Data collection Period: April 23 Thu- April 29 Wed, 2026
*The previous ranking is based on a comparison with the period from April 9th Thu to April 15th Wed, 2026. (Unless otherwise stated, it is a new release.)

<Top 15 Business (Management) Stories>

1st place The McKinsey Way: Why the Same Effort Can Lead to Different Results McKinsey Academy, Takanori Sakamoto / Nikkei Business Publications 2nd place Mitsubishi, Mitsui, and Sumitomo as part of general knowledge (Previous: 3rd place) Kiyohiro Yamakawa / Asuka Shinsha 3rd place Why is it that even though I'm "tax-saving," I don't have any money left over? Hatake / Japan Business Publishing Co., Ltd. 4th place "Company Handbook" Industry Map 2026 Edition (Previously: 2nd place) Edited by Toyo Keizai Inc. / Toyo Keizai Inc. 5th place Stock valuation for lawyers Hidetoshi Iida / Yuhikaku 6th place The World's Most Enjoyable Way to Read Financial Statements (Previous ranking: 6th) Otemachi Random Walker / KADOKAWA 7th place The man who shattered the Sony myth Hiroshi Kodama / Shogakukan 8th place Learn financial analysis and finance through accounting quizzes (Previous ranking: 5th) Shigeru Nishiyama / Nikkei BP 9th place The science of office politics (Previous ranking: 4th) Takuma Kimura / Nikkei Business Publications 10th place Internal Control [A Comprehensive Introduction] Makoto Oyama / Sosim 11th place Nikkei Industry Map 2026 Edition (Previous ranking: Unranked) Nikkei Inc. / Nikkei Business Publications 12th place Globis MBA Keyword Framework Globis/Diamond Inc. 13th place genius thinking Ryohei Yamazaki / Nikkei BP 14th place J-SOX, Internal Audit, and Audit by Corporate Auditors Q&A Nobuyuki Urata / Chuo Keizai-sha 15th place Zero to One: What can you create from nothing? (Previous ranking: Unranked) P. Thiel / NHK Publishing

<Top 15 Business (Self-Improvement) Tips>

1. Working, Living, and Connecting - Nobuyuki Nitta, Hiroaki Nakajima / Mynavi Publishing 2. Good People Succeed - Kenta Nagakura / Subarusha 3. THE BEST WORK: Living the "Best Job" (Previous: 2nd) - Takehito Hara / Sunmark Publishing 4. The Scientifically Proven Encyclopedia of Amazing Habits (Previous: 1st) - Shugo Horita / SB Creative 5. The Complete Techniques of AI Output (Previous: 8th) - Masaaki Kamioka / Ascom 6. 115 Habits of People Who Are Highly Valued by Companies - Shinji Koshikawa / Diamond Inc. 7. Your Own AI Employee (Previous: 13th) - Ryota Tanaka / East Press 8. The Culture and Cultural Anthropology Acquired by Global Business Elites - Naoko Okawauchi / SB Creative 9. The Power of Perspective Five Ways of Thinking (Previous Rank: 9th) Hideki Higashi / Shinsei Publishing 10th How to Use Quiet Time Yuki Anzai / Asahi Shimbun Publications 11th The First Book on Communication You Should Read When You Have Subordinates (Previous Rank: 3rd) Takuya Hashimoto / Achievement Publishing 12th What Do the World's Top Performers Teach Their "Subordinates"? (Previous Rank: 4th) P.F. Grzybach / Cross Media Publishing (Distributor: Impress) 13th Start with the Issue, Revised Edition (Previous Rank: 5th) Kazuto Ataka / Eiji Publishing 14th The Theory of Unreasonable Work (Previous Rank: 10th) Futa Sakai / Bungei Shunju 15th The Basics of a Good Boss Ryo Nishihara / Diamond Inc.

<Economics/Finance Top 15>

1st place Introduction to Money Markets (Previous: 1st place) Takahiro Hattori / Nihon Hyoronsha 2nd place Japan's Economic AI Growth Strategy (Previous: 3rd place) Kazuhiko Tomiyama / Bungei Shunju 3rd place The Absolute Basics of Investing You Can't Ask About Now: Visual Edition (Previously: 2nd place) Michiko Izumi / Asahi Shimbun Publications 4th place Learning the Basics of Real Estate Investment and Securitization Business (Previous ranking: 15th) Nobuyuki Tanabe / Nikkei BP 5th place Orkan thinking Hideo Shirota / Gakken 6th place A guide to becoming a billionaire for cunning people (Previous ranking: 6th) Mykey Yoshihito Sano / KADOKAWA 7th place Asset strategies to survive the hell of inflation Daisuke Kobayashi / KADOKAWA 8th place Insurance industry in 2050 Wataru Fukushima / Nikkei BP 9th place Trump's Capitalist Revolution Ryoji Musha / Nihon Jitsugyo Publishing 10th place The Absolute Basics of Money You Can't Ask About Now: Visual Edition (Previous ranking: 7th) Michiko Izumi / Asahi Shimbun Publications 11th place Please tell me how to save 100 million yen! Rei Tachibana/Bunkyosha 12th place ChatGPT's Top Investment Prompt 67 Fan Yingfan / Toyo Keizai Inc. 13th place A book that thoroughly explains the basics and mechanisms of the latest investment funds (3rd edition) Hideaki Okabayashi / Shuwa System Shinsha 14th place Sanaenomics Takaichi Growth Strategy Takuji Aida / WAC 15th place Financial Market Forecasting Handbook for Investors Mitsui Bank Market Business / NHK Publishing

<Top 10 Literary Books>

1. In the Megachurch (Previous: 1st) Ryo Asai / Nikkei Business Publications 2. The Scent of Smoldering Bones Akane Chihaya / Shueisha 3. Acquisition of Japan (Previous: 3rd) Shin Ushijima / Gentosha 4. Standing on My Hands at Thirty Rein Kudo / Kodansha 5. Cosmic Girl Shin Iwahara / Bungei Shunju 6. Building an Ordinary House Michiru Sawano / U-NEXT 7. The Art of Living at a 45-Degree Angle Tetsuya Ogawa / CE Media House 8. Spoilers Included Atsushi Shimomura / Kobunsha 9. I Want to Hold Your Hand Yukiya Shoji / Shueisha 10. Clear Sky (Previous: 4th) Masayasu Wakabayashi / Bungei Shunju

Data collection Period: April 1st Wed- April 30th Thu, 2026

1. Master English in 100 Days: 10 Minutes a Day of Native English Copying by Brett Lindsay / Sunmark Publishing 2. In the Megachurch by Ryo Asai / Nikkei Business Publications 3. TOEIC L&R TEST Essential Vocabulary: Golden Phrases, Revised and Expanded Edition by TEX Kato / Asahi Shimbun Publishing 4. Introduction to Money Markets by Takahiro Hattori / Nihon Hyoronsha 5. THE BEST WORK: Living Your Best Job by Takehito Hara / Sunmark Publishing