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A new HHKB Professional HYBRID Type-S is ¥36,850 in Japan; the same board sells used for ¥19,000–¥27,000. No voltage problem, no adapter — just one real trap, the JIS layout. Topre capacitive switches explained, real Jap…

Japanese-market rice cookers are cheaper and better specced than the export models — and every one of them is built for Japan’s 100-volt mains. When importing one makes sense, when it does not, what a flagship Zojirushi…

Netflix released Culling Game Part 1 worldwide on 23 July 2026, but the merchandise for that arc was made for Japan in early 2026 and never exported. What Jujutsu Kaisen goods actually exist in Japan, what they cost in y…

New Sailor Moon goods land every month — at Lawson counters, at the Harajuku store, as Ichiban Kuji prizes and as free novelties — and almost none of it enters an export catalogue. What the August 2026 wave costs in Japa…

Good Smile’s 10 cm chibi figures turned 20 in February 2026, and the line is over 3,100 numbered releases deep. The international store ships — in dollars, with shipping charged per item type — but kuji prizes, event exc…

Tokyo Game Show 2026 runs 17–21 September at Makuhari Messe — the first five-day TGS ever, and the show’s 30th anniversary. Public days, ¥3,000 tickets with no door sale, and the part overseas fans actually want: Japan-o…

Tamiya’s own shop ships flat-rate inside Japan only, its Mini 4WD line has a Japan-only Station-limited tier, and sealed 1/35 kits sit around ¥1,200 on the domestic second-hand market. What ships, what never will — paint…

Onitsuka Tiger’s Japanese store runs a Japan-built NIPPON MADE line at ¥27,500 to ¥49,500, while wearable MEXICO 66 pairs trade in the single-digit thousands on Japan’s domestic second-hand market. What the difference ac…

Mizuno prices the Wave Rider 30 at ¥19,800 and sells it in a SUPER WIDE fitting the export range does not carry, and its rubber-ball baseball gloves have no overseas equivalent at all. What stays inside Japan, and the ch…

Bandai prices its 2026 gashapon capsules at ¥300 to ¥500 a turn, the contents are random and the series retire within weeks. Why completing a set from the machines costs more than the set is worth, and the cheapest way t…