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Japanese (Foreign Languages, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Japanese (Foreign Languages, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $5.04, median 20 reviews, average rating 4.1 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 30/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.99 – $9.83 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.1 |
| New releases (90 days) | 5% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 1% of the parent category Foreign Languages (1,770), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 5% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 76% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 72% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has only 20 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
Top 10 Japanese best sellers
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Xiaowoo Illustration Book D Series-4 (Japanese Edition)
by Xiaowoo
- List rank#2
- Price$7.01
- Rating4.4
- Reviews15
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koyanagiayumi yuuwakunokaori Ver1 (Japanese Edition)
by Spice Visual
- List rank#3
- Price$9
- Rating4.2
- Reviews32
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Learn Japanese with 120 Short Stories - 4 Books in 1: A Story-Based Reading Method for Adults with a Step-by-Step 120-Day Action Plan to Progress from ... in Just 30 Minutes a Day (Japanese Edition)
- List rank#4
- Price$0.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews1
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![GENKI: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese I [Third Edition] 初級日本語げんき I [第3版] (Jap book cover by 坂野永理](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/713oh4R22rL._AC_UL300_SR300,200_.jpg)
GENKI: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese I [Third Edition] 初級日本語げんき I [第3版] (Japanese Edition)
by 坂野永理
- List rank#5
- Price$31.73
- Rating4.8
- Reviews3,757
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Kaworukun 2nd Kindle Photobook (White Label) (Japanese Edition)
by KAWORUKUN
- List rank#7
- Price$5.32
- Rating4.0
- Reviews382
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![GENKI: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese Answer Key [Third Edition] 初級日本語げんき 解答 book cover by 坂野永理](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/71fDqvSzXNL._AC_UL300_SR300,200_.jpg)
GENKI: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese Answer Key [Third Edition] 初級日本語げんき 解答 [第3版] (Japanese Edition)
by 坂野永理
- List rank#8
- Price$11
- Rating4.8
- Reviews665
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Momotaro Japanese Fairy Tale 日本昔話: Japanese Fairy Tales in Hiragana (Children books) (Japanese Edition)
by Makoto Shibutani
- List rank#9
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews234
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aihara fujiko aiharafujiko (butterfly) (Japanese Edition)
by kt
- List rank#10
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.0
- Reviews6
Subcategories
- Comics & Manga26
- Reference24
- Crafts, Home & Lifestyle23
- Arts, Film & Photography22
- Literature & Fiction21
- Business & Economics21
- Sports20
- Language, Linguistics & Writing20
- Romance20
- Travel19
- Computing, Internet & Digital Media19
- Religion18
- Fantasy, Horror & Science Fiction18
- Children's eBooks18
- Study Aids & Revision Guides18
- Health & Family18
- Personal Development & Self-Help18
- History18
- Law18
- Sciences & Technology17
- Politics17
- Teen & Young Adult17
- Humor17
- Biographies, Diaries & True Accounts17
- Action & Adventure16
- Medicine16
- Crime, Thriller & Mystery16
- Society & Social Sciences16
- Historical Fiction15
FAQ
Is Japanese a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 30/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 20 reviews and sells for $5.04.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Japanese?
The median best seller has 20 reviews, and 72% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Japanese best sellers cost?
The median price is $5.04; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $9.83.
Can new books break into Japanese?
5% 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.