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Japan (History › Asia, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Japan (History › Asia, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $9.99, median 492 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 25/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.99 – $13.91 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 9% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 42% of the parent category Asia (1,177), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 80% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 492 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $3.99 to $13.91, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Japan best sellers
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Hiroshima Nagasaki: The Real Story of the Atomic Bombings and Their Aftermath
by Paul Ham
- List rank#1
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews410
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Hiroshima
by John Hersey
- List rank#2
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews5,988
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VOICES OF THE VANQUISHED The German and Japanese Experience of World War II
by Nigel Cawthorne
- List rank#3
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews479
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Brief History of Japan: Samurai, Shogun and Zen: The Extraordinary Story of the Land of the Rising Sun (Brief History of Asia Series)
by Jonathan Clements
- List rank#4
- Price$9.59
- Rating4.4
- Reviews840
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The Fall of Japan: The Final Weeks of World War II in the Pacific
by William Craig
- List rank#5
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews4,357
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Yakuza: A 400-Year History of the Japanese Underworld
by Andrew Rankin
- List rank#6
- Price$19.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews6
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The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War
- List rank#7
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews11,086
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Legends of the Samurai
by Hiroaki Sato
- List rank#8
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews71
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Strong Men Armed: The United States Marines Against Japan
by Robert Leckie
- List rank#9
- Price$11.39
- Rating4.6
- Reviews828
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Empire of Ashes: Truman, Hirohito, and the Descent into Total War
by James M. Scott
- List rank#10
- Price$31.11
- Rating4.8
- Reviews50
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FAQ
Is Japan a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 25/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 492 reviews and sells for $9.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Japan?
The median best seller has 492 reviews, and 23% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Japan best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.99 and $13.91.
Can new books break into Japan?
9% of the current best sellers were released in the last 90 days.
About this data
Data comes from KDPTop's daily crawl of Amazon's public Best Sellers pages; medians use the latest list. The opportunity score (0–100, higher is easier to enter) combines the review barrier, the share of low-review books, list turnover, new-release share and price.