Aera, formerly known as Asahi Journal, is a Japanese weekly magazine printed in gravure, published by Asahi Shimbun. The magazine combines photographs and news stories. In May 1988, Aera replaced Asahi Journal with more weekly substance.

Aera
Cover of August 14•21, 2006 issue.
CategoriesNews, Photography (gravure)
FrequencyWeekly
First issueMay 1988
CompanyAsahi Shimbun
CountryJapan
Based inOsaka
LanguageJapanese
WebsiteDigital Edition
ISSN0991-8833
OCLC1052629196

The cover story is called Person in Focus. Eiichirō Sakata takes cover photos for Aera, and since the person on the cover is the photographer, it is a self-portrait.

The title Aera is derived from the Latin word that means "era" in English, and a backronym said to mean "Asahi Shimbun Extra Research and Analysis."

Aera's advertisement in the Asahi features topical dajare (word play).

People who have appeared in Aera's cover story Person in Focus

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Issue number and names in Japanese and roman script.

Issues of 1998

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