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Yes, Japan does have breaks, not many of them but they DO happen and these affect the auctions. Below is the scheduled breaks from the auction starting next week During this week bids on Monday 29th and Tuesday 30th will be received up until 9am. Any bids LATER than 9am may not be bid on… Continue reading Golden Week Break 2024

What is a hanko, or an official stamp? Without one of these (actually more than one), we could not do business in Japan. Without a hanko you can not open a bank account. Without a hanko we can not deregister and apply for export certificates for the cars we export. Every loan and contract with… Continue reading What is a hanko?

It is dangerous bidding for a Toyota Prius in the auction when you do not understand the chassis and hence the battery hybrid types of the vehicle

The Toyota Yaris GR86 model released in Japan in 2022

Importing a used Japanese car from Japan under the SEVs scheme or the racing scheme. Details and links on the process.

CO2 and NO2 emission data for used cars out of Japan, including European models found on the ministry of transports homepage.

JU Auctions in Japan, there are many of them and they are a useful source of vehicles for export out of Japan.

Kei trucks from Japan “adjusted” for the locations needs

The winter scheduled break as follows: Office:  closed from Thursday 28th December till Tuesday 9th of January Auctions:  as follows

The most popular new model sold in Japan in 2022, available also in the used car auctions of Japan