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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...

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...

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

Our customer allowed us to share the photos of a car bought this month.  These are photos taken at the port while waiting for shipment/export.  Not often we buy cars of this value! Translation of the auction sheet was as...

What's up with the crowded, no space available shipping into Europe, the UK and Ireland? Unlike shipping into New Zealand and Australia, which have dedicated used car RORO ships, the RORO shipping into the UK goes on the back of...

[caption id="attachment_5501" align="alignnone" width="851"] Container prices coming down.[/caption] Prices for shipping containers have seen a significant decline since reaching their peak in October of last year, 2021. This price decrease is expected to have a notable impact on the export...

What is Obon?  "The Japanese welcome the spirits of their dead ancestors and rekindle their connections" ... well that is the first time I have heard that and I have been living here for over 30 years.  I suppose that...

Take a look at a customer photo of the end use of the Kei truck he imported from Japan, used as a snowmobile:

Last Saturday we canceled bidding for cars in USS Gunma auction after a hail storm hit the region.  Exposed vehicles are at the mercy of the environment and as the storm came through with hail the size of balls: there...