More than 6,700 miles separate the stock exchanges in New York and Tokyo. But, today's global economy has brought us much closer together. Never before has the need for communicating with our Japanese neighbors been so important. And, never before has there been a reference book as easy, portable, and durable as Langenscheidt's new Pocket Japanese. Featuring romanized entries, accompanied by the standard Japanese characters, Pocket Japanese allows easy two-way look-up even with no knowledge of written Japanese.