Tokyo Kagaku Dojin

Tokyo Kagaku Dojin is a Japanese publishing house founded in 1961. As its name suggests, it focuses on chemistry, but it also publishes books in physics, biology, medicine, pharmacy, agriculture, food science, and information science. In addition, it handles textbooks in home economics, ethics, economics, and languages, as well as general-audience science reading. The company is known for its extensive list of university-level textbooks and reference works, including dictionaries such as the Kagaku Jiten (Chemistry Dictionary) and Kagaku Daijiten (Comprehensive Chemistry Dictionary), and translations of major international textbooks like Atkins' Physical Chemistry, McMurry's Organic Chemistry, and Voet's Biochemistry. It also publishes the monthly magazine Gendai Kagaku (Modern Chemistry). In 2024, it received the Special Award at the 40th Azusa Publishing Culture Awards. The company remains privately held and active in the Japanese academic publishing market.

Tokyo Kagaku Dojin was founded in 1961. Since its establishment, it has built a reputation as a publisher of high-quality science textbooks and reference works. The company's name includes 'Kagaku' (chemistry), reflecting its core focus, but its catalog extends to many scientific disciplines. Over the decades, it has translated and published numerous internationally renowned textbooks, such as Atkins' Physical Chemistry, McMurry's Organic Chemistry, and Voet's Biochemistry, making them accessible to Japanese students and researchers. It also publishes the monthly magazine Gendai Kagaku (Modern Chemistry). In 2024, the company received the Special Award at the 40th Azusa Publishing Culture Awards, recognizing its contributions to publishing. The company remains privately held and continues to operate in the Japanese academic publishing market.

• 2024

  Received the Special Award at the 40th Azusa Publishing Culture Awards.

• 1961

  Company founded.

Academic and professional publisher specializing in science and engineering, with a strong emphasis on chemistry.

• Kagaku Jiten (Chemistry Dictionary)

• Kagaku Daijiten (Comprehensive Chemistry Dictionary)

• Atkins' Physical Chemistry (Japanese translation)

• McMurry Organic Chemistry (Japanese translation)

• Voet Biochemistry (Japanese translation)

• Gendai Kagaku (Modern Chemistry) magazine

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