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How long does it take to read Japan, a Modern History?

James L. McClain

Japan, a Modern History by James L. McClain takes about 10 hours 29 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 10 hours 29 minutes

A week or two of reading

First published 2001. 572 pages, about 157,300 words.

21 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 17 hours 29 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 10 hours 29 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 6 hours 33 minutes

The page count is the median across 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

Chronicles the history of modern Japan from the Tokugawa Ieyasu's investiture as shogun in the Fushimi Castle in 1603 to the cultural and societal changes which occurred in the twentieth century.

Subjects: History, Japan, history

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