Weekly Asahi Geinō
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| Weekly Asahi Geinō 週刊アサヒ芸能 |
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| Categories | Entertainment, Sex |
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Publisher | Hirotomo Takei |
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| Company | Tokuma Shoten |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Website | Weekly Asahi Geinō |
Weekly Asahi Geinō (週刊アサヒ芸能 Shūkan Asahi Geinō?), often shortened to simply Asahi Geinō or Asagei (アサ芸?), is a shūkanshi founded by Hirotomo Takei and published by Tokuma Shoten in Japan. It was first published under the title Weekly Asahi Geinō Newspaper (週刊アサヒ芸能新聞 Shūkan Asahi Geinō Shinbun?) in January 1946, though the title and size were changed to the current one in October 1956.[1] The longest-running manga in in the world by a single author, Sennin Buraku by Kō Kojima, was published in the first issue with the new title, and has been running ever since.[2]
The magazine tends to focus on sensationalized stories, celebrity gossip, stories about yakuza, articles with ecchi or erotic content or topics,[3][4] and scandals. About 90% of the readership are married, male salarymen. Asahi Geinō frequently has articles related to sex,[3] and participates in campaigns to stem the AIDS epidemic.
The English language newspaper Mainichi Daily News often reprints in their "WaiWai" column translations of and commentaries on articles from Asahi Geinō. Some past articles have covered such topics as sex dolls,[5], the dark side of expatriate baseball stars,[6] "hard gay" parody acts,[7] a J-cup model's problems,[8] and moms helping sons through exams by giving them oral sex, [9]. The magazine has been called "lowbrow" and "the lowest of Japan's lowbrow men's weeklies".[8][10].
Other articles in Asahi Geinō have covered include an apparent rise in 20-something virgins,[11] the possibility of breast milk being a cure for obesity,[12] and accusations of groping while on a train (and advice on how to avoid being falsely accused).[13]
Weekly Asahi Geinō is not related to the similarly-titled Weekly Asahi (which is owned by the also-unrelated Asahi Shimbun).
[edit] Criticism
The Asahi Geino has been criticized for attacking Japan's sex education while at the same time publishing nude photographs and sex-related articles and stories.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ (Japanese) History (沿革 Enkaku). Tokuma Shoten. Retrieved on 2007-06-04.
- ^ (English) Sennin Buraku Celebrates 50th Anniversary. Anime News Network (2006-10-06). Retrieved on 2007-06-04.
- ^ a b c (English) Sugiyama, Takashi. My Opinions Concerning an Article, "Misguided Sex Education Causes the *Nagasaki Incident" in the Asahi Geino. Retrieved on 2007-06-04.
- ^ (English) Bretton, Barnaby (2004-08-24). Professor splits hairs over pubic profiles. Neverhappened.org. Retrieved on 2007-06-04.
- ^ (English) Durable love dolls turn amazing tricks, but at a fat price. Mainichi Daily News (2003-12-11). Retrieved on 2007-06-04.
- ^ (English) Kamiyama, Masuo (2005-10-28). The dark side of baseball's brightest star. Mainichi Daily News. Retrieved on 2007-06-04.
- ^ (English) Connell, Ryann (2005-07-22). Razor Ramon slices along Japan's cutting edge. Mainichi Daily News. Retrieved on 2007-06-04.
- ^ a b (English) Connell, Ryann (2007-02-16). Gigantic J-cup model left lopsided after breast implosion. Mainichi Daily News. Retrieved on 2007-06-04.
- ^ (English) More moms going down, to ensure grades go up!. Mainichi Daily News (2002-01-06). Retrieved on 2007-06-04.
- ^ (English) Connell, Ryann (2007-01-22). Sinking starlets see nothing wrong in stripping to save career. Mainichi Daily News. Retrieved on 2007-06-04.
- ^ (English) What’s a Girl to Do?. Japundit (2005-07-25). Retrieved on 2007-06-04.
- ^ (English) Connell, Ryann (2007-04-11). Boom or bust: Breast milk ballyhooed to beat the bulge. Mainichi Daily News. Retrieved on 2007-06-04.
- ^ (English) Kamiyama, Masuo (2007-04-11). What to do if a groped gal fingers you. Mainichi Daily News. Retrieved on 2007-02-10.
[edit] External links
- (Japanese) Weekly Asahi Geinō (official site)
