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Japan (History › Asia, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Japan (History › Asia, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $15.41, median 740 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 29/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $12.07 – $19.03 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 7% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 33% of the parent category Asia (2,212), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 81% of Books categories: the median best seller has 740 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Japan best sellers
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Musashi's Book of Five Rings: The Definitive Interpretation of Miyamoto Musashi's Classic Book of Strategy
- List rank#1
- Price$9.48
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,477
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The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War
- List rank#2
- Price$10.59
- Rating4.5
- Reviews11,086
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Yakuza: A 400-Year History of the Japanese Underworld
by Andrew Rankin
- List rank#3
- Price$26.39
- Rating4.6
- Reviews6
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With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa
by E. B. Sledge
- List rank#4
- Price$10.65
- Rating4.9
- Reviews6,469
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The Accidental President: Harry S. Truman and the Four Months That Changed the World—A Fast-Paced Chronicle of Truman’s Tumultuous First Days Amidst World War II
by A. J. Baime
- List rank#5
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews11,843
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Hiroshima
by John Hersey
- List rank#6
- Price$11.95
- Rating4.4
- Reviews5,988
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The Rape of Nanking
by Iris Chang
- List rank#7
- Price$12.09
- Rating4.6
- Reviews4,161
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The Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi - Complete Edition: The New Modern English Translation (Translated and Annotated)
- List rank#8
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews224
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The Battle of Midway (Pivotal Moments in American History)
by Craig L. Symonds
- List rank#9
- Price$18.68
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,738
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Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway
by Jonathan Parshall
- List rank#10
- Price$20.69
- Rating4.8
- Reviews3,001
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Japan
FAQ
Is Japan a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 29/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 740 reviews and sells for $15.41.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Japan?
The median best seller has 740 reviews, and 10% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Japan best sellers cost?
The median price is $15.41; half of the best sellers are priced between $12.07 and $19.03.
Can new books break into Japan?
7% 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.