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Japanese Editions
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Japanese
Editions
The first edition of the Guinness Book of Records published for the
Japanese
market (by Takeuchi Books, Tokyo was entitled "Guinness Korega Sekai
Ichi". This section of our site has details of the
main series editions currently in our collection, along with a selection of
other Japanese record books and publications.
1966/7 |
Guinness Korega Sekai Ichi |
|
Format |
Two paperback volumes - each 7⅛x5
inches (181x128mm) - housed in a purple/red slip-case with a blue paper wrap. |
Copyright |
1965 Guinness Superlatives Ltd. |
Publisher |
Takeuchi Books, Tokyo |
Price New |
930 Yen |
Volume 1 |
Red dust-jacket (below, left) over a cream cover, with a green paper wrap. 287
pages. Price: 450 Yen. Publication Date: 30th June 1966 |
Volume 2 |
Green dust-jacket (below, right) over a cream cover, with a red paper wrap. 365
pages. Price 480 Yen. Publication Date: 30th January 1967 |
Notes |
First Japanese edition. |
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|
1971 |
The Guinness Book of Records |
|
Publication Date |
25th
August 1971 |
Pages |
582 |
Format |
Hardback 215x160 mm |
Publisher |
Takeuchi
Bookstore, Tokyo |
Notes |
Plain
green cover in slip-case. |
|
1985 |
Guinness Book of Records
1985 |
|
Publication Date |
20th
March 1985 |
ISBN |
4-06-201914-0 |
Pages |
582 |
Format |
Paperback 184x114 mm |
Publisher |
Koremichi
Noma, Kodansha Co. Ltd., Tokyo |
|
1986 |
Guinness Book of Records
1986 |
|
Publication Date |
30th
January 1986 |
ISBN |
4-06-202440-3 |
Pages |
599 |
Format |
Paperback 184x114 mm |
Publisher |
Koremichi
Noma, Kodansha Co. Ltd., Tokyo |
|
1986 |
Guinness Book of Records
1987 |
|
Publication Date |
15th
December 1986 |
ISBN |
4-06-202948-0 |
Pages |
638 |
Format |
Paperback 184x114 mm |
Publisher |
Koremichi
Noma, Kodansha Co. Ltd., Tokyo |
|
1992 |
Guinness Book of Records
1993 |
|
Publication Date |
18th
December 1992 |
ISBN |
4-88693-254-1 |
Pages |
510 |
Format |
Paperback 188x128 mm |
Publisher |
Yonezo
Tanaka, Tokyo |
|
1993 |
Guinness Book of Records
1994 |
|
Publication Date |
25th
December 1993 |
ISBN |
4-88693-272-X |
Pages |
527 |
Format |
Paperback 188x128 mm |
Publisher |
Kitora
Shobo Co. Ltd., Tokyo |
|
1998 |
Guinness Book of Aircraft |
|
Publication Date |
20th
March 1998 |
ISBN |
4-87149-148-X |
Pages |
237 |
Format |
Hardback 264x190 mm |
Publisher |
Ikaros
Publications Ltd., Tokyo |
|
2000 |
Guinness World Records
2000 |
|
Publication Date |
1st
January 2000 |
ISBN |
978-4-87771-508-3 |
Pages |
244 |
Format |
Paperback 298x213 mm |
Publisher |
Kiyotaka Hirai Publishing,
Tokyo |
|
2004 |
Guinness World Records
2005 |
|
Publication Date |
1st
December 2004 |
ISBN |
978-4-59108-383-3 |
Pages |
255 |
Format |
Paperback (247x185 mm) with
Dustjacket |
Publisher |
Poplar |
|
2008 |
Guinness World Records 2009 |
|
Publication Date |
10th
November 2008 |
ISBN |
978-4-7771-1145-9 |
Cover |
Lime
green |
Pages |
239 |
Format |
Hardback 11x8¼ inches
(280x210 mm) |
Publisher |
Goma
Books
Co., Ltd. |
|
2009 |
Guinness World Records
Kids 2009 |
|
Publication Date |
10th
January 2009 |
ISBN |
978-4-7771-1208-1 |
Cover |
White |
Pages |
39 plus
4 pages of detachable record cards |
Format |
Paperback 257x210 mm |
Publisher |
Goma
Books
Co., Ltd. |
|
2010 |
Guinness World Records 2011 |
|
Publication Date |
18th
November 2010 |
ISBN |
978-4-04-895407-5 |
Cover |
Flame |
Pages |
303 |
Format |
Hardback 11x8¼ inches
(280x210 mm) |
Publisher |
Kadokawa
Group Publishing
Co., Ltd. |
|
2012 |
Guinness World Records
Listening 1 |
|
Publication Date |
20th January 2012 |
ISBN |
978-4-7773-6421-3 |
Pages |
75 |
Format |
Paperback 247x186 mm |
Authors |
Robert Diem, Josef
Williamson |
Publisher |
Macmillan LanguageHouse
Ltd., Tokyo |
Notes |
First of 3 textbooks in the
series. |
|
2012 |
Guinness World Records
Reading 1 |
|
Publication Date |
20th January 2012 |
ISBN |
978-4-7773-6418-3 |
Pages |
77 |
Format |
Paperback 247x186 mm |
Authors |
Josef
Williamson, Armanda Dingledy-Rodie |
Publisher |
Macmillan LanguageHouse
Ltd., Tokyo |
|
2012 |
Guinness World Records
Reading 2 |
|
