A History of Japan: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A History of Japan runs 13.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Derek Perkins (about 8.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 27 days |
| 1 hour / day | 14 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 13.2 hours, it runs longer than 76% of the 471 Asia audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Derek Perkins
Derek Perkins narrates 167 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,883 hours in all.
About as long, on the Asia shelf
62 Asia audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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- China, Inc.: How the Rise of the Next Superpower Challenges America and the World
- Pacific Payback: The Carrier Aviators Who Avenged Pearl Harbor at the Battle of Midway
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- One Square Mile of Hell: The Battle for Tarawa
Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
A History of Japan is an audiobook by J. G. Caiger and R. H. P. Mason: a 13.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Derek Perkins, released November 27, 2018, on the Asia shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Derek Perkins
- Released
- November 27, 2018
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Asia
- ISBN
- 9781541449701
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A History of Japan as an audiobook?
A History of Japan runs 13.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.8 hours.
Is A History of Japan free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates A History of Japan?
A History of Japan is narrated by Derek Perkins.
Is A History of Japan worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.8 hours, saving 4.4 hours.