Buying Guide How Japanese Sellers Pack a Camera — A Look Inside the Box
If you have ever bought a camera from Japan, you may have had this experience: the box arrives, you open it, and there ...
Buying Guide
Buying Guide 
Buying Guide How to Buy from a Japanese Seller on eBay — Tips from the Other Side of the Screen
Last time, I explained how I actually grade cameras as a Japanese seller — what "Exc+++" and "Junk" really mean when I ...
Buying Guide “Near Mint,” “Exc+++,” “Junk”: How I Actually Grade Cameras as a Japanese Seller
If you have ever browsed Japanese camera listings on eBay, you have seen the words: "Near Mint," "Exc+++," "MINT," and ...
Buying Guide Tax-Free Camera Shopping in Tokyo: A Quick Reference for 3 Shops (Nakano & Shinjuku)
This is a quick-reference article for one very practical question: "Which Tokyo camera shops can I buy tax-free at, in ...
Buying Guide Japanese Camera Shop Etiquette: A Relaxed Guide for First-Time Visitors
Over the past weeks I wrote about three Tokyo camera shops — Fujiya Camera's junk annex in Nakano, Lemon Company in Shi...