Japanese for American High School Students: Book 2 continues to provide a precisely-programmed comprehensive instruction built on the foundation students have acquired through Japanese for American High School Students: Book 1. Each lesson focuses on broadening and strengthening students' skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing through a wide variety of means, including dialogues, essays, stories, oral practice, skits, and poems.

Book 2 gives special attention to vocabulary development and grammar knowledge through skillfully structured instructional materials and activities that engage students and lead to an energetic and lively classroom.