Committed to continuing to play a vital role as a leading source of credible information
Present-day society appears to be almost drowning in a sea of information on the internet. While fake news is never acceptable, of all the other types of information available online, most reliable news stories are the products of hard work by mass media organizations staffed with professionally trained reporters. We take pride in The Asahi Shimbun sitting at the heart of such a news gathering and reporting process, and we believe that the company must continue to play a vital role as a leading source of credible information.
Technological innovations are advancing at a breakneck speed in the digital world and reshaping its landscape with every moment. Keeping track of those social upheavals and lifestyle changes, we are focusing on transmitting information through The Asahi Shimbun Digital, the newspaper’s digital edition. We report breaking news faster than our competition, immediately add information to help readers better understand the initial reports and soon follow up with analyses from a broad perspective. In addition, we provide videos to make news stories more easily comprehensible as well as audio services to offer further insights. We are also aggressively experimenting with interactive communications with our customers.
The best content from The Asahi Shimbun Digital is delivered daily to homes and workplaces in the form of The Asahi Shimbun, a print newspaper that can be read at a glance, after value is added and stories are edited.
Both the digital and print editions are our company’s flagship products.
As a media organization committed to the public good, The Asahi Shimbun is aspiring to create a freer, more democratic and more open society where every individual is respected. Driven by that aspiration, and backed by the trust you place in us, we are developing an array of businesses. The strong engineering capabilities that underpin such efforts are also our pride. We hope you will take note of the many faces of The Asahi Shimbun.
Katsu Tsunoda, President
