The word Asahi means "morning sun" in Japanese and it is found in various company names:
- Asahi Kōgaku Kōgyō that became Pentax in 2002
- Asahi Bussan and another Asahi Kōgaku Kōgyō that were merged into Riken Kōgaku Kōgyō (the later Ricoh)
- Asahi Shinbunsha, publisher of
