Asahi - Definition and Overview

Asahi (朝日) means "morning sun" in Japanese. Given the word Japan means "origin of the Sun", it is not hard to imagine Asahi is a popular name for many things/place in Japan. Asahi is the name of a large conglomerate in Japan. The Asahi Corporation owns the Asahi Shimbun, Asahi Television, and Asahi brewery, along with a large array of smaller companies.

Businesses with Asahi in their name

• Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.
• Asahi is a famous brand name of Japanese beer.
• It is the name of a major newspaper, the Asahi Shimbun and a Japanese television network, Asahi Television.
• Asahi Kōgaku Kōgyō is the former name of PENTAX Co..

Places with Asahi in their name

Asahi is a name of several places in Japan:

• Asahi, Chiba
• Asahi, Aichi
• Asahi, Fukui
• Asahi, Gifu
• Asahi, Hokkaido
• Asahi, Ibaraki
• Asahi, Mie
• Asahi, Nagano
• Asahi, Niigata
• Asahi, Okayama
• Asahi, Shimane
• Asahi, Toyama
• Asahi, Yamagata (Murayama)
• Asahi, Yamagata (Tagawa)
• Asahi, Yamaguchi
• Asahi-ku

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The article is a query result from http://www.glin.org/prefect/ctv/special.html, augumented with other sources.