Introduction to Modern Literary Japanese for International Students - To understand modern Japan and the Japanese language -

This is a reading material for advanced learners of Japanese language to help them understand modern literary Japanese.

Many modern Japanese works, such as Fukuzawa Yukichi's "An Encouragement of Learning," provide clues to the formation of modern Japanese society.

However, the "literary Japanese" of the time contains vocabulary and expressions that are unfamiliar to international students, making it difficult to understand.

This book aims to help learners with no knowledge of classical Japanese learn basic grammar rules, so that they will be able to read literary Japanese with the help of definitions.

Through reading comprehension of topics relevant to the present day, such as basic human rights, war, pollution, politics, and corporate ethics, you will learn about modern Japanese thought and, through exposure to "literary Japanese," gain a deeper understanding of Japanese from the modern era to the present.