Comprehending Technical Japanese Author: Edward E.Daub, R.Byron Bird, Nobuo Inoue Number of Pages: 436 Format: djvu Japan is one of the leading technological nations in the world. Although its scientific and engineering achievements have been most impressive, few scientists and engineers have developed the ability to read the literature of their Japanese counterparts. There are several reasons for this: (a) the extensive efforts of the Japanese to learn Western languages and their willingness to share their research results in those tongues; (b) the complexity of the Japanese language for foreigners; and (c) the absence of appropriate instructional materials for scientists and engineers. These points are discussed here briefly. Although much of Japan's scholarly research has been published in English and other languages, there remains a vast literature of patents, handbooks, engineering journals, government reports, and transactions of technical meetings which is not norm...
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