Asahi (朝日, 旭, or あさひ) means "morning sun" in Japanese and may refer to:
Cities
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Asahi, Chiba (旭市; ''Asahi-shi'')
Wards
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Asahi-ku, Osaka (旭区; ''Asahi-ku'')
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Asahi-ku, Yokohama (旭; ''Asahi-ku'')
Towns
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Asahi, Aichi (旭町; ''Asahi-chō'')
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Asahi, Fukui was a town located in Nyū District, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 9,463 and a density of 208.12 persons per km². The total area was 45.47 km².
On February 1, 2005, Asahi, along with the town of ...
(朝日町; ''Asahi-chō'')
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Asahi, Hokkaido (朝日町; ''Asahi-chō'')
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Asahi, Mie (朝日町; ''Asahi-chō'')
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Asahi, Okayama
was a town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town ...
(旭町; ''Asahi-chō'')
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Asahi, Shimane
was a town located in Naka District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 3,076 and a density of 23.92 persons per km². The total area was 128.57 km².
On October 1, 2005, Asahi, along with the towns ...
(旭町; ''Asahi-chō'')
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Asahi, Toyama (朝日町; ''Asahi-machi'')
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Asahi, Yamagata (Nishimurayama) (朝日町; ''Asahi-machi'')
Villages
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Asahi, Gifu
was a village located in Ōno District, Gifu Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 2,088 and a population density of 11.14 persons per km². The total area was 187.37 km².
On February 1, 2005, Asahi, al ...
(朝日村; ''Asahi-mura'')
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Asahi, Ibaraki (旭村; ''Asahi-mura'')
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Asahi, Nagano
is a village located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. , the village had an estimated population of 4,569 in 1533 households, and a population density of 63.4 persons per km². The total area of the village is .
Geography
Nagawa is located in the ...
(朝日村; ''Asahi-mura'')
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Asahi, Niigata (朝日村; ''Asahi-mura'')
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Asahi, Yamagata (Tagawa) (朝日村; ''Asahi-mura'')
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Asahi, Yamaguchi (旭村; ''Asahi-son'')
Companies
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Asahi Breweries
is a Japanese global beer, spirits, soft drinks and food business group headquartered in Sumida, Tokyo.
In 2019, the group had revenue of JPY 2.1 trillion. Asahi's business portfolio can be segmented as follows: alcoholic beverage business (4 ...
, a Japanese beverage company
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Asahi Shimbun'', a Japanese newspaper
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Asahi Production
is a Japanese animation studio established on 1 June 1973. It is located in Nerima, Tokyo.
History
Asahi Production was founded in 1973, initially establishing itself as a specialized shooting studio and PR movie company. At its inception, T ...
, a Japanese animation company
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TV Asahi
JOEX-DTV (channel 5), branded as (also known as EX and and stylized as TV asahi), is a television station that is owned and operated by the subsidiary of certified broadcasting holding company , itself controlled by The Asahi Shimbun Compan ...
, a Japanese television network
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Asahi Glass Company, a Japanese chemical products manufacturer
* Asahi Optical Corporation, now known as
Pentax Corporation
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Asahi Kasei, a Japanese chemical products manufacturer
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Asahi Metal Industry Co. v. Superior Court
''Asahi Metal Industry Co. v. Superior Court'', 480 U.S. 102 (1987), decided on February 24, 1987, was a case decided by the United States Supreme Court, in which the court decided whether a foreign corporation, by merely being aware that its prod ...
, a U.S. Supreme Court case (1987)
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Asahi Broadcasting Corporation
is a certified broadcasting holding company headquartered in Osaka, Japan. Until March 31, 2018, it was a unified radio and television broadcaster serving in the Kansai region.
On April 1, 2018, its radio and television broadcasting divisions ...
(ABC), a radio and television broadcaster in the Kansai region, Japan
People
*, Japanese footballer
*, Japanese announcer
*, Japanese footballer
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*, Japanese volleyball player
*, Japanese singer, member of South Korean band
Treasure
Treasure (from la, thesaurus from Greek language ''thēsauros'', "treasure store") is a concentration of wealth — often originating from ancient history — that is considered lost and/or forgotten until rediscovered. Some jurisdictions leg ...
Other
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Asahi (automobile)
The Asahi was made by Miyata Works Ltd, Tokyo, from 1937 to about 1939. It was a light car, powered by a 730 cc 2-cylinder engine that drove the front wheels. It had a two-seater body and independent suspension all around.Odin, L.C. ''World ...
, a 1930s Japanese automobile
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Asahi (motorcycle), a Japanese motorcycle brand
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Asahi (train), a Japanese train service name
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Japanese battleship Asahi
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Asahi Health, a Finnish health exercise
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Asahi (baseball team)
Asahi (朝日, 旭, or あさひ) means "morning sun" in Japanese and may refer to:
Cities
* Asahi, Chiba (旭市; ''Asahi-shi'') Wards
* Asahi-ku, Osaka (旭区; ''Asahi-ku'')
* Asahi-ku, Yokohama (旭; ''Asahi-ku'')
Towns
* Asahi, Aichi (旭 ...
, a Japanese-Canadian baseball team
* Asahi Azumane (東峰 旭), a character from ''
Haikyu!!'' with the position of wing spiker from Karasuno High
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Asahi Gakuen
Asahi Gakuen (あさひ学園 "School of the Rising Sun"), or the Los Angeles Japanese School (ロス・アンジェルス補習授業校 ''Rosu Anjerusu Hoshū Jugyō Kō''), is a part-time Japanese school in the Los Angeles metropolitan area.R ...
(あさひ学園) Los Angeles Japanese School
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Asahi River (旭川), a river in Okayama Prefecture, Japan
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Asahi Linux
Asahi Linux is a porting project to develop support for Linux on Apple devices, Linux on Apple hardware, specifically Apple silicon-powered Macintosh , Macs, allowing them to run alternative operating systems in addition to macOS. The software d ...
, an initiative to port Linux to recent Apple devices
* "Asahi", a song by Animals as Leaders from the album ''
Parrhesia''
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Asahi University
is a private university in Mizuho, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. The school was first founded in 1971 as Gifu Dental University (岐阜歯科大学 ''Gifu Shika Daigaku''). It was renamed Asahi University in 1985 when the management department was added ...
, a private university in Mizuho, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
See also
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Asachi, a surname
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Hinode (disambiguation), Japanese word for "sunrise"
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