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Japanese (Foreign Languages, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Japanese (Foreign Languages, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $29.49, median 136 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 20/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $18.50 – $34.91 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 1% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Only 1% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 97% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
- Its median reviews are 23% of the parent category Foreign Languages (585), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $29.49 its median price beats 88% of Books categories, leaving more margin per copy.
Top 10 Japanese best sellers
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Genki Textbook Volume 1, 3rd edition (Genki (1)) (Multilingual Edition)
by Eri Banno
- List rank#1
- Price$33.40
- Rating4.8
- Reviews3,757
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Genki Workbook Volume 1, 3rd edition (Genki (1)) (Multilingual Edition)
by Eri Banno
- List rank#2
- Price$16
- Rating4.8
- Reviews2,689
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Japanese from Zero! 1: Proven Techniques to Learn Japanese for Students and Professionals
by George Trombley
- List rank#3
- Price$32.95
- Rating4.8
- Reviews8,365
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Merriam-Webster’s Japanese-English Dictionary - Bilingual, Bidirectional Dictionary - Newest Edition (English and Japanese Edition)
- List rank#4
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews144
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Japanese For Dummies
by Hiroko M. Chiba
- List rank#5
- Price$12.48
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,032
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Remembering the Kanji 1: A Complete Course on How Not to Forget the Meaning and Writing of Japanese Characters
by James W. Heisig
- List rank#6
- Price$30.02
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,193
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A Guide to Japanese Grammar: A Japanese approach to learning Japanese grammar
by Mr Tae K Kim
- List rank#7
- Price$20
- Rating4.7
- Reviews965
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Tobira I: Beginning Japanese (Japanese Edition)
by Mayumi Oka
- List rank#8
- Price$43.99
- Rating4.9
- Reviews274
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Minna No Nihongo: Beginner 1, 2nd Edition
by 3a Corporation
- List rank#9
- Price$32.95
- Rating4.7
- Reviews3,229
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Genki Workbook Volume 2, 3rd edition (Multilingual Edition)
by Eri Banno
- List rank#10
- Price$15.50
- Rating4.8
- Reviews582
FAQ
Is Japanese a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 20/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 136 reviews and sells for $29.49.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Japanese?
The median best seller has 136 reviews, and 43% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Japanese best sellers cost?
The median price is $29.49; half of the best sellers are priced between $18.50 and $34.91.
Can new books break into Japanese?
1% 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.