As the workbook for use with the new second edition of Minna no Nihongo, the vocabulary and practice exercises have been changed to meet revisions to the main text. On page 2 of each chapter, there are now review questions and comprehensive review question sections after so many chapters. The book can be used for homework, reviewing or placement tests.

"In this compact and lively book, Jeff Kingston - one of the most lucid analysts of Japan today - takes readers on a fascinating journey through this country's contemporary history, exploring the key developments and forces, both at home and abroad, that are shaping Japan in the 21st century"--

This is the workbook for use with Minna no Nihongo Shokyu I Dai 2-Han Honsatsu (Minna no Nihongo Elementary I Second Edition Main Text). The book basically reviews what has been studied in each lesson. On page 2 of each chapter, there are review questions, and comprehensive review question sections are set after so many chapters. The book can be used for homework, reviewing or placement tests.

To this day, Japan's modern ascendancy challenges many assumptions about world history, particularly theories regarding the rise of the west and why the modern world looks the way it does. In this engaging new history, Brett L. Walker tackles key themes regarding Japan's relationships with its minorities, state and economic development, and the uses of science and medicine.

The book begins by tracing the country's early history through archaeological remains, before proceeding to explore life...

This is the translation and grammar notes to be used with Minna no Nihongo Shokyu I Dai 2-Han Honsatsu (Minna no Nihongo Shokyu I Second Edition - Main Text). Changes in vocabulary and to the text in the second edition of the main text have been incorporated into this book. Each chapter has the following sections: Vocabulary; Translation of the Sentence Patterns, Example Sentences and Conversation; and Grammar Explanation.

This kanji textbook is designed for use with Minna no Nihongo Shokyu I Second Edition Main Text. With this book, the learner studies how to use, read and write kanji through the concept of learning via the use of known words in familiar contexts, rather than by simply memorising kanji and learning how to write them.

A total of 536 kanji are studied in the two books in this series (220 kanji in this book and 316 in book two), covering the kanji required for the N4 and N3 levels of the Japanese...

A selection of source readings on history, society, politics, education, philosophy, and religion in the Land of the Rising Sun. This work includes: readings on early and medieval Shinto and on the tea ceremony, readings on state Buddhism and Chinese political thought influential in Japan, and sections on women's education.