Look Japan
Look Japan(ルックジャパン,Rukku Japan)was an English language magazine published fromJapan.It was created to introduce Japanese culture to expatriate foreigners who were unfamiliar with the country.
History and profile[edit]
Look Japanwas established in 1953 by Takenori Kimura ( mộc thôn võ tắcKimura Takenori).[1][2]It was published in English,Chinese,andSpanisheditions.[3]The offices of the publisher, Look Japan Ltd, were in the Asahi Seimei Hibiya Building inYurakucho,Chiyoda,Tokyo.[1]
Jay Brushart of thePortsmouth Daily Timessaid that the format ofLook Japanwas similar to that ofTIME.[4]Ed Gibson of theHarlan Daily Enterprisesaid thatLook Japanwas "a slick publication, a lot likePeoplethat offers the non-Japanese a most interesting look at the country and its people. "[5]As of 1991, it was published inSingapore.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ab"About Us."Look Japan.1 February 2002. Retrieved 11 October 2011. "Look Japan Ltd Asahi Seimei Hibiya Building, 1-5-1, Yurakucho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0006, Japan"
- ^"Home > News and Media > E-zines".News on Japan.Retrieved25 August2016.
- ^"Lookout post.."Look Japan.1 July 2002. Retrieved 11 October 2011. "Look Japan also publishes Chinese and Spanish versions of its print magazine."
- ^Brushart, Jay. "Learning the meaning of citizenship."TIME.19 February 1992. A4. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
- ^Gibson, Ed. "Japanese Sayings Have A Familiar Ring To Them."Harlan Daily Enterprise.18 July 1990. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
- ^"REPORTERS' NOTEBOOK."The Buffalo News.14 April 1991. Retrieved 11 October 2011. "Here's a little touch of irony in the current industrial climate: Look Japan, a magazine about life in Japan, is published in Singapore."
Further reading[edit]
- Satouchi, Katsumi ( lí nội khắc tịSatouchi Katsumi).Reading Current English in LOOK JAPAN(『ルックジャパン』で lặc しく đọc める thời sự anh ngữ,Rukku japan de tanoshiku yomeru jiji eigo)Shohakusha.1995.Info page(Archive),VIAF file(Archive)
External links[edit]
- Look Japanat theWayback Machine(archive index)
- WorldCat Record
