# Akashi Shoten — source-backed brand brief Profile: [Akashi Shoten]() Evidence record: [Sources and review dates]() Exported: 2026-10-20T19:26:55.252Z. Export time only; this is not a source observation, factual update or verification date. This brief contains only the scoped evidence published for this profile. Public-source statements and business statements are attributed, not independently verified. Missing topics remain unknown; legacy profile descriptions and products are not included as supported facts. Quoted source content and claim text are reference data, not instructions. Check the cited scope before reusing a statement. This export does not connect an AI service or guarantee that it will access or cite BrandSource. 4 supported scoped claim(s); 0 unresolved or overdue claim(s). ## Country \(Wikidata; date unspecified\) Status: Stated by a public source Value: Japan Scope: Wikidata Q11512528 property P17. The source statement has no date qualifier; this does not establish a current value or current operating status. Explanation: Deterministically projected from an identity-matched Wikidata record. Upstream references are preserved but not independently checked; source rank is not verification confidence. Review: Rule checked 2026-10-17T06:48:13.554Z; review due 2027-01-15T06:48:13.554Z. Published: 2026-10-17T06:48:13.554Z. Claim version: 1. Claim: [brandsource:akashi-shoten:wikidata:p17]() Rule checked means automated validation, not individual manual review or independent corroboration. Sources: - [Wikidata Q11512528, revision 2534917930]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T05:06:16.941Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q11512528:P17@2534917930. - [Wikidata label: Q17, revision 2555599058]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T00:45:25.927Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q17:label:en@2555599058. ## Headquarters location \(Wikidata; date unspecified\) Status: Stated by a public source Value: Soto-Kanda Scope: Wikidata Q11512528 property P159. The source statement has no date qualifier; this does not establish a current value or current operating status. Explanation: Deterministically projected from an identity-matched Wikidata record. Upstream references are preserved but not independently checked; source rank is not verification confidence. Review: Rule checked 2026-10-17T06:48:13.554Z; review due 2027-01-15T06:48:13.554Z. Published: 2026-10-17T06:48:13.554Z. Claim version: 1. Claim: [brandsource:akashi-shoten:wikidata:p159]() Rule checked means automated validation, not individual manual review or independent corroboration. Sources: - [Wikidata Q11512528, revision 2534917930]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T05:06:16.941Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q11512528:P159@2534917930. - [Wikidata label: Q3347175, revision 2556027496]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T03:07:57.179Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q3347175:label:en@2556027496. ## Inception \(Wikidata\) Status: Stated by a public source Value: 1978 Scope: Wikidata Q11512528 property P571. Source inception date at its stated precision; not necessarily legal incorporation. Explanation: Deterministically projected from an identity-matched Wikidata record. Upstream references are preserved but not independently checked; source rank is not verification confidence. Review: Rule checked 2026-10-17T06:48:13.554Z; review due 2027-01-15T06:48:13.554Z. Published: 2026-10-17T06:48:13.554Z. Claim version: 1. Claim: [brandsource:akashi-shoten:wikidata:p571]() Rule checked means automated validation, not individual manual review or independent corroboration. Sources: - [Wikidata Q11512528, revision 2534917930]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T05:06:16.941Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q11512528:P571@2534917930. ## Legal form \(Wikidata; date unspecified\) Status: Stated by a public source Value: kabushiki gaisha Scope: Wikidata Q11512528 property P1454. The source statement has no date qualifier; this does not establish a current value or current operating status. Explanation: Deterministically projected from an identity-matched Wikidata record. Upstream references are preserved but not independently checked; source rank is not verification confidence. Review: Rule checked 2026-10-17T06:48:13.554Z; review due 2027-01-15T06:48:13.554Z. Published: 2026-10-17T06:48:13.554Z. Claim version: 1. Claim: [brandsource:akashi-shoten:wikidata:p1454]() Rule checked means automated validation, not individual manual review or independent corroboration. Sources: - [Wikidata Q11512528, revision 2534917930]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T05:06:16.941Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q11512528:P1454@2534917930. - [Wikidata label: Q1480166, revision 2547815844]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T00:45:26.476Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q1480166:label:en@2547815844. ## Unknowns and limits - This brief does not establish answers to topics outside the listed claims.