A Short History of Japan: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Short History of Japan runs 6.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Christopher Harding (about 4.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 6.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 14 days |
| 1 hour / day | 7 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 5 days |
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What our data says
- At 6.6 hours, it is shorter than 72% of the 8,990 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Christopher Harding
Christopher Harding narrates 4 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 53 hours in all.
About as long, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelf
918 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
A Short History of Japan is an audiobook by Christopher Harding: a 6.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Christopher Harding, released September 4, 2025, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics and Asia shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 6.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Christopher Harding
- Released
- September 4, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Current Affairs, Law, & Politics, Asia
- ISBN
- 9781837311729
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A Short History of Japan as an audiobook?
A Short History of Japan runs 6.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.4 hours.
Is A Short History of Japan free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates A Short History of Japan?
A Short History of Japan is narrated by Christopher Harding.