Asia & Japan Watch

The Asahi Shimbun AJW is the English-language digital version of The Asahi Shimbun, Japan's leading daily newspaper.

The Asahi Shimbun AJW (Asia and Japan Watch) is the English-language digital version of The Asahi Shimbun, Japan's leading daily newspaper. The site covers news events from across Japan and Asia, business, science and technology, Japanese culture, and a special on-going coverage of the Fukushima nuclear crisis. The Asahi Shimbun newspaper was founded in 1879.