TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US80.8% cheaper in Japan
Is ELECOM [135 x 155 x 10mm] + Wrist Rest [110 x 68 x 26mm] "COMFY" Black MP-114BK cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$25.89 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$25.89 (80.8%): Japan ¥936 ≈ US$6.14, the US US$32.03.
01 · Verdict
80.8% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥936incl. tax · price incl. tax shown on the source ranking page (JPY) · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$6.14JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$32.03tax basis not stated · Amazon.com listing; ELECOM MP-114BK COMFY wrist rest mouse pad ASIN B002WC9AGO · In stock
- cheaper in Japan
- US$25.8980.8% · US list price as denominator
US stickers exclude state and local tax; Japan stickers include tax. The bases differ, so this is not a landed cost.
Japanincl. tax、the UStax basis not stated; where the tax basis differs, only the list prices are compared; a comparison of two named sources’ list prices, before card fees, shipping and tax refunds. Checked 2026-09-23. Before you order, use theJapan source page and the US source pagecurrent prices.
Japan vs US price table
| Market | List price | Source · checked | Tax basis · stock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanprice incl. tax shown on the source ranking page (JPY) | ¥936 | Bic Camera ↗ | incl. taxListed |
| USAmazon.com listing; ELECOM MP-114BK COMFY wrist rest mouse pad ASIN B002WC9AGO | US$32.03 | Amazon.com ↗ | tax basis not statedIn stock |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$6.14 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$25.89 | 80.8%US list price as denominator | Extra fees not includedCard fee, shipping and tax-free extra |
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Is it worth buying in Japan?
The Japan price is from the Bic Camera ranking page; the Taiwan price is the same-day price from ELECOM Taiwan's official site (Mintai Technology). Both are same-day snapshots at the time checked, excluding shipping, tax refunds, and card fees.
- With a 1.5% foreign card fee: Japan comes to about US$6.24, still below the US by US$25.79.
- Break-even rate 0.0342 USD/JPY: above it the the US sticker is the cheaper one (this check used 0.0066, cross-converted from the Bank of Taiwan yen and dollar rates).
Before you buy
- Confirm the model, capacity, and accessory contents on both sides; color and retailer can differ, but a different spec means it is not the same product.
- Price and stock follow the product page on the day of purchase; both the ranking page and the Taiwan storefront change prices.
05 · Sources
Each price keeps its source link, price kind, tax basis and check date, and is calculated with the TravPrice comparison method. If a price or model is wrong, check the source page and report it.
- Japan price
- Bic Camera ↗price incl. tax shown on the source ranking page (JPY) · incl. tax · Listed · checked 2026-09-11
- US price
- Amazon.com ↗Amazon.com listing; ELECOM MP-114BK COMFY wrist rest mouse pad ASIN B002WC9AGO · tax basis not stated · In stock · checked 2026-09-23
- FX
- Bank of Taiwan FX ↗Bank of Taiwan spot selling reference rate; the US dollar is cross-converted · JPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) · 2026-09-10 23:22:00 (Taiwan time)
- Model match
- Japan page spec: ELECOM mouse pad [135x155x10mm] + wrist rest [110x68x26mm], "COMFY," black, MP-114BK | original product name ELECOM [135x155x10mm] + wrist rest [110x68x26mm] "COMFY" black MP-114BK mouse pad; Taiwan page spec: model MP-114BK, black; wrist rest 110x68x26mm + mouse pad 135x155x10mmELECOM Taiwan's official-distributor site's model cross-reference table lists MP-114BK / Black / suggested price NT$490, and the wrist-rest [110x68x26mm] + mouse pad [135x155x10mm] dimensions exactly match the Japan listing's ELECOM Mouse Pad [135x155x10mm] + Wrist Rest [110x68x26mm] "COMFY" Black MP-114BK; both the model and spec correspond, confirming the same product. Root re-verification on 2026-09-15: re-read the price from the Taiwan retailer's product page or momo's product-search JSON, confirming it is a single-SKU amount rather than a multi-spec price range.
- Official product page
- Brand product page ↗Product images on this site are redrawn illustrations; use the official page for appearance, extras and packaging.
- This page generated
- Generated from the same checked data; it is recalculated when the data updates.
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