Iwanami Shoten, Publishers, founded in 1913 by Shigeo Iwanami, is Japan’s leading academic publishing house. Celebrating its 110th anniversary in 2023, Iwanami has published over 30,000 titles, including monographs, textbooks, references, and essays in the social and natural sciences, humanities, arts, and literature. Known for its high-quality publications, Iwanami introduced influential series such as the Iwanami Library of Classics (Bunko) in 1927 and Iwanami Paperbacks (Shinsho) in 1938, promoting intellectual freedom. The Comprehensive Dictionary of the Japanese Language (Kojien), first published in 1955, remains a linguistic standard. Iwanami continues to play a central role in Japan's cultural and intellectual heritage.