Buy from Japan
Proxy services, shipping, fees and step-by-step guides to getting Japanese cards delivered overseas
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Special Deck Set MEGA (Japan): Release Date, Price, How to BuyJapan's Special Deck Set MEGA (Mega Feraligatr, Mega Dragonite, Mega Gengar) releases November 13, 2026 at ¥5,500: three 60-card decks plus playmat.
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One Piece Nami & Robin Playmat: ¥4,730 Venue-Only Pre-SaleThe Nami & Robin playmat is ¥4,730 with a P-111 Nico Robin card, sold first to Heroines CUP entrants on Nov 7 and 29. How to get one from overseas.
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One Piece Heroines Precious Box: ¥8,470, Official Stores OnlyThe Heroines Precious Box is ¥8,470 for one EB-05 box plus sleeves, a storage box and 10 DON!! cards, sold only at 812 Japanese official stores, Oct 31
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Inferno X & Storm Emeralda PCO Extra Lottery: Oct 2–5 GuidePokémon Center Online reopens Inferno X and Storm Emeralda boxes by lottery, Oct 2–5 JST. Why overseas residents can't enter, and the routes that work.
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OP-18 The Dominance of God Release Date: Nov 21 Japan, Nov 20 EnglishOP-18 The Dominance of God: Japan Nov 21, 2026 at ¥240 a pack; English Nov 20 at $4.99; Asia-English Nov 21. 127+1 types on all three official pages.
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Japan In-Store Card Lotteries: 4 Shops' Rules on Proxy EntryFour Japanese shops publish in-store lottery rules. All four weld the win to the entrant: photo ID at pickup, live ticket screens, no proxy entry.
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One Piece Best Selection vol.7: Can You Buy It From Overseas?Best Selection vol.7 is ¥2,640 for 12 cards, sold only at Championship 26-27 Season 2 venues in Japan. What vol.6 costs now, and the routes that work.
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30th CELEBRATION from Japan: 8 Routes Checked for September 16Eight Japanese channels sell 30th CELEBRATION from September 16. Three ship overseas, the official lottery isn't one, and a ¥7,200 BOX lands near ¥11,700.
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30th CELEBRATION: What to Import from Japan Now, What to Wait For30th CELEBRATION is out. Sealed boxes closed near ¥20,000 in Japan against ¥7,200 list, and two Japanese products still have no English version.
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One Piece Flame-Flame Fruit Coliseum: Venue-Only Goods, 3 CitiesFlame-Flame Fruit Coliseum goods sell at the venue only — Makuhari Oct 3–4, Hong Kong and Kuala Lumpur Nov 28–29. Prices, entry lotteries and deadlines.
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How to Use Buyee for Japanese Pokémon Cards: Your First OrderBuyee charges a flat ¥500 per order and bills you twice — once when the card is bought, again when it ships. The first-order walkthrough with real numbers.
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予約 vs 取り寄せ: Which Yuyu-tei and Suruga-ya Orders Ever Ship予約 (yoyaku) ships after release day. 取り寄せ (toriyose) means the shop does not have it yet. Buyee's 30-day non-arrival refund names both as exclusions.
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Mercari Japan from Overseas: How to Buy, Global App or ProxyMercari Japan from overseas, step by step as of October 2026: the Global App route in the US, Taiwan and Hong Kong, proxy steps and fees everywhere else.
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Japanese Oripa From Overseas: What DOPA and Clove's Terms SayJapanese oripa can ship abroad, but DOPA gives you 3 days to claim a win and Clove charges 2,500 points to the US. The Japanese terms, translated.
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Pokémon Players Club Identity Verification Error: What to DoAll eleven causes of the Players Club identity_verification/error page: which you can fix, which are permanent, and whether verifying still matters.
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Japanese Proxy Fees for Cards: What the Headline Rate HidesZenMarket's deposit fee scales with card value, Buyee bills domestic shipping per order, Neokyo adds ¥500 packaging. The real numbers, checked August 2026.
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Ask a Japanese Seller a Question: Mercari and Yahoo! RulesMercari comments are public and only the seller deletes them. Yahoo! questions can never be deleted. And two of four big proxy services refuse to ask at all.
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Which Japanese Card Shops Ship Directly Overseas? 10 CheckedWe read 10 Japanese card shops' own shipping pages in August 2026. Four send a parcel abroad with no proxy layer — and only one of those sells singles.
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Japanese Pokémon Lottery Win: How to Ship It OverseasJapanese lottery sites deliver inside Japan only. The three receiving routes for a win — forwarder, proxy, or a person in Japan — with verified fees and gates.
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Amazon Japan and Rakuten: Buy Pokémon Cards Without a ProxyAmazon.co.jp ships sealed Japanese TCG abroad with import fees prepaid. Rakuten has stopped taking orders from seven countries. Here's the decision rule.
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Import Tax on Pokémon Cards From Japan: Customs Fees GuideHow import duties, VAT/GST and carrier fees work when buying cards from Japan: the 2025 US de minimis change, UK/EU/AU/CA thresholds, and planning totals.
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ZenMarket vs Buyee for Pokémon Cards: Real Fee Math for 2026ZenMarket charges ¥300–800 per item, Buyee ¥500 per order plus plans. We run verified numbers for a single card, a sealed box, and a 10-card haul.
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Pokémon Center Online Lottery: Can Overseas Collectors Enter?Can you enter a Japanese Pokémon lottery from overseas? PCO, Rakuten Books and store draws checked Sept 28, 2026, plus what the My Number check does.
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Mercari vs Yahoo! Auctions Japan for Buying Pokémon CardsHow overseas collectors buy Pokémon cards on Mercari Japan and Yahoo! Auctions via proxies — which to use, reading condition terms, sniping, and fake red flags.
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Buy One Piece Cards From Japan: JP Versions, OP-17 & RoutesHow to buy Japanese One Piece Card Game product from overseas: why JP releases first, OP-17 and EB-05, buying routes, and JP/EN tournament legality.
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How to Buy Japanese Pokémon Cards from Overseas: 4 Routes ComparedThe four routes for buying Japanese Pokémon cards from overseas — proxy services, Amazon Japan, eBay, and direct shops — compared with verified 2026 fees.
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Japanese Proxy Services Compared for Cards: The Fees That Decide ItZenMarket, Buyee and Neokyo fees for Pokémon cards: real per-order totals, packaging and consolidation charges, customs and payment. Rechecked Aug 2026.
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Shipping Costs from Japan for Pokémon Cards: Real 2026 RatesVerified Japan Post rates for single cards and booster boxes, plus why the DHL or FedEx price your proxy quotes cannot be checked before checkout.
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How Does the Pokémon Center Online Lottery Work?Pokémon Center Online sells hot TCG product by drawing, not first-come. The mechanism: entry window, result day, payment deadline, and what voids a win.
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Rakuten Books Pokémon Card Lottery: How It Actually WorksRakuten Books draws only from accounts with a 12-month order history, one per household, ship-to address frozen at entry close. Why overseas entry fails.
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Japanese Card Condition Terms: How to Read a ListingMercari and Yahoo! Auctions make sellers pick one of six official condition grades. 美品, 初期傷 and プレイ用 are not among them — here is what each really means.