Thursday, September 06, 2007

Japanese Best-Sellers

The Vertical Weblog just put up the top ten best-selling books in Japan calculated from book distributor Nippan. More detailed descriptions of the books at the source.
  1. Josei no hinkaku (”Feminine Grace”) by Mariko Bando.
  2. “Ichinichi sanjuupun” wo tsuzukenasai! Jinsei shouri no benkyouhou 55 (”Keep It Up for 30 Minutes a Day! 55 Study Methods for Success in Life”) by Yukio Furuichi.
  3. Rakuen (”Paradise”) by Miyuki Miyabe.
  4. Haro baibai-Seki Akio no toshi densetsu (”Hello, Goodbye: Akio Seki’s Urban Legends”) by Akio Seki.
  5. Inu to watashi no juu no yakusoku (”Ten Promises To My Dog”) by Hare Kawaguchi.
  6. Nihonjin no shikitari (”Customs of the Japanese”) by Harutake Iikura.
  7. Yoake no machi de (”On the Streets of Daybreak”) by Keigo Higashino.
  8. DDD 2 (DDD stands for Decoration Disorder Disconnection) by Kinoko Nasu.
  9. Donkanryoku (”The Power of Obtuseness”) by Jun’ichi Watanabe.
  10. Zaimu sanpyou ittai rikaihou (”Integrated Method for Understanding Financial Statements”) by Katsunori Kunisada.

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