nishida fostered many such contacts, and was central in bringing japanese primatology and western scientists together. he stimulated his students and colleagues to write in english, and was himself the first japanese primatologist to publish an entire article in this language. he was first author or editor on no less than 17 books and volumes, mostly in japanese, but the last two in english. his work was characterized by great attention to the smallest details, resulting in comprehensive catalogues of behaviour patterns. nishida's magnum opus, "chimpanzees of the lakeshore", was released posthumously in 2012 by cambridge university press.