Textbooks Developed by AJALT

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Textbooks Developed by AJALT

In order to meet and satisfy the needs of various students, we have been developing and publishing the following Japanese education materials.

What's New!

Japanese for Busy People (JBP) – New Revision!

Following updated versions are now available:

・"JBPⅠRomanized Version Revised 4th Edition" (hard copy and electronic versions)

・"JBPⅠKana Version Revised 4th Edition" (hard copy and electronic versions)

・"JBPⅠ Workbook for the Revised 4th Edition" (hard copy and electronic versions)

・"JBP Kana Workbook for the Revised 4th Edition" (hard copy only)　

・"JBPⅠ Teacher's Manual for the Revised 4th Edition" (electronic versions only)

・"JBPⅠ 4th" (an app)

　　　　　　　・"JBP Ⅱ Revised 4th Edition" (hard copy)

・"JBP Ⅱ Workbook for the Revised 4th Edition" (hard copy)　

・"JBP Ⅱ Teacher's Manual for the Revised 4th Edition" (electronic versions only)

　　　　　　　　　・"JBP Ⅲ Revised 4th Edition" (hard copy)

・"JBP Ⅲ Workbook for the Revised 4th Edition" (hard copy)　

Japanese for Busy People Series

Japanese for Busy People Series is, as the title suggests, a concise course for "busy" students who want to learn natural, spoken, Japanese as effectively as possible in a limited amount of time.

E-books for the following versions of Japanese for Busy People are now available:

・Volume I Romanized Version Revised 4th Edition

・Volume I Kana Version Revised 4th Edition

・Volume I the Workbook for the Revised 4th Edition

・Volume II Revised 3rd Edition

・Volume III Revised 3rd Edition

Following formats are supported:

・Enhanced Ebook (with sound files)

・Ebook 　

＊Available on Amazon and other bookstores.

Japanese For Professionals-ビジネスマンのための実戦日本語

Japanese for Professionals Revised Edition

Japanese for Professionals is a serious and detailed manual of the language of trade, commerce, and government, aimed at intermediate students who work with Japanese on a daily basis. Eight lessons introduce common business situations.

Download the sound files for "Japanese for Professionals Revised Edition" from Kodansha USA web site.

*Download from the links below:

Sound files

＊Available on Amazon and other bookstores.

Digital version is now available.

Following formats are supported:

・Enhanced Ebook (with sound files)

・Ebook 　

*Pricing and purchasing information available on Kodansha USA

Practical Japanese Series

(information in Japanese only)

Textbooks for technical interns. Learn workplace in 60 hours.

Practical Kanji Series

A series of Kanji textbooks for both college students and working adults.

Download the sound file for "Practical Kanji - Kanji & Kanji Vocabulary for the Modern World", Volumes 1 and 2 from the Ask-Books web site. (information in Japanese only)

*Download from the links below:

Sound files

10 Minutes a Day Shadowing! Japanese Conversations for Job Hunting and Work Life

(information in Japanese only)

A textbook for job hunters and the newly employed.

Reading Road - Read Japan from Many Angles -

(information in Japanese only)

A textbook for reading conprehension at N3 and N4 levels of competency.

Textbook for the young and grownups

Wadaiko : An Introduction to the Sounds and Rhythms of Japanese

Introductory textbook for studying the sound and rhythm of Japanese language though word plays, poems, haiku, and songs for each season of the year. Includes a CD with individual and group pronunciations with a pause feature. Featuring beautiful photographs and images in color, as well as short essays in English.

＊Available on Amazon and other bookstores.

Textbooks for the young

Japanese for Young People Series

Japanese for Young People Series is a new three-level series designed primarily for junior-high and high school curricula encouraging systematic Japanese-language acquisition through an enjoyable but structured learning process.

＊Available on Amazon and other bookstores.