If you’re an enthusiastic collector of everything “Made in Japan” or something very rare “Made in Japan”, you’ve come to the right place. Yahoo Japan Auctions is a collector’s heaven from very rare items like the final fantasy IIV soundtrack limited edition to the latest Sony, Toshiba, NEC, Sharp electronic gadgets, and Nikon and Canon’s high-end professional cameras and lenses.
However, the biggest barriers to using Yahoo Japan Auctions are the Japanese language and the inability (or unwillingness) of Japanese sellers to ship abroad. The simple reason for that is that sellers and buyers are mostly common Japanese people.
For those of you who can read only some Japanese or none at all, the situation is is not that hopeless. There is help. There are a few very good translation systems such as OCN and Babelfish that will help you understand the auction process. The system isn’t perfect but it WORKS. Please check out our Japanese Translation section on the top for more details about OCN and Babelfish.
After the language problem, the next issue is how to receive the products. This is where Mail Order Japan comes in. Mail Order Japan will take care of the entire transaction process: from paying and receiving product from the seller to shipping it to you.
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