Hal Goldstein asked me what the meaning of the Japanese words/characters meant on the front cover of the Vol. 6 Number 1 issue. The five characters, roughly translated, mean "Japan Special Issue."
The first two characters make up the word NIPPON, meaning Japan. The next two characters make up TOKUSHU, meaning special features, or special collection. The last character is GO, meaning issue.
Toshiki Sasabe
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