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Publishing in Japan

Publisher MarketLine
Published Dec 31, 2025
Length 39 Pages
SKU # MTLN20937215

Description

Publishing in Japan

Summary

Publishing in Japan industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market share, market size (value and volume 2019-24, and forecast to 2029). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market.

Key Highlights
  • The publishing market is segmented into books, newspapers, and magazines. The books segment scope includes both physical and e-books. Physical books cover atlases, dictionaries, encyclopaedias, textbooks, guidebooks, musical scores, maps, fiction, and non-fiction. The e-books consist of electronic books that can be read on computers or other electronic devices, such as tablets. Both the newspaper and magazines segments include revenues generated from circulation, advertising, and online subscriptions.
  • The Japanese publishing market recorded revenues of $18.3 billion in 2024, representing a negative compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.4% between 2019 and 2024.
  • The books segment accounted for the market's largest proportion in 2024, with total revenues of $9.6 billion, equivalent to 52.4% of the market's overall value.
  • Japan accounted for a share of 16.2% of the Asia-Pacific publishing market in 2024.
Scope
  • Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, major segments, and leading players in the publishing market in Japan
  • Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the publishing market in Japan
  • Leading company profiles reveal details of key publishing market players’ global operations and financial performance
  • Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the Japan publishing market with five year forecasts by both value and volume
Reasons to Buy
  • What was the size of the Japan publishing market by value in 2024?
  • What will be the size of the Japan publishing market in 2029?
  • What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the Japan publishing market?
  • How has the market performed over the last five years?
  • Who are the top competitors in Japan's publishing market?

Table of Contents

39 Pages
1 Executive Summary
1.1. Market value
1.2. Market value forecast
1.3. Category segmentation
1.4. Geography segmentation
1.5. Market rivalry
1.6. Competitive landscape
2 Market Overview
2.1. Market definition
2.2. Market analysis
3 Market Data
3.1. Market value
4 Market Segmentation
4.1. Category segmentation
4.2. Geography segmentation
5 Market Outlook
5.1. Market value forecast
6 Five Forces Analysis
6.1. Summary
6.2. Buyer power
6.3. Supplier power
6.4. New entrants
6.5. Threat of substitutes
6.6. Degree of rivalry
7 Competitive Landscape
7.1. Who are the leading players?
7.2. What are the strengths and strategies of the leading players?
7.3. What are the recent developments in the market?
7.4. What are the challenges in the market?
8 Company Profiles
8.1. Nikkei Inc
8.2. Kadokawa Corp
8.3. Shueisha, Inc.
8.4. Shogakukan Inc
9 Macroeconomic Indicators
9.1. Country data
10 Appendix
10.1. Methodology
10.2. Industry associations
10.3. Related MarketLine research
10.4. About MarketLine
List of Tables
Table 1: Japan publishing market value: $ million, 2019-24
Table 2: Japan publishing market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2019-24
Table 3: Japan publishing market category segmentation: $ million, 2019-24
Table 4: Japan publishing market geography segmentation: $ million, 2024
Table 5: Japan publishing market value forecast: $ million, 2024-29
Table 6: Nikkei Inc: Key Facts
Table 7: Nikkei Inc: Key Employees
Table 8: Kadokawa Corp: Key Facts
Table 9: Kadokawa Corp: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 10: Kadokawa Corp: Key Employees
Table 11: Shueisha, Inc.: Key Facts
Table 12: Shueisha, Inc.: Key Employees
Table 13: Shogakukan Inc: Key Facts
Table 14: Shogakukan Inc: Key Employees
Table 15: Japan Size of Population (Million), 2020-24
Table 16: Japan Real GDP (Constant 2010 Prices, $ Billion), 2020-24
Table 17: Japan GDP (Current Prices, $ Billion), 2020-24
Table 18: Japan Inflation, 2020-24
Table 19: Japan Consumer Price Index (Absolute), 2020-24
Table 20: Japan Exchange Rate, 2019-24
List of Figures
Figure 1: Japan publishing market value: $ million, 2019-24
Figure 2: Japan publishing market category segmentation: $ million, 2019-24
Figure 3: Japan publishing market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2024
Figure 4: Japan publishing market value forecast: $ million, 2024-29
Figure 5: Forces driving competition in the publishing market in Japan, 2024
Figure 6: Drivers of buyer power in the publishing market in Japan, 2024
Figure 7: Drivers of supplier power in the publishing market in Japan, 2024
Figure 8: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the publishing market in Japan, 2024
Figure 9: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the publishing market in Japan, 2024
Figure 10: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the publishing market in Japan, 2024

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