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, often shortened to simply ''Asahi Geinō'' or , is a shūkanshi founded by Hirotomo Takei and published by Tokuma Shoten in Japan. It was first published under the title in January 1946, though the title and size were changed to the current one in October 1956. The longest-running manga in the world by a single author, ''Sennin Buraku'' by Kō Kojima, was published in the first issue with the new title, and ran from 1956 to 2014. The magazine tends to focus on sensationalized stories, celebrity gossip, stories about yakuza, articles with risque or erotic content or topics, and scandals. About 90% of the readership are married, male salarymen. ''Asahi Geinō'' frequently has articles related to sex,〔 and participates in campaigns to stem the AIDS epidemic. Translations of and commentaries on articles from ''Asahi Geinō'' were common in the English language newspaper ''Mainichi Daily Newss now-discontinued column ''WaiWai''. Other articles in ''Asahi Geinō'' have covered include an apparent rise in 20-something virgins, the possibility of breast milk being a cure for obesity, and accusations of groping while on a train (and advice on how to avoid being falsely accused). ''Weekly Asahi Geinō'' is not related to the similarly titled ''Weekly Asahi'' (which is owned by the also-unrelated ''Asahi Shimbun''). ==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.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Weekly Asahi Geinō」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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