TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US57.5% cheaper in Japan
Is Pilot Juice+ 0.4mm Retractable Gel Pen (LJL-14) cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$1.47 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$1.47 (57.5%): Japan ¥165 ≈ US$1.08, the US US$2.55.
01 · Verdict
57.5% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥165incl. tax · Japan official single-item reference price (same price across colors in the series) · Stock not stated
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$1.08JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$2.55excl. tax · Single-pen LJL-14 0.4 mm U.S. retail price; shipping is separate and destination sales tax is calculated at checkout. · In stock
- cheaper in Japan
- US$1.4757.5% · 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 2026-09-24. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| JapanJapan official single-item reference price (same price across colors in the series) | ¥165 | PILOT (official online catalog / suggested retail price) ↗ | incl. taxStock not stated |
| USSingle-pen LJL-14 0.4 mm U.S. retail price; shipping is separate and destination sales tax is calculated at checkout. | US$2.55 | Ranger Ink U.S. store ↗ | excl. taxIn stock |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$1.08 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$1.47 | 57.5%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 ¥165, Taiwan NT$48, both are single-unit prices; this Taiwan listing on PChome 24h is a single-piece pack, not the 8-color set.
- With a 1.5% foreign card fee: Japan comes to about US$1.10, still below the US by US$1.45.
- Break-even rate 0.0155 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
- Fixed at a single LJL-14 0.4mm pen; do not compare against the 8-color set or the 7-pack set.
- The Japan price is PILOT's official suggested retail price.
- Price follows the page as it appeared 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
- PILOT (official online catalog / suggested retail price) ↗Japan official single-item reference price (same price across colors in the series) · incl. tax · Stock not stated · checked 2026-09-11
- US price
- Ranger Ink U.S. store ↗Single-pen LJL-14 0.4 mm U.S. retail price; shipping is separate and destination sales tax is calculated at checkout. · excl. tax · In stock · checked 2026-09-24
- 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
- LJL-14 model, 0.4mm mechanical ballpoint pen, sold individuallyThe Japan price comes from PILOT (the official online catalog / suggested retail price) (Japan's official single-unit reference price (common across colors in the same series)); Taiwan is PChome 24h's "PILOT Juice+ 0.4mm Retractable Gel Pen / pc (LJL-14)," priced at NT$48. The first round only found the 8-color set and the 7-piece bundle (model LJL-14); this round searched "PILOT Juice+ single unit" and found PChome's single-unit version (same model LJL-14), matching the JP source's single-unit spec of ¥165, not a bundle, so it is determined to be a candidate. In the first round this was rejected because Taiwan only had the 8-color set and 7-piece bundle; this round confirmed PChome carries the single LJL-14. