In the five years which have passed since the preparation of the first edition, Japan has undergone a period of challenge and change. Much of this is reflected in the Japanese legal system and the reforms which have already occured or those which are proposed
In the scientific literature about general and specialist dictionaries little attention is paid to legal dictioneries and a theoretical foundation on which legal dictionaries should e constructed is lacking
The third edition includes some additions for a more complet coverage, such as the paragraphs dealing with the critical legal theory of Jurisprudence and an extensive bibliography of American writings on legal interpretation