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Corporate Overview President's Message The Asahi Shimbun Credo The Asahi Shimbun Compliance Initiative Corporate Information The Asahi Shimbun Summary The Asahi Shimbun by Numbers History Access Index Editor-in-Chief Editorial Board Editorial Division News Networks Exclusive News English Language Media Institute of Journalism Third-party liaison organizations Press Ombudsperson “Press and Human Rights Committee” and “Advisory Press Council” Digital Media Advertising Circulation Publishing Production Division Printing and Distribution Production and System Approach to Environmental Issues The Asahi Shimbun Charter on the Environment Environmental Measures Environmental Report Contribution to Society Contribution to Sports High School Baseball Soccer Promotion Committee Cultural Projects and Business Development Corporate Communications Aspara Club Newspapers in Education (NIE) Osaka Nakanoshima New Buildings Project National Broadcasting Network Group Companies and Related Organizations

The Asahi Shimbun by Numbers Size of Typeface 3.7mm wide   and 2.9mm high Size of Newspaper 40.6cm   by 54.6cm Number of Characters Printed In the Articles of Issue about 179,000 Number of Characters Reporters Write per Day for News Stories about 1,496,000 Amount of Newsprint Used per Day at All Plants about 1,800 tons Number of Visitors to All Offices and Plants in 2006 about 65,000 Amount of Ink Used at All Plants per Day about 30 tons Number of Printing Plants, Rotary Offset Presses 23 Plants   by 300 Presses Number of Trucks Used per Day about 1,870 Number of Asahi Shimbun Service Anchor (ASA) Stations In JAPAN: about 3,000 Employees: about 82,000

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