The New Testament in Japanese, 1965 Shinkaiyaku seisho (New Japanese Bible) translation

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Language: 日本語 (Japanese)
Translation by: Shinkaiyaku Seisho Kankokai

Gospel of John was first published in 1963. The whole the New Testament was published in 1965. This translation was made by Shinkaiyaku Seisho Kankokai with sponsorship from the Lockman Foundation. The copyright on this New Testament expired on December 31, 2015. An abandonment of copyright statment was on http://bible.salterrae.net/bible/copyright.html. https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%96%B0%E6%94%B9%E8%A8%B3%E8%81%96%E6%9B%B8%E5%88%8A%E8%A1%8C%E4%BC%9A has more information about this translation. Note that once dedicated to the Public Domain, it is not possible to restore copyright status. An abandoned copyright may not be arbitrarily assumed by another indivitual or corporation, but the work remains in the Public Domain.