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Japanese (Literature & Fiction › World Literature › Asian, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Japanese (Literature & Fiction › World Literature › Asian, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $13.95, median 131 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 28/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $11.88 – $17.91 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 4% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 23% of the parent category Asian (565), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 4% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 82% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
Top 10 Japanese best sellers
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The Devotion of Suspect X: A Detective Galileo Novel (Detective Galileo Series Book 1)
by Keigo Higashino
- List rank#1
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews7,432
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The Tale of Genji: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
by Murasaki Shikibu
- List rank#2
- Price$13.73
- Rating4.6
- Reviews759
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Sun and Steel
by Yukio Mishima
- List rank#3
- Price$24.19
- Rating4.5
- Reviews906
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Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
- List rank#4
- Price$10.20
- Rating4.4
- Reviews6,378
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The Tale of Genji: Unabridged
by Murasaki Shikibu
- List rank#5
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews203
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I Am a Cat
by Soseki Natsume
- List rank#6
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews919
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Nordic Tales: Folktales from Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, and Denmark
- List rank#9
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.8
- Reviews3,178
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Horror Tales of Japan: 21 Japanese folktales not to be read to children, coupled with (mostly) uplifting cultural commentary
by Kyota Ko
- List rank#10
- Price$15.99
- Rating4.9
- Reviews302
FAQ
Is Japanese a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 28/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 131 reviews and sells for $13.95.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Japanese?
The median best seller has 131 reviews, and 43% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Japanese best sellers cost?
The median price is $13.95; half of the best sellers are priced between $11.88 and $17.91.
Can new books break into Japanese?
4% 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.