, often shortened to simply ''Asahi Geinō'' or , is a shūkanshi founded by Hirotomo Takei and published by

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in Japan. It was first published under the title in January 1946, though the title and size were changed to the current one in October 1956. The longest-running manga in the world by a single author, ''

Sennin Buraku is a manga series by Kō Kojima which ran in the adult magazine ''Weekly Asahi Geinō'', published by Tokuma Shoten in Japan. It is the longest running comic with only one artist, being published weekly since October 1956, and the longest-r ...

'' by Kō Kojima, was published in the first issue with the new title, and ran from 1956 to 2014. The magazine tends to focus on sensationalized stories, celebrity gossip, stories about

yakuza , also known as , are members of transnational organized crime syndicates originating in Japan. The Japanese police and media, by request of the police, call them , while the ''yakuza'' call themselves . The English equivalent for the ter ...

, articles with risque or erotic content or topics, and

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s. About 90% of the readership are married, male

salarymen In Japan, a is a salaried worker. In Japanese popular culture, this is embodied by a white-collar worker who shows overriding loyalty and commitment to the corporation where he works. Salarymen are expected to work long hours, to put in addit ...

. ''Asahi Geinō'' frequently has articles related to

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, and participates in campaigns to stem the AIDS epidemic. Translations of and commentaries on articles from ''Asahi Geinō'' were common in the

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newspaper ''

Mainichi Daily News The is one of the major newspapers in Japan, published by In addition to the ''Mainichi Shimbun'', which is printed twice a day in several local editions, Mainichi also operates an English language news website called ''The Mainichi'' (previ ...

s now-discontinued column ''WaiWai''. Other articles in ''Asahi Geinō'' have covered include an apparent rise in 20-something

virgin Virginity is the state of a person who has never engaged in sexual intercourse. The term ''virgin'' originally only referred to sexually inexperienced women, but has evolved to encompass a range of definitions, as found in traditional, modern ...

s, the possibility of breast milk being a cure for

obesity Obesity is a medical condition, sometimes considered a disease, in which excess body fat has accumulated to such an extent that it may negatively affect health. People are classified as obese when their body mass index (BMI)—a person's ...

, and accusations of

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while on a train (and advice on how to avoid being falsely accused). ''Weekly Asahi Geinō'' is not related to the similarly titled '' Weekly Asahi'' (which is owned by the also-unrelated ''

Asahi Shimbun is one of the four largest newspapers in Japan. Founded in 1879, it is also one of the oldest newspapers in Japan and Asia, and is considered a newspaper of record for Japan. Its circulation, which was 4.57 million for its morning edition a ...

'').

Criticism

The ''Asahi Geino'' has been criticized for attacking Japan's

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while at the same time publishing nude photographs and sex-related articles and stories.

References

External links

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