Announcement of the publication of “Minna no Nihongo Elementary Japanese Third Edition”


Thank you for using our teaching materials. We are pleased to announce that we will be publishing the Third Edition of the "Minna no Nihongo Elementary Japanese" series - a series of books that is used by many people in Japan and around the world - from the autumn of 2025.
Even after the publication of the Third Edition, the current Second Edition will continue to be sold for the time being.

Thank you for using our teaching materials. We are pleased to announce that we will be publishing the Third Edition of the "Minna no Nihongo Elementary Japanese" series - a series of books that is used by many people in Japan and around the world - from the autumn of 2025.
Even after the publication of the Third Edition, the current Second Edition will continue to be sold for the time being.

■Update history

"Minna no Nihongo" Series List

■ Main Text revision points

1) Review of conversation scenes, vocabulary, and expressions
The conversation scenes, vocabulary, and expressions are being reviewed to match current times. There will be no major changes to the grammar syllabus or the structure of each lesson.

2) The audio content will be distributed via our website and an app
The audio of the "Conversation" and "Practice Questions" on the CD included with the Second Edition will be distributed free of charge on our website and an audio app.





■ Publication schedule

Elementary I
・"Minna no Nihongo Elementary I Third Edition Main Text"　Scheduled to be published in October 2025
　B5 size, 249 pages, separate volume: 55 pages (planned), two colors, 2,750 yen (including tax) 　
　
・"Minna no Nihongo Elementary I Third Edition Translation and Grammar Notes - English"　Scheduled to be published in November 2025
・"Minna no Nihongo Elementary I Third Edition Translation and Grammar Notes - Chinese"　Scheduled to be published in February 2026
・"Minna no Nihongo Elementary I Third Edition Translation and Grammar Notes - Vietnamese"　Scheduled to be published in February 2026
・"Minna no Nihongo Elementary I Third Edition Translation and Grammar Notes - Nepalese"　Scheduled to be published in February 2026
・"Minna no Nihongo Elementary I Third Edition Translation and Grammar Notes - Burmese"　Scheduled to be published in February 2026
　B5 size, 181 pages (planned), 2,200 yen (including tax)　*Other languages ​​will be published over time.

Elementary II
・"Minna no Nihongo Elementary II Third Edition Main Text"　Scheduled to be published in March 2026
　B5 size, 247 pages, separate volume: 57 pages (planned), two colors, 2,750 yen (including tax)

*The above information is current as of 1 July 2025.
Information such as future publication schedules and changes due to revisions will be announced on this page and on our official SNS (X, Facebook) pages. We apologize for the inconvenience, but if you have any questions, please take a look at this page.




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