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Writing Skills        
           
  Dictionary of Proven Business Letters (5,631 yen + tax) Asahi Press

Based on many years of experience assisting leading Japanese corporations with their business correspondence. A practical business correspondence bible.
    Dictionary of Proven Business Letters (CD Edition 5,714yen + tax) Asahi Press

Powered-up version of the above book. E-mail and facsimile samples greatly expanded. Useful functions (example sentence replacement, editing, reference, etc.). Can edit and print out letters to suit your needs.
  Effective E-mail Communications
Wording and style learned through examples. (1,300 yen + tax) Asahi Press

A practical and compact guide for writing effective e-mail for doing business and developing relationships. Covers simple and direct, formal, and informal styles.
    Effective Fax Communications (1,456 yen + tax) Asahi Press

The only book on writing faxes you'll ever need. Make your faxes easy to understand. Full of set phrases and expressions for a wide range of situations.
             
  Fundamentals of Technical Writing (1,748 yen + tax)Asahi Press

A practice-oriented book on technical writing. Includes a review of fundamental grammar. Full of useful examples. Detailed explanations of common mistakes Japanese writers make. Often used in our technical writing courses.
       
         
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Conversational Business and Technical English
           
  Mastering English Conversation for Engineers: The Way It Really Happens (2,520 yen including tax) Ohmsha, Ltd.

A definitive work in technical English, combining the know-how of an engineer holding 35 certifications in English with that of a leader for many years in corporate language training.
    Fundamentals of English Conversation for Engineers (3,058 yen including tax) Asahi Press

A quick start to solving the basic communications problems of engineers. Contains pronunciation, vocabulary, and conversation exercises in technical contexts. Exercises in constructing simple technical presentations.
           
  Situational Business English: "The Right Thing to Say" (1,528 yen; cassette 2,000 yen including tax) Asahi Press

A must for international business people. Useful expressions for a great variety of common social situations. Handy pocket size convenient for study while traveling or commuting.
    Situational Business English: "The Right Way to Put It" (1,528 yen; cassette 2,000 yen including tax) Asahi Press

Also a must for international business people. Useful expressions for a great variety of common business situations. Handy pocket size convenient for study while traveling or commuting.
           
  English Comes to the Company (1,300 yen + tax) Asahi Press

You can't avoid English any longer! Basic survival business English for receiving and handling callers, making appointments, taking visitors shopping, guiding them on tours, handling problems, writing letters, faxes, and e-mail, and handling the telephone.
       
         
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Special Skills
             
  Dictionary of Modern Business Colloquialisms (3,689 yen + tax) Asahi Press

"Live English," as it's used in the real business world. A must read. Based on a survey of foreign business people experienced in working with the Japanese.
    Getting Through in Business \ Natural Business Dialogues (1,359 yen + tax; cassette 2.000 yen including tax) Asahi Press
             
  Going Heart-to-Heart (1,400 yen; cassette 2.000 yen including tax)Asahi Press     Talking Your Way Out (1,400 yen; cassette 2.000 yen including tax)Asahi Press
             
  Conversational Dictionary for Life Abroad (4,800 yen including tax) Asahi Press

Complete situational coverage, through sample conversations, for people living abroad in English speaking societies: how to obtain the necessities of life (food, clothing, shelter), how to deal with problems, how to socialize, etc. A new type of English dictionary based on conversation examples in story form.
       
           
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Cross-Cultural Communications
             
  The Meanderings of the Whale (1,500 yen including tax) Asahi Press

Written by our president, Francis J. Kurdyla. Explains his practical philosophy on cross-cultural business communications. Based on his long experience living and working in Japan. Talks freely about his way of life. Full of humor.
    Negotiating Cross-Culturally (1,500 yen including tax) Asahi Press

In this day and age negotiating ability is power. The author teaches you his unique blend of Japan and U.S. negotiation techniques developed through 40 years of experience doing business in Japan. Become an expert. Practical negotiation techniques exploding all the theories.
           
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