Prize | 受賞 |
| 1960 | Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association Award | World's Pulse Column | — | Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association | 受賞 |
| 1968 | Japan Congress of Journalists (JCJ) Award | Vietnam War Reporting | — | Japan Congress of Journalists | 受賞 |
| 1987 | Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association Award | Scoop on Emperor Showa's Illness | — | Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association | 受賞 |
| 1988 | Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association Award | Recruit Scandal Investigative Reporting | — | Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association | 受賞 |
| 1992 | Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association Award | Tokyo Sagawa Express Scandal Scoop | — | Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association | 受賞 |
| 1999 | Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association Award | Wakayama Poisoned Curry Incident Reporting | — | Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association | 受賞 |
| 2005 | Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association Award | JR Fukuchiyama Line Derailment Photo Coverage | — | Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association | 受賞 |
| 2010 | Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association Award | Osaka District Prosecutors Office Evidence Tampering Investigation Reporting | — | Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association | 追加受賞 |
| 2012 | Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association Award | Coverage of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster | — | Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association | 受賞 |
| 2013 | Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association Award | Report on Negligent Decontamination | — | Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association | 受賞 |
| 2018 | Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association Award | Report on Moritomo Gakuen Document Tampering Allegation | — | Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association | 受賞 |
| 2005 | Japan Federation of Newspaper Workers' Unions Journalist Award | Coverage of Aum Shinrikyo | — | Japan Federation of Newspaper Workers' Unions | 優秀賞 |
| 2007 | Ishibashi Tanzan Memorial Waseda Journalism Award | Report on Disguised Subcontracting | — | Ishibashi Tanzan Memorial Waseda Journalism Award | 受賞 |
| 1994 | Sakata Memorial Journalism Award | Series ‘The Footsteps of This Country’ | 国際交流・貢献報道 | Sakata Memorial Journalism Award | 受賞 |
| 1996 | Sakata Memorial Journalism Award | Continuing Series ‘Road to Nuclear Disarmament’ | 国際交流・貢献報道 | Sakata Memorial Journalism Award | 受賞 |
| 2016 | Sakata Memorial Journalism Award | Series Project ‘Children and Poverty’ | — | Sakata Memorial Journalism Award | 受賞 |
| 2018 | Sakata Memorial Journalism Award | Report on Ministry of Finance Document Tampering | — | Sakata Memorial Journalism Award | 受賞 |
| 2021 | Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association Award | Report on LINE Personal Data Leakage | — | Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association | 受賞 |
| 2022 | Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association Award | Report on Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Statistical Falsification | — | Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association | 受賞 |
Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association Award
1957
Work:
Campaign to Find Missing Relatives
Organization:
Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association
Result:
受賞
Kikuchi Kan Prize
1954
Work:
Comprehensive Commentary Page on Page 3
Organization:
Kikuchi Kan Prize
Result:
受賞
Kikuchi Kan Prize
1964
Work:
Report on Canada and the Eskimos
Organization:
Kikuchi Kan Prize
Result:
受賞
Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association Award
1960
Work:
World's Pulse Column
Organization:
Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association
Result:
受賞
Japan Congress of Journalists (JCJ) Award
1968
Work:
Vietnam War Reporting
Organization:
Japan Congress of Journalists
Result:
受賞
Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association Award
1987
Work:
Scoop on Emperor Showa's Illness
Organization:
Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association
Result:
受賞
Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association Award
1988
Work:
Recruit Scandal Investigative Reporting
Organization:
Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association
Result:
受賞
Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association Award
1992
Work:
Tokyo Sagawa Express Scandal Scoop
Organization:
Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association
Result:
受賞
Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association Award
1999
Work:
Wakayama Poisoned Curry Incident Reporting
Organization:
Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association
Result:
受賞
Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association Award
2005
Work:
JR Fukuchiyama Line Derailment Photo Coverage
Organization:
Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association
Result:
受賞
Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association Award
2010
Work:
Osaka District Prosecutors Office Evidence Tampering Investigation Reporting
Organization:
Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association
Result:
追加受賞
Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association Award
2012
Work:
Coverage of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster
Organization:
Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association
Result:
受賞
Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association Award
2013
Work:
Report on Negligent Decontamination
Organization:
Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association
Result:
受賞
Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association Award
2018
Work:
Report on Moritomo Gakuen Document Tampering Allegation
Organization:
Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association
Result:
受賞
Japan Federation of Newspaper Workers' Unions Journalist Award
2005
Work:
Coverage of Aum Shinrikyo
Organization:
Japan Federation of Newspaper Workers' Unions
Result:
優秀賞
Ishibashi Tanzan Memorial Waseda Journalism Award
2007
Work:
Report on Disguised Subcontracting
Organization:
Ishibashi Tanzan Memorial Waseda Journalism Award
Result:
受賞
Sakata Memorial Journalism Award
1994
Work:
Series ‘The Footsteps of This Country’
Category:
国際交流・貢献報道
Organization:
Sakata Memorial Journalism Award
Result:
受賞
Sakata Memorial Journalism Award
1996
Work:
Continuing Series ‘Road to Nuclear Disarmament’
Category:
国際交流・貢献報道
Organization:
Sakata Memorial Journalism Award
Result:
受賞
Sakata Memorial Journalism Award
2016
Work:
Series Project ‘Children and Poverty’
Organization:
Sakata Memorial Journalism Award
Result:
受賞
Sakata Memorial Journalism Award
2018
Work:
Report on Ministry of Finance Document Tampering
Organization:
Sakata Memorial Journalism Award
Result:
受賞
Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association Award
2021
Work:
Report on LINE Personal Data Leakage
Organization:
Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association
Result:
受賞
Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association Award
2022
Work:
Report on Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Statistical Falsification
Organization:
Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Legacy
The Asahi Shimbun is one of Japan's major national newspapers, known for its strength in political and social issues, numerous scoops, and journalism awards. However, it has also faced criticism and controversy for past misreporting and problematic coverage. Internationally, it was once highly regarded but has seen a decline in reader trust among major national papers in recent years.
Academic Societies
- Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association
- Japan Congress of Journalists
- Japan Federation of Newspaper Workers' Unions
- Japan ABC Association
Trivia
- The 'Tensei Jingo' column is frequently used in entrance examinations.
- The Asahi Shimbun has multiple headquarters and branches nationwide, covering a wide distribution area.
- There have been several internal scandals, such as the internet article plagiarism issue in 2007 and the comfort women reporting issue in 2014.
- The Asahi Shimbun uses a distinctive original form of the character ‘new’ in its masthead.
- The Asahi Shimbun is an official sponsor of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, but its editorial stance has faced criticism.