Essential Japanese : An Introduction to the Standard Colloquial Language (1959-H

Description: Do you collect the translated books published by Tuttle Publishing? This book would be a great addition to your library. Back Story: HISTORY: Charles E. Tuttle Co. is the largest publisher of books on Asia. Located in the small town of Rutland, Vermont, The company's modern founder, Charles E. Tuttle, belonged to a New England family steeped in publishing—but the war in the Pacific brought him to a new career in Japan.Tuttle's father was a noted antiquarian dealer, and Charles honed his knowledge of the trade working in the family bookstore, and later in the rare books section of Columbia University Library. His passion for beautiful books—old and new—never wavered throughout his long career as a bookseller and a publisher.After graduating from Harvard, Tuttle enlisted in the military and in 1945 was sent to Tokyo to work on General MacArthur's staff. He was tasked with helping to revive the Japanese publishing industry, which had been devastated by the war. After his tour of duty was completed, he left the military, married a talented and beautiful singer, Reiko Chiba, and in 1948 began several successful business ventures.He also imported American books to sell to the millions of GIs stationed in Japan. By 1949, Tuttle's business was thriving.Tuttle founded his publishing company in Tokyo in 1948, with the mission to publish "books to span the East and West." In its first year of operation, it imported and distributed US paperback publications to the occupying forces. the company began an intensive publishing program, producing English translations of contemporary Japanese literature, dictionaries of Japanese and other Asian language books on Japanese art and culture, and books on Japanese martial arts. Notably, many of its books on Asian martial arts were the first widely read publications on these subjects in the English languageThough a westerner, Tuttle was instrumental in bringing a knowledge of Japan and Asia to a world hungry for information about the East. By the time of his death in 1993, he had published over 6,000 books on Asian culture, history and art—a legacy honored by Emperor Hirohito in 1983 with the "Order of the Sacred Treasure," the highest honor Japan can bestow upon a non-Japanese.This book is part of the mission of Tuttle. It was written for the student -- primarily for the American living in Japan who wishes to acquire a good knowledge of spoken Japanese in a short time. Finding a tutor is recommended and the introduction gives suggestions to the tutor. Charles Tuttle and the books he published established a link between the G.I. - the Japanese culture and its people.

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