Introduction to Scientific Japanese [Paperback]

Anthony T. Tu (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1880293005 | ISBN-13: 978-1880293003 | Publication Date: June 1, 1991

It is an undeniable fact that the flow of scientific information between the United States and Japan is essentially one-directional; the flow from the US to Japan, with its attendant benefits, is reciprocated by only a meager flow in the other direction. By understanding "scientific" Japanese, perhaps the course could be reversed.

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Text: English, Japanese

Product Details

• Paperback: 225 pages
• Publisher: Alaken Inc (June 1, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1880293005
• ISBN-13: 978-1880293003
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,769,056 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Good start, but needs better accuracy, December 3, 2003

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"misaacs16" (Japan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Introduction to Scientific Japanese (Paperback)

While it is good to have books like this, to help educate scientists in non-mainstream Japanese, there are quite a lot of mistakes that I have come across - both in the English and the Japanese. Also, some of the Japanese usage is quite strange, and generally a bit outdated.

For me, the greatest use is in the vocabulary, however without an index it is quite difficult to track down the specific words.

Could be useful to have around, however will need a bit of work, hopefully with a few Japanese scientists, if there is going to be another edition.