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The Asahi Prize (朝日賞 Asahi Shō) established in 1929 is an award presented by the Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun and Asahi Shimbun Foundation to honor individuals and groups that have made outstanding accomplishments in the fields of academics and arts and have greatly contributed to the development and progress of Japanese culture and society at large.The Asahi Prize was created to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the foundation of Asahi Shimbun.