Stock ID #175685 進駐軍ニ対スル日米会話書. [Shinchūgun ni taisuru Nichi-Bei kaiwasho]. American-Japanese Phrase Book. FUKUICHI KŌNO, 河野福一.

進駐軍ニ対スル日米会話書. [Shinchūgun ni taisuru Nichi-Bei kaiwasho].
American-Japanese Phrase Book.

大阪. [Osaka]. 三共社. [Sankyōsha]. Showa 21 [ 1946]. Stock ID #175685

4 + 135pp, 11 x 14.5 cm. Evenly browned throughout with some additional occasional foxing, limp paper covers little marked with a little insect damage causing abrasion of paper on lower cover. Good copy.

This pocket-sized English-Japanese phrase book was published in June 1946, shortly after the occupation had begun in Japan. The book was specifically produced to aid communication between the Japanese public and American military personnel and was based on a Japanese phrase book published by United States Department of the Army.

The book opens with "emergency expressions", such as asking for help in both languages. Following this it covers military ranks with phrases useful for introducing oneself. The rest of the book covers a wide range of topics including locations, transportation, and personal needs.

A signature on the back records the name of a girl in the first year junior high school. She probably wanted to learn English so that she could communicate with American soldiers in town. This phrase book reflects a time and place when American soldiers and the Japanese public encountered each other on a wide scale for the first time.

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Price: $175.00 AU

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