Asahi (Japanese 朝日, 旭, or あさひ 'morning sun') may refer to:

Places in Japan

Cities

Asahi, Chiba is a Cities of Japan, city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 64,690 in 26,510 households and a population density of 500 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . History The Chiba clan, or b ...

(旭市; ''Asahi-shi'')

Wards

* Asahi-ku, Osaka (旭区; ''Asahi-ku'') * Asahi-ku, Yokohama (旭; ''Asahi-ku'')

Towns

Asahi, Aichi was a List of towns in Japan, town located in Higashikamo District, Aichi, Higashikamo District, north-central Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of September 1, 2004, the town had an estimated population of 3,553 and a population density of 110.65 per ...

(旭町; ''Asahi-chō'') * Asahi, Fukui (朝日町; ''Asahi-chō'') * Asahi, Hokkaido (朝日町; ''Asahi-chō'') * Asahi, Mie (朝日町; ''Asahi-chō'') * Asahi, Okayama (旭町; ''Asahi-chō'') * Asahi, Shimane (旭町; ''Asahi-chō'') * Asahi, Toyama (朝日町; ''Asahi-machi'') * Asahi, Yamagata (Nishimurayama) (朝日町; ''Asahi-machi'')

Villages

* Asahi, Gifu (朝日村; ''Asahi-mura'') * Asahi, Ibaraki (旭村; ''Asahi-mura'') * Asahi, Nagano (朝日村; ''Asahi-mura'') * Asahi, Niigata (朝日村; ''Asahi-mura'') * Asahi, Yamagata (Tagawa) (朝日村; ''Asahi-mura'') * Asahi, Yamaguchi (旭村; ''Asahi-son'')

Companies

Asahi Breweries The is a Japanese beverage holding company 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 drink, alcoholic beverage business (40.5%), over ...

, a Japanese beverage company ** Asahi Soft Drinks, a subsidiary * ''

The Asahi Shimbun is a Japanese daily newspaper founded in 1879. It is one of the oldest newspapers in Japan and Asia, and is considered a newspaper of record for Japan. The ''Asahi Shimbun'' is one of the five largest newspapers in Japan along with the ''Yom ...

'', a Japanese newspaper * Asahi Production, a Japanese animation company *

TV Asahi JOEX-DTV (channel 5), branded as , and better known as , is a Japanese television station serving the Kanto region as the flagship station of the All-Nippon News Network. It is owned-and-operated by the a subsidiary of , itself controlled by ...

, a Japanese television network * Asahi Glass Company, a Japanese chemical products manufacturer * Asahi Optical Corporation, now known as

Pentax was a Japanese camera and optical equipment manufacturer. Currently, it exists as the Pentax Life Care Business Division of Hoya's medical endoscope business, as well as the digital camera brand of Ricoh Imaging, a subsidiary of Ricoh. Penta ...

Corporation *

Asahi Kasei is a multinational Japanese chemical company. Its main products are chemicals and materials. It was founded in May 1931, using the paid-in capital of Nobeoka Ammonia Fiber Co., Ltd, a Nobeoka, Miyazaki-based producer of ammonia, nitric acid ...

, a Japanese chemical products manufacturer *

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 Legal case, case decided by the United States Supreme Court, in which the court decided whether a foreign corporation, by merely being aware t ...

, a U.S. Supreme Court case (1987) *

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 * ASAHI Net, a major internet service provider based in Japan * Asahi Motors, a Japanese bus company

People

Ali Reza Asahi Ali Reza Asahi (; 27 March 1974 – 23 January 2025) was an Afghan Hazara bodybuilder, who won a gold medal in the 14th round of the 2023 World Bodybuilding Championships hosted in Seoul, South Korea. Asahi won the gold medal among the represe ...

(died 2025), a bodybuilder from Afghanistan *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese announcer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese volleyball player *, Japanese singer, member of South Korean band Treasure * Asahi (wrestler) (2002–2024), Japanese professional wrestler

Other uses

* Asahi (automobile), a 1930s Japanese automobile * Asahi (baseball team), a Japanese-Canadian baseball team * Asahi (motorcycle), a Japanese motorcycle brand * Asahi (train), a Japanese train service name * Japanese battleship ''Asahi'' * Asahi Azumane (東峰旭), a character from '' Haikyu!!'' with the position of wing spiker from Karasuno High * Asahi Gakuen (あさひ学園) Los Angeles Japanese School * Asahi Health, a Finnish health exercise * Asahi Minamikawa, a character in the anime series ''

Mewkledreamy is a character Media franchise, franchise created by Sanrio, illustrated by character designer Mayumi Yanagita. The franchise was officially launched in 2017. An anime television series adaptation by J.C.Staff aired on TV Tokyo from April 5, ...

'' * Asahi Karuizawa, a character in the anime series '' Soaring Sky! Pretty Cure'' * Asahi Linux, an initiative to port Linux to recent Apple devices * Asahi River (旭川), a river in Okayama Prefecture, Japan * Asahi University, a private university in Mizuho, Gifu Prefecture, Japan * "Asahi", a song by Animals as Leaders from the album '' Parrhesia''