🧩 Psychology · Japan
Best Psychology Books from Japan
Psychology non-fiction occupies an unusual cultural position: it speaks the language of science but addresses the most intimate questions of ordinary life. Japan has produced some of the most internationally recognised works in psychology, with titles that have appeared on major prize lists and critical surveys worldwide. This page ranks the best psychology from Japan by editorial consensus.
#1
literary-fiction
The fortunate mistress, or, Roxana
Daniel Defoe· 1724
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score40/100
#2
psychology
What every BODY is saying
Joe Navarro· 2008
Library Journal
Editorial Score35/100
#3
psychology
Handbook of depression in adolescents
Susan Nolen-Hoeksema· 2008
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score35/100
#4
psychology
Zero limits
Joe Vitale· 2007
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score35/100
#5
psychology
The ghost in the machine
Arthur Koestler· 1967
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score30/100
#6
psychology
From Trauma to Healing
Ann Goelitz· 2013
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score30/100
#7
psychology
Symbolic interactionism
Joel M. Charon· 1979
Library Journal
Editorial Score30/100
#8
psychology
Women Who Think Too Much
Susan Nolen-Hoeksema· 2003
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score30/100
#9
psychology
Moonwalking with Einstein
Joshua Foer· 2000
Library Journal
Editorial Score30/100
#10
psychology
Solution-Focused Brief Practice with Long-Term Clients in Mental Health Services
Joel K. Simon· 2007
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score30/100
#11
psychology
Time and Intimacy
Joel B. Bennett· 2000
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score30/100
#12
psychology
Youth Aggression and Violence
Thomas G. Moeller· 2001
Library Journal
Editorial Score30/100
#13
psychology
Antisocial behavior and mental health problems
Rolf Loeber· 1998
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score30/100
#14
psychology
I wasn't ready to say goodbye
Brook Noel· 2000
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score30/100
#15
psychology
Anxiety and Mood Disorders Following Traumatic Brain Injury
Rudi Coetzer· 2010
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score30/100
#16
psychology
Communication campaigns about drugs
Pamela J. Shoemaker· 1989
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score30/100
#17
psychology
Breaking the habit of being yourself
Joe Dispenza· 2012
Library Journal
Editorial Score30/100
#18
psychology
Broken Promises, Mended Hearts
Joel D. Block· 2000
Library Journal
Editorial Score30/100
#19
psychology
Child delinquents
Rolf Loeber· 2000
Library Journal
Editorial Score30/100
#20
psychology
Coping with loss
Susan Nolen-Hoeksema· 1999
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score30/100
#21
psychology
Working virtue
P. J. Ivanhoe· 2007
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score30/100
#22
psychology
The Hilarious World of Depression
John Moe· 2020
Library Journal
Editorial Score30/100
#23
psychology
Why am I still addicted?
Richard L. Plagenhoef· 1991
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score30/100
#24
psychology
The power of appreciation
Noelle C. Nelson· 2003
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score30/100
#25
psychology
Better sex through yoga
Jacquie Noelle Greaux· 2007
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score30/100
#26
psychology
Why We Do the Things We Do
Joel Levy· 2015
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score30/100
#27
psychology
Global efforts to combat smoking
Rajeev K. Goel· 2007
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score30/100
#28
psychology
Once a Pickle
Joe Y· 2001
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score30/100
#29
psychology
Fifty Key Thinkers in Psychology
Noel Sheehy· 2003
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score25/100
#30
psychology
Crossing borders - integrating differences
Anne-Marie Schloesser· 2010
Library Journal
Editorial Score25/100
#31
psychology
Sustainable happiness
Joe Loizzo· 2012
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score25/100
#32
psychology
Life, I Swear
Chloe Dulce Louvouezo· 2021
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score25/100






























