Used cars in Japan: buy, auction, and export guides

English guides from KMC JAPAN in Ogori — for foreign residents in Kyushu and overseas buyers. Auction sheets, shaken (JCI), shipping, and import rules.

Buying Guides

How to Buy a Used Car in Fukuoka Without a Japanese Driver’s License

Learn the practical steps a foreign resident can take to purchase, register, and insure a used car in Fukuoka even...

Sep 08, 2026 | 28 views 表示

Car Buying Tips

JCI/Shaken Proxy Service in Japan: Let KMC JAPAN Handle Your Car Inspection

JCI is 車検 (shaken): Japan’s road-legal inspection. Foreigners in Kyushu can drop the car with KMC JAPAN in Ogori...

Sep 07, 2026 | 22 views 表示

Car Buying Tips

Japanese Auction Grade 3.5 vs 4 vs 4.5 vs 5: What Is the Difference?

3.5, 4, 4.5 and 5 are condition boxes, not 修復歴 and not a warranty. How USS-style halls usually mean them, why...

Sep 07, 2026 | 27 views 表示

Export Guide

How to Export a Used Car From Japan

The full KMC JAPAN export path: 輸出抹消 and the export certificate, BL and invoice, FOB / CFR / CIF / CNF, RoRo vs...

Sep 07, 2026 | 26 views 表示

Export Guide

Best Japanese Cars for Export to Africa

Hilux, Prado, Hiace, Premio, Fielder, Probox — what actually sells from Japan to East and Southern Africa. Age and...

Sep 07, 2026 | 17 views 表示

Export Guide

Japanese Export Certificate Explained

The paper destination customs actually read: 輸出抹消仮登録証明書 (export certificate). Chassis, engine,...

Sep 07, 2026 | 20 views 表示

Export Guide

How Much Does It Cost to Ship a Car From Japan?

There is no one-world RoRo price. Shipping a used car from Japan is FOB (Japan side) plus ocean freight, optional...

Sep 07, 2026 | 24 views 表示

Car Buying Tips

Japanese Auction Sheet Symbols Explained

How to read キズ, 凹, 交換, A/U/W marks, interior/exterior letters, and the overall grade on a Japanese auction...

Sep 07, 2026 | 24 views 表示

Export Guide

PCS Car Sale in Japan: How US Military Members Can Sell or Export Their Car Before Leaving Japan

Before PCS: sell locally, export, transfer, or scrap — and close SOFA plates at VRO if that is your registration....

Sep 07, 2026 | 16 views 表示

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Used cars in Japan: buy, auction, and export guides

How to Buy a Used Car in Fukuoka Without a Japanese Driver’s License

JCI/Shaken Proxy Service in Japan: Let KMC JAPAN Handle Your Car Inspection

Japanese Auction Grade 3.5 vs 4 vs 4.5 vs 5: What Is the Difference?

How to Export a Used Car From Japan

Best Japanese Cars for Export to Africa

Japanese Export Certificate Explained

How Much Does It Cost to Ship a Car From Japan?

Japanese Auction Sheet Symbols Explained

PCS Car Sale in Japan: How US Military Members Can Sell or Export Their Car Before Leaving Japan

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