TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US25.5% cheaper in Japan
Is Panasonic LUMIX DC-TZ99 Compact Camera cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$178.09 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$178.09 (25.5%): Japan ¥79,200 ≈ US$519.90, the US US$697.99.
01 · Verdict
25.5% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥79,200incl. tax · major chain retailer product page list price incl. tax (DC-TZ99-K, black) · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$519.90JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$697.99excl. tax · official list price · Listed
- cheaper in Japan
- US$178.0925.5% · 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 USexcl. tax; 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 2026-09-18. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanmajor chain retailer product page list price incl. tax (DC-TZ99-K, black) | ¥79,200 | ビックカメラ.com（Bic Camera） ↗ | incl. taxListed |
| USofficial list price | US$697.99 | Panasonic US official ↗ | excl. taxListed |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$519.90 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$178.09 | 25.5%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?
Japan ¥79,200, Taiwan NT$16,500; both are same-day price snapshots taken when checked, excluding shipping, tax refunds, and card fees.
- With a 1.5% foreign card fee: Japan comes to about US$527.70, still below the US by US$170.29.
- Break-even rate 0.0088 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
- Only paired when the model, capacity, and version match; a different suffix or a different memory/storage combination is treated as a different product.
- The Taiwan price is a retail-channel list price (which may be an authorized import or a parallel import), not the brand's official price.
- Price and stock follow the page on the day of verification.
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
- ビックカメラ.com（Bic Camera） ↗major chain retailer product page list price incl. tax (DC-TZ99-K, black) · incl. tax · Listed · checked 2026-09-12
- US price
- Panasonic US official ↗official list price · excl. tax · Listed · checked 2026-09-18
- 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
- DC-TZ99 / black / Taiwan official importThe Japan price comes from LUMIX DC-TZ99-K ¥79,200 (incl. tax) (the Japan brand's official store listed price): Panasonic LUMIX TZ99 ブラック; model DC-TZ99-K; body only (not a separate lens-kit set); the Taiwan side is the brand's Taiwan official authorized retailer (Digital Master, easyps.com.tw)'s 「數位達人-【只有黑色】台灣松下公司貨 Panasonic TZ99 / ZS99 (比ZS300」, priced at NT$16,500. The product title explicitly states "Black only" authorized Panasonic Taiwan stock TZ99, exactly matching the Japan spec DC-TZ99-K (Black) in both model and colour; Panasonic's Taiwan official site also has a corresponding model page for DC-TZ99GT. root re-opened the page to re-check the product name and price. (As of 2026-09-12, the Japan price switched to ビックカメラ.com (Bic Camera)'s product page listed price; it originally cited LUMIX DC-TZ99-K ¥79,200 incl. tax, ¥79,200.) US price 2026-09-18: shop.panasonic.com LUMIX ZS99 Black SKU DC-ZS99K9 $697.99; the Japan spec DC-TZ99-K is the same camera's US model.
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