Although in 2005 the company merged with several of its group holdings to become Yamagata Corporation.
Founded in 1906 to offer printing services to local companies in Yokohama, Japan.
Most of the work in the early days were primarily focused on printing forms and stationery items but later in the mid-1950s Yamagata expanded its services to include technical translations.
The book became an instant hit with several editions released until 1950, which helped the company recover from the damages caused by the air raids on Japan during the war.
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