Asahi
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Asahi means "morning sun" in Japanese
. It may refer to one of the following:
Category:Japanese words and phrases
Japanese language
is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...
. It may refer to one of the following:
Towns
- Asahi, AichiAsahi, Aichiis a former town located in Higashikamo District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of September 1, 2004, the town had an estimated population of 3,553 and a population density of 110.65 persons per km². Its total area was 32.11 km²....
(旭町; Asahi-chō) - Asahi, FukuiAsahi, Fukuiwas a town located in Nyū District, Fukui, Japan.On February 1, 2005 Asahi was merged with the town of Ota, and the village of Miyazaki, to form the new town of Echizen. As of this merger Asahi no longer exists as an independent municipality....
(朝日町; Asahi-chō) - Asahi, HokkaidoAsahi, Hokkaidowas a town located in Kamikawa District, Kamikawa, Hokkaidō, Japan.On September 1, 2005 Asahi was merged into the city of Shibetsu.As of 2004, the town had an estimated population of 1,799 and a density of 3.45 persons per km². The total area was 522.01 km²....
(朝日町; Asahi-chō) - Asahi, MieAsahi, Mieis a town located in Mie District, Mie, Japan.As of 2010, the town has an estimated population of 9,502 and a density of 1,586 persons per km². The total area is 5.99 km².-External links:*...
(朝日町; Asahi-chō) - Asahi, OkayamaAsahi, Okayamawas a town located in Kume District, Okayama, Japan.On March 22, 2005 Asahi was merged with the towns of Chūō and Yanahara, all from Kume District, to form the new town of Misaki....
(旭町; Asahi-chō) - Asahi, ShimaneAsahi, Shimanewas a town located in Naka District, Shimane, Japan.On October 1, 2005 Asahi, along with the towns of Kanagi and Misumi, and the village of Yasaka, all from Naka District, was merged into the expanded city of Hamada....
(旭町; Asahi-chō) - Asahi, ToyamaAsahi, Toyamais a town located in Shimoniikawa District, Toyama, Japan.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 15,091 and a density of 66.68 persons per km². The total area is 226.32 km².-External links:*...
(朝日町; Asahi-machi) - Asahi, Yamagata (Nishimurayama)Asahi, Yamagata (Nishimurayama)is a town located in Nishimurayama District, Yamagata, Japan.The town has no special relationship with another Asahi in the same prefecture.Asahi literally means "morning sun". The town is named after Asahi Mountains, which shines bright in the morning light....
(朝日町; Asahi-machi)
Villages
- Asahi, GifuAsahi, Gifuwas a village located in Ōno District, Gifu, Japan.On February 1, 2005 Asahi, along with the town of Kuguno, and the villages of Kiyomi, Miya, Nyūkawa, Shōkawa and Takane, all from Ōno District, the town of Kokufu, and the village of Kamitakara, from Yoshiki District, was merged into the expanded...
(朝日村; Asahi-mura) - Asahi, IbarakiAsahi, IbarakiAsahi was a village located in Kashima District, Ibaraki, Japan.On October 11, 2005 Asahi was merged with the town of Hokota, and the village of Taiyō, all from Kashima District, to become the new city of Hokota....
(旭村; Asahi-mura) - Asahi, NaganoAsahi, Naganois a village located in Higashichikuma District, Nagano, Japan.As of 2003, the village has an estimated population of 4,941 and a density of 69.96 persons per km². The total area is 70.63 km².-External links:*...
(朝日村; Asahi-mura) - Asahi, NiigataAsahi, Niigatawas a village located in Iwafune District, Niigata, Japan.The village was named after the Asahi Mountains.As of 2005, the village had an estimated population of 11,836 and a density of 18.69 persons per km²...
(朝日村; Asahi-mura) - Asahi, Yamagata (Tagawa) (朝日村; Asahi-mura)
- Asahi, YamaguchiAsahi, Yamaguchiwas a village located in Abu District, Yamaguchi, Japan.On March 6, 2005 Asahi, along with the towns of Susa and Tamagawa, and the villages of Fukue, Kawakami and Mutsumi, all from Abu District, was merged into the expanded city of Hagi....
(旭村; Asahi-son)
Companies
- Asahi BreweriesAsahi BreweriesAsahi Breweries, Ltd. is a leading brewery and soft drink company based in Tokyo, Japan. The company has a 40% share of the Japanese beer market....
, a Japanese beer company - Asahi ShimbunAsahi ShimbunThe is the second most circulated out of the five national newspapers in Japan. Its circulation, which was 7.96 million for its morning edition and 3.1 million for its evening edition as of June 2010, was second behind that of Yomiuri Shimbun...
, a Japanese newspaper - TV AsahiTV Asahi, also known as EX and , is a Japanese television network headquartered in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The company writes its name in lower-case letters, tv asahi, in its logo and public-image materials. The company also owns All-Nippon News Network....
, a Japanese television network - Asahi Glass Company, a Japanese chemical products manufacturer
- Asahi Optical Corporation, now known as PentaxPentaxPentax is a brand name used by Hoya Corporation for its medical-related products & services and Pentax Ricoh Imaging Company for cameras, sport optics , etc. Hoya purchased and merged with the Japanese optics company on March 31, 2008. Hoya's Pentax imaging business was sold to Ricoh Company, Ltd...
Corporation - Asahi KaseiAsahi Kaseiis a Japanese company. The main products are chemicals and materials science. The company has around 25,000 employees and had consolidated sales of ¥ 1.7 trillion in 2008. It was founded in May 1931, using the paid in capital of Nobeoka Ammonia Fiber Co., Ltd, a Nobeoka, Miyazaki based producer of...
, a Japanese chemical products manufacturer - Asahi Metal Industry Co. v. Superior CourtAsahi Metal Industry Co. v. Superior CourtAsahi Metal Industry Co. v. Superior Court, 480 U.S. 102 , decided on February 24, 1987, was a case decided by the United States Supreme Court, in which the court decided whether a foreign corporation, by merely being aware that its products could end up in the forum state and into the American...
, a U.S. Supreme Court case (1987)
Other
- Asahi (automobile)Asahi (automobile)The Asahi was made by Miyata Works Ltd, Tokyo, from 1937 to about 1939. It was a light car, powered by a 730 cc 2-cylinder engine that drove the front wheels. It had a two-seater body and independent suspension all around....
, a 1930s Japanese automobile - Asahi (train)Asahi (train)is the name of a limited-stop train service that operated until 2002 on the Jōetsu Shinkansen in Japan.-Operations:The Asahi shinkansen services ran approximately hourly, with two down services permitted to operate at 275 km/h in the tunnel section between Jōmō-Kōgen and Urasa using specially...
, a Japanese train service name - Japanese battleship AsahiJapanese battleship Asahi|-External links:***...
- Asahi HealthAsahi HealthAsahi is a Finnish health exercise based on the eastern traditions of T'ai chi ch'uan, qigong, yiquan and yoga, with a western scientific viewpoint. Asahi is designed to suit everybody, regardless of physical condition or age....
, a Finnish health exercise - Asahi (baseball team), a Japanese-Canadian baseball team
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