Japan does not lag behind in educational matters. Education in Japan is supported by extensive publication of Japanese text books. The responsibility for writing Japanese School Text Books , however, does not rest with the Ministry of Education. A number of Japanese private companies are authorized by the Ministry to write and publish text books for elementary, lower and high schools in Japan .
Japanese Text Books offer unique learning experience to the readers, making education fun and enjoyable and not dull and monotonous. No matter what subjects they cover, their ultimate aim is to make learning a success.
Japanese Text Books are of two main types, Conversational and Technical. The Conversational Text Books deal with the speech patterns, while workings of grammar are described by Technical Text Books.
Generally, text books in Japan cover the following areas of study :
- Business Studies
- History
- Social Studies
- Studies in Oral Communication Skills
- Linguistics - Speech and Presentation
- Banking and Finance
- Diplomacy
- Medicine and Pharmaceuticals
- Marketing
- Stock Market Analysis
- Chemical Goods
- Advertising
- Industrial Management
- Machinery
- Information Technology
- Management
- Translation and Interpretation
- Fashion
- Education
- Technical courses
Japanese Text Books also emphasize speech and writing
. These books with their individual speech patterns and set of words attract more readers towards them. This unique characteristic of
Japanese Text Books holds the interests of people, irrespective of their age. Thus, an infant finds a book equally interesting just like an aged does.