5042 Fujisawa, Fujisawa-shi Japan, January 19, 1963 Professor Ludwig von Mises 777 West End Avenue New York 25, N. Y. U. S. A. Dear Professor Mises: It is my great honor to be authorized by you to prepare and to publish a Japanese-language translation of The Ultimate Foundation of Economic Science. Thank you very much for your kindness. I will try to translate the essay in the most readable and correct Japanese so that your ideas can be made accessible to many Japanese. . I am happy to tell you that six students have registered for my seminar this year. Last year I had only one student. With good wishes. Yours sincerely, Joshio Murata