Asahi Shimbun Ranked in Top 50 of "Best Companies to Work For Ranking 2026"

Asahi Shimbun Company (Representative Director, President & CEO: Katsuhito Tsunoda) has been ranked 44th out of 19,681 companies in the general category of the "Best Companies to Work For Ranking 2026" conducted by OpenWork Inc. The "Best Companies to Work For Ranking" selects the top 50 companies with high overall ratings based on employee reviews. Asahi Shimbun is the only company from the broadcasting, publishing, newspaper, video, and sound industry to be ranked. This ranking has been announced annually since 2014, and this is the first time for the company to be ranked.

The ranking is compiled from employee and former employee reviews submitted to "OpenWork," Japan's largest employee review service operated by OpenWork Inc. As of the end of February 2026, OpenWork has accumulated a total of 21 million employee reviews and evaluation scores, utilized by 7.88 million users. As of March 2025, there are 1,956 companies in the broadcasting, publishing, newspaper, video, and sound industry on OpenWork.

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Quantitative Evaluation Ranked

The "Best Companies to Work For Ranking" General Edition ranks companies with high overall evaluations based on eight quantitative evaluation items: satisfaction with compensation, employee morale, openness, mutual respect among employees, growth environment for those in their 20s, long-term talent development, awareness of legal compliance, and fairness of performance evaluation.

Reasons for Being Evaluated as a Great Place to Work Many employees and former employees have shared the following feedback about Asahi Shimbun:

【An open corporate culture where opinions can be freely exchanged regardless of age】

The environment is praised for its active internal communication and daily exchange of opinions across different hierarchical levels. There are also comments about the free-spirited corporate culture and a corporate climate that respects individuals.

【Fulfillment gained through work with a significant impact on society】

The influence a news organization has on society and the accompanying sense of mission and accomplishment are highly valued as sources of job satisfaction.

【Support for challenging new endeavors】

The company's proactive stance in utilizing new technologies, such as flexibly incorporating AI (Artificial Intelligence), and its supportive attitude towards taking on new challenges, such as new business ventures, were cited.

Asahi Shimbun will take this evaluation as encouragement and continue to aim for a balance between maintaining a comfortable work environment and providing high-quality news coverage that contributes to society. We will strive to further improve our workplace environment so that each employee can feel fulfilled in their work while delivering trusted information to our readers.

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