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. It was created to introduce Japanese culture to expatriate foreigners who were unfamiliar with the country.

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''Look Japan'' was established in 1953 by Takenori Kimura (木村武則 ''Kimura Takenori''). It was published in English, Chinese, and Spanish editions. The offices of the publisher, Look Japan Ltd, were in the Asahi Seimei Hibiya Building in Yurakucho, Chiyoda,

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" ''Look Japan''. 1 February 2002. Retrieved 11 October 2011. "Look Japan Ltd Asahi Seimei Hibiya Building, 1-5-1, Yurakucho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0006, Japan " Jay Brushart of the ''

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'' said that the format of ''Look Japan'' was similar to that of ''

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''. Ed Gibson of the '' Harlan Daily Enterprise'' said that ''Look Japan'' was "a slick publication, a lot like ''

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'' that offers the non-Japanese a most interesting look at the country and its people." As of 1991, it was published in

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''. 14 April 1991. Retrieved 11 October 2011. "Here's a little touch of irony in the current industrial climate: Look Japan, a magazine about life in Japan, is published in Singapore."

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{{Portal, Japan, Tokyo, Journalism 1953 establishments in Japan Defunct cultural magazines Defunct magazines published in Japan English-language magazines published in Japan Magazines established in 1953 Defunct magazines published in Tokyo Magazines with year of disestablishment missing Defunct English-language magazines

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