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Nikkei Asia
Nikkei Asia is a Tokyo-based English-language news outlet owned by Nikkei Inc., known for its authoritative coverage of Asian business, politics, and economics. Its coverage is heavily focused on Japan and the United States, each accounting for about a quarter of all headlines, with a notably critical stance toward Iran despite an overall neutral tone.
Editorial stance over time
Each row is an entity (country or person) this outlet covers regularly. Each cell shows the outlet's stance toward that entity in that month — colour from red (hostile) to green (supportive), opacity from headline volume. Click a column header or any cell to open that month's full report.
Legend: −2 Adversarial −1 0 +1 +2 PromotionalAwaiting coverageStronger colour = higher coverage volume that month.
Coverage volume by entity
Headlines per month for each top entity. Look for spikes — entities that suddenly dominate coverage and then fade. Click any tile to open the peak month.
JapanJun 22 · 35iJapan
Peak: week of Jun 22 — 35 titles
Total: 459 · 22 active weeks
By month:
- Feb39
- Mar114
- Apr118
- May70
- Jun113
- Jul5
United StatesMay 11 · 50iUnited States
Peak: week of May 11 — 50 titles
Total: 355 · 20 active weeks
By month:
- Feb40
- Mar75
- Apr61
- May95
- Jun80
- Jul4
TRUMPMay 11 · 29iTRUMP
Peak: week of May 11 — 29 titles
Total: 124 · 19 active weeks
By month:
- Feb20
- Mar26
- Apr20
- May47
- Jun9
- Jul2
ChinaMay 11 · 26iChina
Peak: week of May 11 — 26 titles
Total: 210 · 20 active weeks
By month:
- Feb11
- Mar47
- Apr46
- May59
- Jun44
- Jul3
XIMay 11 · 20iXI
Peak: week of May 11 — 20 titles
Total: 50 · 16 active weeks
By month:
- Feb3
- Mar11
- Apr6
- May26
- Jun3
- Jul1
TWMar 30 · 6iTW
Peak: week of Mar 30 — 6 titles
Total: 54 · 17 active weeks
By month:
- Feb2
- Mar20
- Apr10
- May12
- Jun10
Also covered (below stance-analysis threshold)
South Korea· 51TAKAICHI· 35
India· 32
Vietnam· 18
Australia· 16
United Kingdom· 15
Germany· 15
HK· 13
Malaysia· 12MODI· 12
France· 8
Indonesia· 7LAM· 7
Canada· 7
Philippines· 6ASEAN· 6
Singapore· 6
Thailand· 6LAI· 6KHAMENEI· 5
Myanmar· 5BESSENT· 5
Pakistan· 5DUTERTE· 5Topic mix over time
Share of each thematic track across months. Bands shifting wider show where the outlet's editorial centre of gravity moved.
Lifetime overview
Top actorsiMost frequently mentioned actor categories
CORPORATION
36.2%
NONE
9.8%
US EXECUTIVE
7.4%
CN EXECUTIVE
6.8%
JP EXECUTIVE
6.7%
IN EXECUTIVE
1.5%
CN CORPORATION
1.4%
JP CENTRAL BANK
1.4%
Domain focusiThematic domains: security, governance, economy, etc.
ECONOMY
50.8%
FOREIGN POLICY
18.3%
TECHNOLOGY
15.6%
SECURITY
7.4%
GOVERNANCE
5.1%
SOCIETY
2.5%
MEDIA
0.3%
Publication patterniDay-of-week distribution of published titles
Monday
17.1%
Tuesday
18.9%
Wednesday
17.3%
Thursday
17.7%
Friday
16.1%
Saturday
5.0%
Sunday
7.9%
peak hour: 21:00 UTC