Weekly Asahi Editorial Department - Japanese Literary Awards

Profile

Gender: Unknown
Nationality: Japan
Languages: Japanese

Career

Occupations: magazine editorial department, publishing
Active Years: 1922-2023

Awards

Year	Award	Work	Category	Organization	Result
1953	Kikuchi Kan Prize	—	—	Kikuchi Kan Prize Committee	受賞

Kikuchi Kan Prize

1953

Organization: Kikuchi Kan Prize Committee

Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Okinawa Bookstore Grand Prize 1 appearances

Edition 4 (2018) grand prize

Works

Major Works

Weekly Asahi

1922 weekly magazine (general interest) 36 pages

A general-interest weekly magazine founded in 1922. For decades it published news, book reviews, serial novels and reportage. It ran for 101 years and went on hiatus in 2023.

journalismculturebook reviewsreportageserial novels

Bibliography

Total issues 5,843 (1922–2023)
Weekly Asahi 101-Year History (reprint collection), 2024

Style & Themes

Literary Style: accessible explanatory journalismdiverse styles combining serial fiction and book reviews
Recurring Motifs: long-running serial featuresreader-participation specials (e.g. student cover series)annual year-end cat-themed issue

Legacy

As one of Japan's major general weekly magazines from the postwar era onward, it left a cultural legacy through scoops and long-running serials. It marked its 100th anniversary but went on hiatus in 2023 amid market contraction.

In Popular Culture

Cover projects launched many entertainers (student cover series)
Year-end cat special issues became cultural phenomena with some sell-outs

Quotes

Please remember Weekly Asahi.

Source: Weekly Asahi official Twitter (post at time of hiatus) (2023)

Trivia

Founded on 1922-02-25.
In 1953 editorial chief Shōzō Ogitani and the editorial department won the (postwar) Kikuchi Kan Prize.
The magazine went on hiatus with the issue released May 30, 2023 (cover date June 9, 2023), total issue No. 5,843.
The final special issue underwent multiple reprints due to sell-outs.