Japanese Books


Start Speaking Japanese Today: Free Audio OnlineStart Speaking Japanese Today: Free Audio Online
Best Price: $12.00
This book contains everything you need to start speaking the Japanese language. It will show you...
Japanese Speech Synthesis (Japanese Technology Reviews)Japanese Speech Synthesis (Japanese Technology Reviews)
Best Price: $73.95
An introduction to recent results of Japanese research and development in the fields of speech...
Natsume Soseki Story Selection vol.1 [BUNDAN NO SUUSEI + 12] (in Japanese)Natsume Soseki Story Selection vol.1 [BUNDAN NO SUUSEI + 12] (in Japanese)
"Natsume Soseki Story Selection vol.1 Titles Included: SENSOU KARAKITA IKICHIGAI, SEIYOU...
Natsume Soseki Story Selection vol.13 [MON] (in Japanese)Natsume Soseki Story Selection vol.13 [MON] (in Japanese)
"Natsume Soseki Story Selection vol.13 Titles Included: MON SOSEKI NATSUME Soseki NATSUME...
Natsume Soseki Story Selection vol.19 [GUBIJINSOU] (in Japanese)Natsume Soseki Story Selection vol.19 [GUBIJINSOU] (in Japanese)
"Natsume Soseki Story Selection vol.19 Titles Included: GUBIJINSOU SOSEKI NATSUME Soseki...


Natsume Soseki Story Selection vol.11 [NOWAKI] (in Japanese)Natsume Soseki Story Selection vol.11 [NOWAKI] (in Japanese)
"Natsume Soseki Story Selection vol.11 Titles Included: NOWAKI SOSEKI NATSUME Soseki...
Natsume Soseki Story Selection vol.14 [MICHIKUSA] (in Japanese)Natsume Soseki Story Selection vol.14 [MICHIKUSA] (in Japanese)
"Natsume Soseki Story Selection vol.14 Titles Included: MICHIKUSA SOSEKI NATSUME Soseki...
1st Level "KANJI" Learning Flash Card Set1st Level "KANJI" Learning Flash Card Set
Japanese "Kanji"" is a set of Chinese characters used in Japanese language. These...
Sir Ernest Satow's Private Letters To W.G. Aston And F.V. Dickins: The Correspondence Of A Pioneer Japanologist From 1870 To 1918Sir Ernest Satow's Private Letters To W.G. Aston And F.V. Dickins: The Correspondence Of A Pioneer Japanologist From 1870 To 1918
The distinguished British scholar-diplomat Ernest Mason Satow (1843-1929) was one of the most...
Start Speaking Japanese Today: Free Audio OnlineStart Speaking Japanese Today: Free Audio Online
Best Price: $12.00
This book contains everything you need to start speaking the Japanese language. It will show you...


Japanese Speech Synthesis (Japanese Technology Reviews)Japanese Speech Synthesis (Japanese Technology Reviews)
Best Price: $73.95
An introduction to recent results of Japanese research and development in the fields of speech...
Natsume Soseki Story Selection vol.1 [BUNDAN NO SUUSEI + 12] (in Japanese)Natsume Soseki Story Selection vol.1 [BUNDAN NO SUUSEI + 12] (in Japanese)
"Natsume Soseki Story Selection vol.1 Titles Included: SENSOU KARAKITA IKICHIGAI, SEIYOU...
Natsume Soseki Story Selection vol.13 [MON] (in Japanese)Natsume Soseki Story Selection vol.13 [MON] (in Japanese)
"Natsume Soseki Story Selection vol.13 Titles Included: MON SOSEKI NATSUME Soseki NATSUME...
Natsume Soseki Story Selection vol.19 [GUBIJINSOU] (in Japanese)Natsume Soseki Story Selection vol.19 [GUBIJINSOU] (in Japanese)
"Natsume Soseki Story Selection vol.19 Titles Included: GUBIJINSOU SOSEKI NATSUME Soseki...
Natsume Soseki Story Selection vol.11 [NOWAKI] (in Japanese)Natsume Soseki Story Selection vol.11 [NOWAKI] (in Japanese)
"Natsume Soseki Story Selection vol.11 Titles Included: NOWAKI SOSEKI NATSUME Soseki...

