Google Play search in Japan
Calm right now. Last update July 19, 2026
On September 7, 2026, 2% of tracked keywords here moved by ten places or more. On an ordinary day in this market, that figure sits around 4%.
Updated daily, last on September 7, 2026
Keywords that moved 10+ places, per day
Last 90 daysThe shaded band is this market's own normal range, so a point above it means results moved more than Japan usually does, not more than some fixed threshold.
0.3
places on a normal day
How far the typical keyword travels when nothing is happening
4
restless days in 90
Days above this market's normal range, updates included
Jul 19
last store-wide update
7% of keywords moved that day
App Store in Japan, same days
Calm. Apple and Google rank apps independently, so comparing the two is the fastest way to tell a store-wide shift from something specific to your app.
Detected updates
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Frequently asked questions
Has Google Play changed its algorithm in Japan recently?
The last store-wide movement in Japan was on July 19, 2026, when 7% of tracked keywords moved by 10 places or more. Neither Apple nor Google announces these updates, so measuring them is the only way to date them.
How is this measured?
Thousands of Google Play positions in Japan are recorded every day and compared with the day before. The published number is the share of tracked keywords that moved by 10 places or more, judged against what this market normally does rather than a universal threshold.
Did App Store move at the same time?
Apple and Google rank apps through independent systems, so a shift on one that leaves the other steady is specific to that store. Every market page shows both, and every detected update is published next to what the other store did in Japan on the same day.
My rankings dropped. Does that mean the algorithm changed?
Only if thousands of other apps moved on the same day. If this page shows a calm day, the cause is far more likely to be your own app: a release that reset your indexing, a metadata change, or a rating drop.
Know which of your keywords moved
This page tells you the store changed. Applyra tells you what it did to your app: daily rank tracking on every keyword you care about, on both stores.