Data collection Period: March 12th Thu- March 18th Wed, 2026
*The previous ranking is based on a comparison with the period from February 26th Thu to March 4th Wed, 2026. (Unless otherwise stated, it is a new release.)

<Top 15 Business (Management) Stories>

1. "Job Satisfaction" Can Be Systematized - Masaya Tanaka, Naoya Osawa / Seishun Publishing 2. Naval Ravikanto (Previous: 1st) E. Jorgenson / Sunmark Publishing 3. Things You Should Know Before Becoming an Entrepreneur (Previous: 9th) - Shoichiro Iwata / PHP Institute 4. Impairment Test - Nobuhiro Suga / Chuo Keizai-sha 5. The Science of Office Politics (Previous: 3rd) - Takuma Kimura / Nikkei Business Publications 6. "Company Quarterly Report" Industry Map 2026 Edition (Previous: 2nd) - Edited by Toyo Keizai Inc. / Toyo Keizai Inc. 7. Accounting x AI Introduction - Shun Matsuoka / Chuo Keizai-sha 8. The World's Most Enjoyable Way to Read Financial Statements (Previous: 4th) - Otemachi Random Walker / KADOKAWA 9. J-SOX, Internal Audit, Auditor's Audit Q&A (Previous: 5th) Nobuyuki Urata / Chuo Keizai-sha 10th Accounting AI Agent Kenichi Kurosaki / Impress 11th Organizational Discomfort (Previous: 11th) Mai Teshigawara / Diamond Inc. 12th Hitting Customer Needs (Previous: 15th) Masatoshi Fujiwara / Nikkei Business Publications 13th "Management Analysis" Starting from Discomfort in Financial Statements Masahiro Seno / Nihon Jitsugyo Publishing 14th The Deep Reasons Behind Toshiba's Downfall (Previous: 12th) Makoto Kubo / Asahi Shimbun Publications 15th Logistics Made Easy with Diagrams (Previous: Unranked) Seiji Onozuka / Shobunsha

<Top 15 Business (Self-Improvement) Items>

1st place THE BEST WORK (Previously: 4th place) Taketo Hara/Sunmark Publishing 2nd place People who move do well (Last time: Not ranked) Kenta Nagakura/Subarusha 3rd place The art of rephrasing known only to those who consistently get chosen. Rina Kamamoto / Japan Management Association Management Center 4th place The scientifically proven encyclopedia of amazing habits (Previously: 2nd place) Shugo Hotta/SB Creative 5th place Your very own AI employee (Previous ranking: 5th) Ryodai Tanaka/East Press 6th place People up to 100 million People from 100 million (Previously: 6th place) Kei Tanaka / Bookstore 7th place AI Agent Work Techniques Suguru Sato / SB Creative 8th place What people who are good at explaining always keep in mind (Last time: 3rd place) Takeshi Inuzuka/Sunmark Publishing 9th place A cafe at the end of the world where you can find what you want to do (Last time: 7th place) John Strelke/Diamond Inc. 10th place DIE WITH ZERO The ultimate rule for making life too rich (Previously: 10th place) B. Perkins/Diamond Inc. 11th place What only the rich know (Last time: Not ranked) Kenta Nagakura/Asahi Publishing 12th place Things that highly communicative people are conscious of while talking (Previously: 8th place) Yuya Adachi / Nihon Jitsugyo Publishing 13th place Start with the Issue (Revised Edition) (Previously: 13th place) Kazuto Ataka / Eiji Publishing 14th place Inside the mind of a high-performing worker Taichi Kogure / Diamond, Inc. 15th place People who read books do well (Last time: Not ranked) Kenta Nagakura/Subarusha

<Economics/Finance Top 15>

1st place Asset strategies to survive the hell of inflation Daisuke Kobayashi / KADOKAWA 2nd place Japan's Economic AI Growth Strategy (Last time: 7th place) Kazuhiko Toyama/Bungeishunju 3rd place The Super Basics of Investing: A Visual Guide (Previously: 2nd place) Michiko Izumi/Asahi Shimbun Publications 4th place A guide to becoming a billionaire for cunning people Mykey Yoshihito Sano / KADOKAWA 5th place Please tell me how to save 100 million yen! Rei Tachibana/Bunkyosha 6th place Manga: Tatsuro Kiyohara's Investment Strategy 1 Tatsuro Kiyohara / Kodansha 7th place Principles for addressing changes in the world order (Last time: Not ranked) Ray Dalio / Nikkei Business Publications 8th place The Eve of the Great Crash (Previous ranking: 5th) Jim Rogers/President Inc. 9th place Living with capitalism. Koryo Shinagawa / Yamato Shobo 10th place A comprehensive introduction to risk management through dialogue Tokyo Risk Manager/Financial and Fiscal Affairs Research Institute 11th place The essence of life and money that a mother working in a foreign financial institution wants to teach her child (Previously: 9th place) Makiko Kawamura/Discover 21 12th place Stocks will always go up. Takashi Hiroki / Nikkei BP 13th place Shin Ginkouron Naoki Oko / Financial and Fiscal Affairs Research Group 14th place Japan Economic Map (Previously: 8th place) President Suashi/Kanki Publishing 15th place The Money University for True Freedom (Last time: Not ranked) Both @ Liber University President / Asahi Shimbun Publications

<Top 10 Literary Books>

1st : Seiten Wakabayashi Masayasu / Bungei Shunju 2nd: In the Megachurch (Previous: 4th) Asai Ryo / Nikkei Business Publications 3rd: Chips Vol. 1 (Previous: 2nd) Mayama Jin / Nikkei BP 4th: Gyosei (Previous: Unranked) Minato Kanae / Futabasha 5th: The Lost Face (Previous: Unranked) Sakurada Tomoya / Shinchosha 6th: The Way Home from the Cafe (Previous: 7th) Shimazu Teru / Tokyo Sogensha 7th: Leibniz's Brilliant Seven Days Michael Kempe / Shinchosha 8th: Wildflower Illustrations Nashiki Kaho / Tankosha 9th: Ripe Persimmon (Previous: 8th) Sato Shogo / KADOKAWA 10th: The Killer's Sales Techniques (Previous: Unranked) Nomiya Yu / Kodansha

Counting Period: February 1st Sun to February 28th Sat, 2026

1st place: Seiten Masayasu Wakabayashi / Bungeishunju 2nd place : TOEIC L&R TEST: Golden Phrases (Expanded and Revised Edition) TEX Kato / Asahi Shimbun Publications 3rd place: A Drop of the River: The Final Chapter Hiroyuki Itsuki / Gentosha 4th place : In the Megachurch Ryo Asai / Nihon Keizai Shimbun Publications 5th place: Scientifically Proven Encyclopedia of Amazing Habits Shugo Hotta / SB Creative