Natsume Soseki Story Selection vol.14 [MICHIKUSA] (in Japanese)Natsume Soseki Story Selection vol.14 [MICHIKUSA] (in Japanese)
"Natsume Soseki Story Selection vol.14 Titles Included: MICHIKUSA SOSEKI NATSUME Soseki...
1st Level "KANJI" Learning Flash Card Set1st Level "KANJI" Learning Flash Card Set
Japanese "Kanji"" is a set of Chinese characters used in Japanese language. These...
Sir Ernest Satow's Private Letters To W.G. Aston And F.V. Dickins: The Correspondence Of A Pioneer Japanologist From 1870 To 1918Sir Ernest Satow's Private Letters To W.G. Aston And F.V. Dickins: The Correspondence Of A Pioneer Japanologist From 1870 To 1918
The distinguished British scholar-diplomat Ernest Mason Satow (1843-1929) was one of the most...
Theory of Projection in Syntax (Center for the Study of Language and Information - Lecture Notes)Theory of Projection in Syntax (Center for the Study of Language and Information - Lecture Notes)
Best Price: $29.97
The book proposes a theory of phrase structure in which structures are built by a simple...
Japanese/Korean Linguistics, Volume 2 (Center for the Study of Language and Information - Lecture Notes)Japanese/Korean Linguistics, Volume 2 (Center for the Study of Language and Information - Lecture Notes)
Best Price: $17.95
Japanese and Korean are typologically quite similar, so a linguistic phenomenon in one language...

Instant Conversational Japanese-Vocabulary (Instant Language Courses) (Japanese Edition)Instant Conversational Japanese-Vocabulary (Instant Language Courses) (Japanese Edition)
Best Price: $29.72
A team of memory and linguistic experts have designed this world class foreign language...
Sing 'n Learn Japanese, Vol. 2 (Book & Cassette)Sing 'n Learn Japanese, Vol. 2 (Book & Cassette)
Best Price: $14.00
This is a wonderful book for learning Japanese. My children and I have enjoyed listening to the...
Kanji Starter 2Kanji Starter 2
Best Price: $5.55
With just these two books, students can learn a quarter of the two thousand characters...
My Japanese Study Journal: Track Your Progress and Learn a Little Each Day!My Japanese Study Journal: Track Your Progress and Learn a Little Each Day!
Best Price: $10.36
This new concept in classroom supplements lets both beginning and advanced Japanese-language...
A Handbook to Classical Japanese (Cornel East Asia Series)A Handbook to Classical Japanese (Cornel East Asia Series)
Best Price: $117.83
Emerging from materials the author developed while teaching, A Handbook to Classical Japanese...

Kotobagaippai ZukanKotobagaippai Zukan
Best Price: $139.80
Japanese Vocabulary for Speakers and ReadersJapanese Vocabulary for Speakers and Readers
Best Price: $132.07
This book has really saved my butt a number of times and I can't recommend it highly enough....
Japanese Reading Program With WordsJapanese Reading Program With WordsTalk Japanese (Talk Short Lang Course Bk Tape) (English and Japanese Edition)Talk Japanese (Talk Short Lang Course Bk Tape) (English and Japanese Edition)
Best Price: $13.20
Designed for adults learning Japanese at home or in a class, this is one of a language series of...
Mirai: Stage 5 CourseMirai: Stage 5 Course
Best Price: $12.00

Japanese Studies: Communities, Cultures, Critiques: Volume 6: Studies in Language and LinguisticsJapanese Studies: Communities, Cultures, Critiques: Volume 6: Studies in Language and Linguistics
Best Price: $16.50
Japaneseâ  English Bilingual Visual Dictionary (DK Visual Dictionaries)Japaneseâ English Bilingual Visual Dictionary (DK Visual Dictionaries)
Best Price: $8.70
The newest edition to DK's Visual Bilingual Dictionary series, the Japanese English...
Learn Japanese the Fast and Fun Way (Fast and Fun Way Series)Learn Japanese the Fast and Fun Way (Fast and Fun Way Series)
Best Price: $5.00
I bought this book for my Grandson. He liked it so much, I ordered another set so he could...
Dictionary of Finance/ English­JapaneseDictionary of Finance/ English­JapaneseComplete Japanese Verb Guide (Tuttle Language Library)Complete Japanese Verb Guide (Tuttle Language Library)
Best Price: $55.59
I'm in my third year of studying Japanese, and I found this book is very helpful for my...

