Takashi Kanari is the Deputy Manager in the sales administration department of Asahi Shimbun, the headquarters of which are in Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka, Nagoya and Sapporo in Japan.

Asahi Shimbun is celebrating its 140th anniversary this year. The brand currently publishes and distributes 5.5 million copies of papers daily. Kanari has been working for Asahi Shimbun for 26 years and his primary role is to support distributors with business operation and management.

Kanari hopes to acquire knowledge about the newspaper industry in India.