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Contributing to World Peace through Publishing Language Teaching Materials ― Fostering Networks between People and Widening the Circles Through Which They Meet ―

Our company was established in 1973, and began by publishing Nihongo no Kiso (edited by the Association for Overseas Technical Scholarship), a Japanese language textbook that was mainly aimed at technical trainees, and now, all these years later, thanks to the help and support of many people, we are celebrating our 50th year.

Over these years, in response to the changes in the society in which Japanese language education is conducted, as well as the demands of the times and actual needs on the ground in education, we have been planning and publishing various language teaching materials and books with a focus on “easiness of learning” and “easiness of teaching.” Among these, in particular, Minna no Nihongo series of textbooks has been widely adopted both inside and outside Japan as a general Japanese language textbook, both at the beginner and intermediate levels. Not only in developing new teaching materials but also when revising older materials, we are constantly in contact with local educational establishments, producing and providing materials that meet their new needs.

On top of the Japanese language materials presented in this book, we also produce language textbooks for Japanese learners of foreign languages, including books for those studying for the TOEIC® examination, and our Lesson series of textbooks which cover the study of various Asian and European languages.

Interest in Japan and the Japanese language is certainly spreading, and there are now people all over the world interested in Japanese culture and studying the Japanese language. At the same time, the number of Japanese learning foreign languages starting with English, interacting with people from various countries, and working to understand different cultures is increasing.

We hope that through the publication of teaching language materials and books that allow various types of interaction between people in a multicultural society, we can foster networks between people and broaden the circles through which people can meet, and thereby continue to contribute to world peace.

We would appreciate everyone’s further support and encouragement.

Masako Fujisaki President 3A Corporation

Company information

Name 3A Corporation
Establishment 28 July 1973
President Masako Fujisaki
Business Publishing
Address 2F, Trusty Kojimachi Bldg.
4, Kojimachi 3-Chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 102-0083

A Brief History

1973
Company established as AOTS Chosakai
1974
Nihongo no Kiso I (Main Text & Translation) published
1981
Nihongo no Kiso II (Main Text & Translation) published
Organizing of training for overseas trainees in Japan started
1988
Name changed to 3A Corporation (3A Network in Japanese)
1990
Shin Nihongo no Kiso I (Main Text & Translation) published
1993
Shin Nihongo no Kiso I (Main Text & Translation) published
The AOTS Dictionary for Practice Use published
1995
Nihongo Chukyu J301 published
1997
Ja-Net, a quarterly Japanese language information bulletin, begins circulation
1998
Minna no Nihongo Shokyu I & II published
1999
Nihongo Chukyu J501 published
2000
Shokyu o Oshieru Hito no Tame no Nihongo Bunpo Handobukku and Shin Nihongo no Chukyu (Main Text and Translation) published
2001
Nihongo Bunpo Enshu and Chujokyu o Oshieru Hito no Tame no Nihongo Bunpo Handobukku published
2002
Kodomo no Nihongo published
2003
Revised edition of Kankokugo Ressun I & II published
2006
Six-volumed Koza - Nihongo Kyoikugaku published
2007
Three-volumed Kihon ni Kaeru Eigo no Hon published
2008
Minna no Nihongo Chukyu I and Nihongo Shokyu Daichi published
2009
Three-volumed Kiwamero! TOEIC® TEST published
2010
Four-volumed Tokimakure! TOEIC® TEST published
2012
Minna no Nihongo Shokyu I Second Edition published
2013
Minna no Nihongo Shokyu II Second Edition published
2014
Minna no Nihongo Chukyu II Oshiekata no Tebiki published
2015
Seven-volumed Nihongo Kyoiku Sosho 'Tsukuru' published
2016
Minna no Nihongo Shokyu I & II Second Edition DVDs released and Minna no Nihongo Shokyu I & II Second Edition Oshiekata no Tebiki and Nihongo Chukyu J301 Revised Edition published
2017
Hajimete Manabu Kaigo no Nihongo and Shosetsu Mira-san published and Shosetsu Mira-san eBook released
2018
Company's 45th anniversary and seminar held to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Minna no Nihongo's publication
2019
Kiwamero! TOEFL iBT® TEST and Chugakusei no Nihongo published
2020
JLPT Chokai N3 Pointo & Purakutisu published
2021
Genba no Nihongo Kisohen Hataraku Gaikokujin no Tame no Nihongo Komyunikeshon and Oyohen published
2022
Tasuku Be-su de Manabu Nihongo Chukyu 1 and Chukyu 2 published
2023
Company's 50th anniversary and 25th anniversary of Minna no Nihongo's publication