Publication Date |
20th January 2012 |
ISBN |
978-4-7773-6419-0 |
Pages |
77 |
Format |
Paperback 247x186 mm |
Authors |
Robert Diem, Kate Chandler |
Publisher |
Macmillan LanguageHouse
Ltd., Tokyo |
|
2012 |
Guinness World Records
Reading 3 |
|
Publication Date |
20th January 2012 |
ISBN |
978-4-7773-6420-6 |
Pages |
77 |
Format |
Paperback 247x186 mm |
Authors |
Andrew Parrott, John Paul
Catton |
Publisher |
Macmillan LanguageHouse
Ltd., Tokyo |
|
2014 |
Guinness World Records 2015 |
|
Publication Date |
9th September 2014 |
ISBN |
978-4-04-899601-3 |
Cover |
Blue |
Pages |
256 |
Format |
Hardback 11x8¼ inches
(280x210 mm) |
Publisher |
Kadokawa ASCII Research Institute
Co., Ltd. |
|
2015 |
Guinness World Records
Surprising Challenges |
|
Publication Date |
April 24th 2015 |
ISBN |
978-4-04-899602-0 |
Pages |
255 |
Format |
Paperback 190x130 mm |
Publisher |
Kadokawa ASCII Research Institute
Co., Ltd. |
|
2015 |
One Piece Weekly Jump No. 30 |
|
Publication Date |
6th July 2015 |
ISBN |
4910299310758 |
Cover |
Cartoon |
Pages |
472 |
Format |
Paperback 10⅛ x 7⅛
inches
(260x180 mm) |
Publisher |
Shueisha Inc. |
|
2015 |
Guinness World Records 2016 |
|
Publication Date |
10th September 2015 |
ISBN |
978-4-04-899603-7 |
Cover |
Gold |
Pages |
255 |
Format |
Hardback 11x8¼ inches
(280x210 mm) |
Publisher |
Kadokawa ASCII Research Institute
Co., Ltd. |
|
2017 |
Guinness World Records 2018 |
|
Publication Date |
7th September 2017 |
ISBN |
978-4-04-899608-2 |
Cover |
Blue |
Pages |
255 |
Format |
Hardback 11x8¼ inches
(280x210 mm) |
Publisher |
Kadokawa ASCII Research Institute
Co., Ltd. |
|
2018 |
Guinness World Records 2019 |
|
Publication Date |
6th September 2018 |
ISBN |
978-4-04-911007-4 |
Cover |
Blue |
Pages |
251 |
Format |
Hardback 11x8¼ inches
(280x210 mm) |
Publisher |
Kadokawa ASCII Research Institute
Co., Ltd. |
|
2019 |
Guinness World Records
2020 |
|
Publication Date |
5th September 2019 |
ISBN |
978-4-04-911033-3 |
Cover |
Black |
Pages |
250 |
Format |
Hardback 11x8¼ inches
(280x210 mm) |
Publisher |
Kadokawa ASCII Research Institute
Co., Ltd. |
|
2020 |
Guinness World Records
Junior 2020 Volume 1 |
|
Subtitle |
The
Fastest in the World |
Publication Date |
25th
February 2020 |
ISBN |
978-4-8113-2683-2 |
Pages |
32 |
Format |
Hardback 10⅜x8⅝ inches
(265x210 mm) |
Publisher |
Kadokawa ASCII Research Institute
Co., Ltd. |
|
2020 |
Guinness World Records
Junior 2020 Volume 2 |
|
Subtitle |
The
Longest in the World |
Publication Date |
25th
February 2020 |
ISBN |
978-4-8113-2684-9 |
Pages |
32 |
Format |
Hardback 10⅜x8⅝ inches
(265x210 mm) |
Publisher |
Kadokawa ASCII Research Institute
Co., Ltd. |
|
2020 |
Guinness World Records
Junior 2020 Volume 3 |
|
Subtitle |
The
Biggest in the World |
Publication Date |
25th
February 2020 |
ISBN |
978-4-8113-2683-2 |
Pages |
32 |
Format |
Hardback 10⅜x8⅝ inches
(265x210 mm) |
Publisher |
Kadokawa ASCII Research Institute
Co., Ltd. |
|
2020 |
Guinness World Records
2021 |
|
Publication Date |
18th
November 2020 |
ISBN |
978-4-04-911050-0 |
Cover |
Yellow |
Pages |
252 |
Format |
Hardback 11x8¼ inches
(280x210 mm) |
Publisher |
Kadokawa ASCII Research Institute
Co., Ltd. |
|
2021 |
Guinness World Records
2022 |
|
Publication Date |
17th
November 2021 |
ISBN |
978-4-04-911089-0 |
Cover |
Light
Blue |
Pages |
252 |
Format |
Hardback 11x8¼ inches
(280x210 mm) |
Publisher |
Kadokawa ASCII Research Institute
Co., Ltd. |
|
2022 |
Guinness World Records
2023 |
|
Publication Date |
10th
November 2022 |
ISBN |
978-4-04-911140-8 |
Cover |
Light
Purple |
Pages |
252 |
Format |
Hardback 11x8¼ inches
(280x210 mm) |
Publisher |
Kadokawa ASCII Research Institute
Co., Ltd. |
|
2023 |
Guinness World Records
2024 |
|
Publication Date |
16th
November 2023 |
ISBN |
978-4-04-911183-5 |
Cover |
Light
Green |
Pages |
250 |
Format |
Hardback 11x8¼ inches
(280x210 mm) |
Publisher |
Kadokawa ASCII Research Institute
Co., Ltd. |
|
2024 |
Guinness World Records
2025 |
|
Publication Date |
21st
November 2024 |
ISBN |
978-4-04-911230-6 |
Cover |
Light
Blue |
Pages |
250 |
Format |
Hardback 11x8¼ inches
(280x210 mm) |
Publisher |
Kadokawa ASCII Research Institute
Co., Ltd. |
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