Guide to Learning Hiragana & Katakana (Tuttle Language Library)Guide to Learning Hiragana & Katakana (Tuttle Language Library)
Best Price: $20.00
The book is a very useful guide in learning the Kana signs. Pronounciation and stroke order are...
Guide to Writing Kanji & Kana, Book 1: A Self-Study Workbook for Learning Japanese CharactersGuide to Writing Kanji & Kana, Book 1: A Self-Study Workbook for Learning Japanese Characters
Best Price: $26.82
This, in combination with part 2, constitues a great way to learn towrite and recognise kana and...
Complete Japanese Expression Guide (Tuttle Language Library)Complete Japanese Expression Guide (Tuttle Language Library)
Best Price: $68.59
Instant Japanese Phrase CardsInstant Japanese Phrase Cards
I cannot emphasize enough what a complete rip-off this "set" of phrase cards...
Japanese Conversation--Self-Contextualization Through Structure and Interactional Management: Self-Contextualization Through Structure and Interactional Management (Advances in Discourse Processes)Japanese Conversation--Self-Contextualization Through Structure and Interactional Management: Self-Contextualization Through Structure and Interactional Management (Advances in Discourse Processes)
Best Price: $45.59

Basic Structures in JapaneseBasic Structures in Japanese
Best Price: $35.00
Japanese Kanji Flashcards, Series 1 Volume 2 (Japanese Edition)Japanese Kanji Flashcards, Series 1 Volume 2 (Japanese Edition)
Best Price: $148.99
If you are like me, you have already tried many different systems for learning Japanese easily. ...
An Historical Grammar of JapaneseAn Historical Grammar of Japanese
Best Price: $28.47
It can be fun as a change to flip through a book about learning Japanese a long time ago....
Real Japanese: Learn to speak the same way Japanese kids do! (Japanese Edition)Real Japanese: Learn to speak the same way Japanese kids do! (Japanese Edition)
Best Price: $11.60
Real Japanese illustrates the way Japanese children learn to speak their own language. Every new...
Joint Utterance Construction in Japanese Conversation (Studies in Discourse and Grammar)Joint Utterance Construction in Japanese Conversation (Studies in Discourse and Grammar)
Best Price: $165.00
This text is concerned with how participants in Japanese conversation negotiate and achieve...

Easy Speedy Japanese: 2 One Hour Multi-Track CDsEasy Speedy Japanese: 2 One Hour Multi-Track CDs
As seen and heard on Fox 5 TV in New York, with Easy Speedy Japanese you receive free, expert...
Talking Politics in Japan TodayTalking Politics in Japan Today
Best Price: $59.95
This book focuses on the rhetoric used by members of the political elite and the news media in...
Ima! 1: Audio CdsIma! 1: Audio CdsNTC's Dictionary of Japan's Cultural Code Words - The Complete Guide to Key Words That Express How the Japanese Think, Communicate, and BehaveNTC's Dictionary of Japan's Cultural Code Words - The Complete Guide to Key Words That Express How the Japanese Think, Communicate, and Behave
Best Price: $15.95
Is there a more comprehensive and well laid out guide into how the Japanese think and, more...
Nissan's Business Japanese Plus, TextNissan's Business Japanese Plus, Text
Best Price: $157.87
A comprehensive intermediate course in the Japanese language especially created to meet the...

Japanese for Beginners Super Review w/ CD-ROM (Super Reviews Study Guides)Japanese for Beginners Super Review w/ CD-ROM (Super Reviews Study Guides)
Best Price: $4.00
Get all you need to know with Super Reviews! Each Super Review is packed with in-depth,...
Fast-Track Japanese (Book/Cassette Course)Fast-Track Japanese (Book/Cassette Course)Read Practical JapaneseRead Practical JapaneseJapanese: The Spoken Language, Part 1Japanese: The Spoken Language, Part 1
These audio cassette recordings are designed to accompany the Japanese: The Spoken Language...
Adventures In Japanese Dictionary (Japanese Edition)Adventures In Japanese Dictionary (Japanese Edition)
Best Price: $54.99

