Kenkyusha
Encyclopedia
The is a publishing house with headquarters in Chiyoda
, Tokyo
, Japan
. Its product range is centered around foreign language—mainly English—dictionaries and textbooks. The name, Kenkyūsha, can be translated as "study/research company".
The predecessor of titled was launched in 1917. The company extended its product range in 1918 with the , a large dictionary, compiled by Yoshitarō Takenobu.
Kenkyūsha expands, establishing in 1919 a typesetting workshop on the slope of Kudan, a former street in Chiyoda, Tokyo
, and — in 1920 — a printing house on Kagurazaka
in Ushigome
. In 1921, the first volume of the covering English literature appears. All of the 100 volumes are completed by 1932.
Due to reconstruction, in 1924, the printing house is temporarily moved to Iidamachi. 1927 sees the completion of the printing shop on Kagurazaka. Another press is established in 1939 in Kichijōji
, west of central Tokyo. In 1944, Kenkyūsha receives an assignment from Aki Yasutarō for , a monthly magazine aimed at researchers and students of English literature
. In the same year, the Japanese scholar Fumio Nakajima publishes .
Three years later, the is founded. The printing business is split off in 1951 under the Kenkyūsha Printing Corporation.
In 1963 the company publishes consisting of 12 volumes. A year later, is launched together with the . A year after its 60th anniversary, in 1968, Kenkyūsha publishes in five volumes.
The year 1984 saw big changes for the company. Kenkyūsha Printing built a new office in Nobidome, Niiza
in Saitama Prefecture
. The Fuji plate-making factory and the Kichijōji factory were moved to the new location and at the printing shop at Kudan, a typesetting
factory was established.
Chiyoda, Tokyo
is one of the 23 special wards in central Tokyo, Japan. In English, it is called Chiyoda ward. As of October 2007, the ward has an estimated population of 45,543 and a population density of 3,912 people per km², making it by far the least populated of the special wards...
, Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. Its product range is centered around foreign language—mainly English—dictionaries and textbooks. The name, Kenkyūsha, can be translated as "study/research company".
History
The company founded by Goichirō Kosakai as in 1907 published the first edition of one year later. In 1916 the company's name was changed to its present: Kenkyūsha.The predecessor of titled was launched in 1917. The company extended its product range in 1918 with the , a large dictionary, compiled by Yoshitarō Takenobu.
Kenkyūsha expands, establishing in 1919 a typesetting workshop on the slope of Kudan, a former street in Chiyoda, Tokyo
Chiyoda, Tokyo
is one of the 23 special wards in central Tokyo, Japan. In English, it is called Chiyoda ward. As of October 2007, the ward has an estimated population of 45,543 and a population density of 3,912 people per km², making it by far the least populated of the special wards...
, and — in 1920 — a printing house on Kagurazaka
Kagurazaka
is a neighbourhood in Tokyo, near Iidabashi Station. It has a sloping street at its center, lined by numerous cafés and restaurants. It is served by Tokyo Metro Tozai Line and Toei Oedo Line.-History:...
in Ushigome
Ushigome
is the name of a neighborhood in Shinjuku, Tokyo, and a former ward in the now-defunct Tokyo City.-Places named after Ushigome:* Ushigome bridge, adjacent to Iidabashi Station...
. In 1921, the first volume of the covering English literature appears. All of the 100 volumes are completed by 1932.
Due to reconstruction, in 1924, the printing house is temporarily moved to Iidamachi. 1927 sees the completion of the printing shop on Kagurazaka. Another press is established in 1939 in Kichijōji
Kichijoji
is a neighborhood in the city of Musashino in Tokyo, Japan. It is centered on the commercial area to the north of its train station and has a youthful, artistic, slightly countercultural reputation...
, west of central Tokyo. In 1944, Kenkyūsha receives an assignment from Aki Yasutarō for , a monthly magazine aimed at researchers and students of English literature
English literature
English literature is the literature written in the English language, including literature composed in English by writers not necessarily from England; for example, Robert Burns was Scottish, James Joyce was Irish, Joseph Conrad was Polish, Dylan Thomas was Welsh, Edgar Allan Poe was American, J....
. In the same year, the Japanese scholar Fumio Nakajima publishes .
Three years later, the is founded. The printing business is split off in 1951 under the Kenkyūsha Printing Corporation.
In 1963 the company publishes consisting of 12 volumes. A year later, is launched together with the . A year after its 60th anniversary, in 1968, Kenkyūsha publishes in five volumes.
The year 1984 saw big changes for the company. Kenkyūsha Printing built a new office in Nobidome, Niiza
Niiza, Saitama
is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, and is essentially a suburb of the Tokyo conurbation. Niiza is located at the southernmost part of Saitama. As of 2010, the city has an estimated population of 159,741 and a population density of 7,010 persons per km²...
in Saitama Prefecture
Saitama Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Saitama.This prefecture is part of the Greater Tokyo Area, and most of Saitama's cities can be described as suburbs of Tokyo, to which a large amount of residents commute each day.- History...
. The Fuji plate-making factory and the Kichijōji factory were moved to the new location and at the printing shop at Kudan, a typesetting
Typesetting
Typesetting is the composition of text by means of types.Typesetting requires the prior process of designing a font and storing it in some manner...
factory was established.
Dictionaries
Kenkyūsha has been publishing dictionaries in various sizes for almost one hundred years. The following list is a selection of dictionaries published by the company together with the years of publication.- 1927 (1st) by Yoshisaburō Okakura, 1980 (5th), 2002 (6th): 1918 (1st) by Yoshitarō Takenobu, 2003 (5th): 1967 (1st), 1994 (6th), 2003 (7th): 1995 (4th), 2002 (5th): 1984 (1st), 1999 (2nd):: 2005 (2nd): 2005 (2nd): 1984 (1st), 1996 (3rd), 2002 (4th), 2007 (5th): 1984 (1st), 1996 (3rd), 2002 (4th), 2008 (5th): 1995: 1995: 1999 (1st), 2008 (2nd): 1996: 1995: 1990: 1994: 1994: 1990
Periodicals
- The Rising Generation: with the migration to the web edition, the publication was paused with the March issue 2009 published from 1945 to 2000, Current English suspended in 2003 suspended in 1997