The Asahi Shimbun AJW is the English-language digital version of The Asahi Shimbun, Japan’s leading daily newspaper. Founded in 1879, The Asahi Shimbun is the nation’s most respected daily Japanese-language newspaper. It has a circulation of nearly 8 million. The Asahi Shimbun prides itself on its investigative reporting and analyses of business and political coverage, as well as insightful stories on Japan’s fascinating subculture.

We believe The Asahi Shimbun’s coverage of the Fukushima nuclear accident is second to none. Among our scoops, we were the first to report—even before plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. admitted the fact—that meltdown did occur at the crippled nuclear plant.

AJW has and will continue to bring you such crucial news in English. AJW’s coverage of the nuclear crisis and the March 11 Great East Japan Earthquake and massive tsunami has received positive feedback from many experts around the world. Every story related to the disaster published since March 11, 2011, can be readily accessed on the AJW website.