Hi all,
I have been happily reading theキノの旅 kindle ebook which I purchased on Amazon Japan from my American iPhone kindle app while in America without a VPN and thought I would share few details in case anyone else wants to try or if it helps anyone.
It was a long time ago so I can’t remember if at the time I setup a new Amazon JP account or just logged in to Amazon JP with my existing Amazon US account info but anyway my Amazon JP account info is same as my Amazon US. I then went to Amazon JP and purchased the キノの旅 ebook for like 500 yen. I also downloaded the kindle app for my iPhone, and in Amazon JP registered it and added キノの旅 ebook to it.
Now here is the interesting thing – when my iPhone is in the English language and I launch the kindle app, it shows my ebooks from my Amazon US account, but while my iPhone is in the Japanese language and launch the kindle app, it shows キノの旅 and any ebooks from my Amazon JP account. Again just sharing in case anyone else wants to try or if it helps anyone who is trying to read Japanese kindle books on American iPhone without VPN or things like that.