Nowadays I usually ask my friends in Japan to get stuff for me and ship it here. However, not everyone has that luxury. That said, I wanted to get a list started of places that people know where they can buy Japanese stuff from, and have it internationally shipped (or local to their country). To start off, here's a few:
shiro_ryuu
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Akibado (http://www.akibado.com/index.html): Pretty cool place. There's 2 services, import and auction. With import, they search local stores, buy the products for you and ship them to you. For auction, they'll do Yahoo Japan auctions, but you have to pay an advance deposit before the auction closes, plus a full payment 48 hours after it closes. Takes Paypal (recommended) plus other bizarre forms of payment (International Money Wire and Western Union).
YesAsia.com (http://www.yesasia.com/): Not just Japan, but also Chinese, Taiwanese and other goodies. Their Anime assortment is kind of weird.. Chinese versions of anime.. Oh well, their manga is Japanese :S
AmazonJP (http://www.amazon.co.jp): Great place to find popular items, like games and songs from record label artists. Doujin items get hard to come by. Main downside is the large shipping costs you'll hit
CDJapan (http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/): Mostly CDs as the title suggests. I don't get many CDs from major labels (I like amateur artists with freely available MP3s more), so I don't know what the shipping is like.
Kinokuniya (http://www.kinokuniya.com/): A major bookstore in Japan. They have branches in the west/east coast, so shipping isn't as painful. What you end up paying for is import fees. Sometimes stuff is spread across different stores, so you end up having 3 different orders (all with separate shipping costs). That said, check the AmazonJP price before you think your total cost is going to be cheaper.
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Little Tokyo (Los Angeles Area)
charless
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Japantown (San Fransisco Area)
Nyokou
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AnimeWild (http://www.animewild.com/): Figures, Accessories, Model Kits and Food. There's DVD's and Manga, but they appear to be translated. Music might still be the original Japanese, but I can't tell.
chunky_cheese
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SensAsian (SensAsian.com): "Sensasian.com is an online store and entertainment resource offering an extensive and diverse range of popular Asian entertainment products, primarily music and movies."
GoodsFromJapan (GoodsFromJapan.com): "GoodsFromJapan is the place to visit for lovely presents. Beautiful Japanese gifts from Japan & the Far East mailed direct to your business or home. Ranging from practical items such as electronic dictionaries and watches to ornaments and accessories hand-made by Japanese artisans."
OneHandNow
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PlayAsia (www.play-asia.com): Mainly game related items, like games themselves, soundtracks and art books.
Let me know if you guys know of any others and I'll add them in. Make sure to note what it is the place offers too.
shiro_ryuu
Online
Akibado (http://www.akibado.com/index.html): Pretty cool place. There's 2 services, import and auction. With import, they search local stores, buy the products for you and ship them to you. For auction, they'll do Yahoo Japan auctions, but you have to pay an advance deposit before the auction closes, plus a full payment 48 hours after it closes. Takes Paypal (recommended) plus other bizarre forms of payment (International Money Wire and Western Union).
YesAsia.com (http://www.yesasia.com/): Not just Japan, but also Chinese, Taiwanese and other goodies. Their Anime assortment is kind of weird.. Chinese versions of anime.. Oh well, their manga is Japanese :S
AmazonJP (http://www.amazon.co.jp): Great place to find popular items, like games and songs from record label artists. Doujin items get hard to come by. Main downside is the large shipping costs you'll hit
CDJapan (http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/): Mostly CDs as the title suggests. I don't get many CDs from major labels (I like amateur artists with freely available MP3s more), so I don't know what the shipping is like.
Kinokuniya (http://www.kinokuniya.com/): A major bookstore in Japan. They have branches in the west/east coast, so shipping isn't as painful. What you end up paying for is import fees. Sometimes stuff is spread across different stores, so you end up having 3 different orders (all with separate shipping costs). That said, check the AmazonJP price before you think your total cost is going to be cheaper.
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Little Tokyo (Los Angeles Area)
charless
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Japantown (San Fransisco Area)
Nyokou
Online
AnimeWild (http://www.animewild.com/): Figures, Accessories, Model Kits and Food. There's DVD's and Manga, but they appear to be translated. Music might still be the original Japanese, but I can't tell.
chunky_cheese
Online
SensAsian (SensAsian.com): "Sensasian.com is an online store and entertainment resource offering an extensive and diverse range of popular Asian entertainment products, primarily music and movies."
GoodsFromJapan (GoodsFromJapan.com): "GoodsFromJapan is the place to visit for lovely presents. Beautiful Japanese gifts from Japan & the Far East mailed direct to your business or home. Ranging from practical items such as electronic dictionaries and watches to ornaments and accessories hand-made by Japanese artisans."
OneHandNow
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PlayAsia (www.play-asia.com): Mainly game related items, like games themselves, soundtracks and art books.
Let me know if you guys know of any others and I'll add them in. Make sure to note what it is the place offers too.
. So with that said, if you're looking for manga, videos, stuffed animals, keychains, you name it, a good place to check would be a book or comic store. You'll be surprised at what you can find there.
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