Further Adventures in JapaneseFurther Adventures in Japanese
Best Price: $49.99
CollegeBoard offers a lot of Japanese AP exam related contents. I recommend exploring them first...
Adventures in Japanese 4: Teacher's Handbook (Japanese Edition)Adventures in Japanese 4: Teacher's Handbook (Japanese Edition)
Best Price: $189.99
Drawing on their experience in American classrooms, authors Peterson and Omizo have answered a...
Adventures in Japanese 1 TextbookAdventures in Japanese 1 Textbook
Best Price: $28.99
We used this textbook series in our high school Japanese class. They were an excellent resource...
Japanese Etiquette Today: A Guide to Business and Social CustomsJapanese Etiquette Today: A Guide to Business and Social Customs
Best Price: $32.18
I took this book with me on a recent trip to Japan and found it both endlessly fascinating and...
The Original Modern Reader's Japanese-English Character Dictionary: Classic Edition (Tuttle Language Library)The Original Modern Reader's Japanese-English Character Dictionary: Classic Edition (Tuttle Language Library)
Best Price: $40.78
Well, I personnaly own the new Nelson dic, and a pocket version(as it's called, but if you...

250 Essential Kanji for Everyday Use, Volume 2250 Essential Kanji for Everyday Use, Volume 2
Best Price: $16.00
I have tried a number of books for learning kanji, but this one is the most effective that I...
Tuttle Kanji Cards Vol 2 (Tuttle Flash Cards) (No.2)Tuttle Kanji Cards Vol 2 (Tuttle Flash Cards) (No.2)
Best Price: $19.99
I find these cards to be a good learning and review tool for the acquiring of the 4th through...
Beginning Japanese: Your Pathway to Dynamic Language AcquisitionBeginning Japanese: Your Pathway to Dynamic Language Acquisition
Best Price: $21.14
I am using Beginning Japanese in my classroom, with high school students, and We are enjoying it...
Beginning Japanese Workbook: Your Pathway to Dynamic Language AcquisitionBeginning Japanese Workbook: Your Pathway to Dynamic Language Acquisition
Best Price: $8.66
I am using it because I have it, but don't find it overly helpful. It is expensive for...
Vest Pocket JapaneseVest Pocket Japanese
Best Price: $2.99
this is an excelent book of conversational japanese.if you need to go over seas this is the...

Japanese: Language Survival Kit for TravelersJapanese: Language Survival Kit for TravelersJapanese Now: Teacher's ManualJapanese Now: Teacher's Manual
Best Price: $25.99
Japanese Communication: Language and Thought in ContextJapanese Communication: Language and Thought in ContextReaders Guide to Intermediate JapaneseReaders Guide to Intermediate Japanese
Best Price: $23.50
What a great book. The organization and layout of the entire book worked in a smooth and...
Acts of Reading: Exploring Connections of Pedagogy of JapaneseActs of Reading: Exploring Connections of Pedagogy of Japanese
Best Price: $13.49
Students who have completed a year of German read Brecht in their second year, those of Spanish...

Remembering the Kanji 3: Writing and Reading Japanese Characters for Upper-Level Proficiency (Japanese Edition)Remembering the Kanji 3: Writing and Reading Japanese Characters for Upper-Level Proficiency (Japanese Edition)
Best Price: $22.27
I made it in less than two months. I gained knowledge about all of the 2000 and more kanjis,...
Executive Japanese: Beginner's Guide to Corporate CommunicationsExecutive Japanese: Beginner's Guide to Corporate Communications
Best Price: $119.99
Gairaigo: Language From The OutsideGairaigo: Language From The OutsideEarworms Rapid Japanese (Berlitz Earworms Musical Brain Trainer) (Japanese Edition) (English and Japanese Edition)Earworms Rapid Japanese (Berlitz Earworms Musical Brain Trainer) (Japanese Edition) (English and Japanese Edition)
Best Price: $12.95
Good music, easy conversation, and plenty of non-boring repetition make this a very enjoyable...
Listen & Learn: 101 Japanese IdiomsListen & Learn: 101 Japanese Idioms
Best Price: $27.85
This book playfully explores the Japanese kotowaza (i.e. idioms). It covers a wide range of...

