Expert tips for buying Japanese used cars
32 articles
What 車検 really costs in 2026: statutory 自賠責 and 重量税 (including the November premium change), inspection...
A ¥300,000 hammer is not the keys-in-hand price. Auction fees, tax, recycle, inland transport, then Japan registration...
R and RA on a Japanese auction sheet are not “pretty car” scores. They flag 修復歴 — skeleton/frame repairs....
What you can actually buy under ¥500,000 in Japan — mostly kei cars and older compacts. Sticker vs 乗り出し,...
Looking for an English-speaking used car dealer in Japan? KMC JAPAN in Ogori, Fukuoka sources kei cars, compact cars,...
CFA Sasebo’s Vehicle Registration Office (VRO / PMV) registers SOFA plates. That is not the Japanese 車検証...
Need auction grades, 車検証, and 乗り出し prices in English? KMC JAPAN in Ogori, Fukuoka serves CFA Sasebo and...
Cheap to buy near CFA Sasebo usually means a kei or a compact with shaken left — local Route 35 lots, on-base ads, or...
One Kyushu checklist for non-Japanese buyers — then Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, and Kumamoto offices, parking, and how...
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