The Holy Bible in Japanese transliterated according to the authorized version and published by the Bible societies' committee for Japan

This volume represents a significant historical effort by the Bible Societies' Committee for Japan to bridge the gap between English-language ecclesiastical tradition and the Japanese language. It was commissioned during an era when missionary organizations sought to standardize religious texts for Japanese speakers, prioritizing the transliteration of the Authorized Version, or King James Bible, to maintain the linguistic and theological framework established by Western translators.

The design and production were driven by a desire for accessibility within the burgeoning Japanese Christian community of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. By presenting the text in Romanized script, the committee aimed to assist those who were literate in the Latin alphabet but less familiar with complex kanji characters, thereby facilitating study and recitation. Upon its release, it was regarded primarily as a functional, scholarly tool intended for pedagogical use rather than for general liturgical reading.