Basic Japanese, Level 2: A Communicative Program in Contemporary Japanese (Japanese Edition)Basic Japanese, Level 2: A Communicative Program in Contemporary Japanese (Japanese Edition)
Best Price: $28.39
Japanese Cultural EncountersJapanese Cultural Encounters
Best Price: $1.99
...you need to read this before you leave the States. This inexpensive paperback is a fast way...
Body Language (Power Japanese series)Body Language (Power Japanese series)
This volume presents common idioms that refer to the body through colloquial expressions. The...
Nhk's Let's Learn Japanese: A Practical Conversation Guide (Japanese Edition)Nhk's Let's Learn Japanese: A Practical Conversation Guide (Japanese Edition)
Best Price: $39.50
Kodansha's Furigana English-Japanese DictionaryKodansha's Furigana English-Japanese Dictionary
Best Price: $35.00
Kodansha's Furigana dictionaries are simply a few of the best...

All about Katakana (Power Japanese Series)All about Katakana (Power Japanese Series)
I learned Hiragana first and even a ton of Kanji, but I just couldn't seem to learn...
Nhk's Let's Learn Japanese III: A Practical Conversation Guide (Vol 3) (Japanese Edition)Nhk's Let's Learn Japanese III: A Practical Conversation Guide (Vol 3) (Japanese Edition)
Best Price: $11.24
Katakana Gambatte (The Gambatte! series)Katakana Gambatte (The Gambatte! series)
Best Price: $56.85
Having learned hiragana from the brilliant James Heisig's book, I was happy to see in the...
Instant Business Japanese: Real Life Skills for Real Life SituationsInstant Business Japanese: Real Life Skills for Real Life Situations
Best Price: $2.12
As a beginning learner, I expected this book to be a bit more structured vs diving right into...
Japanese Verbs at a Glance (Power Japanese Series)Japanese Verbs at a Glance (Power Japanese Series)
Best Price: $10.95
seeing as japanese verbs are so totally different to english ones, naoko chino's book was a...

Do-It-Yourself Japanese Through ComicsDo-It-Yourself Japanese Through Comics
This audio cassette of dialogues, drills and tasks is part of a self-paced course teaching the...
Japanese for College Students I: Tapes (Japanese for College Student Series)Japanese for College Students I: Tapes (Japanese for College Student Series)
Japanese for College Students is a genuinely integrated, comprehensive course for learning...
The Kodansha Kanji Learner's Dictionary (Kodansha Dictionary)The Kodansha Kanji Learner's Dictionary (Kodansha Dictionary)
Best Price: $8.99
I cannot recommend this dictionary highly enough. There is simply no better dictionary for...
Japanese Verbs at a Glance (Power Japanese Series) (Kodansha's Children's Classics)Japanese Verbs at a Glance (Power Japanese Series) (Kodansha's Children's Classics)
Best Price: $11.31
Before describing the book, a word or two has to be mentioned regarding the publisher, Kodansha...
Building Word Power in Japanese: Using Kanji Prefixes and SuffixesBuilding Word Power in Japanese: Using Kanji Prefixes and Suffixes
Best Price: $34.73
This book is a wonderful compilation of new vocabulary created by adding suffixes and prefixes...

Read Real Japanese Essays: Contemporary Writings by Popular Authors 1 free CD includedRead Real Japanese Essays: Contemporary Writings by Popular Authors 1 free CD included
Best Price: $15.77
This is one of two books in Kodansha's excellent "Read Real Japanese" series. ...
Read Real Japanese Fiction: Short Stories by Contemporary Writers 1 free CD includedRead Real Japanese Fiction: Short Stories by Contemporary Writers 1 free CD included
Best Price: $13.63
This is the Japanese reader I have been hoping for! I can hardly believe that such an excellent...
Japanese Respect Language: When, Why, and How to use it SuccessfullyJapanese Respect Language: When, Why, and How to use it Successfully
Best Price: $8.41
I borrowed this from the local library in Japan. It is a useful guide to someone who already...
Minna no Nihongo Honyaku: English Translation and Grammatical Notes (English and Japanese Edition)Minna no Nihongo Honyaku: English Translation and Grammatical Notes (English and Japanese Edition)
Best Price: $44.00
An Introduction to Classical JapaneseAn Introduction to Classical Japanese
This textbook approaches classical Japanese from a structural standpoint, concentrating heavily...

Kanji De Manga Volume 5: The Comic Book That Teaches You How To Read And Write Japanese! (v. 5)Kanji De Manga Volume 5: The Comic Book That Teaches You How To Read And Write Japanese! (v. 5)
Best Price: $3.30
It reads like a fun textbook. Each page has a single kanji, then three-ish words relating to...
    
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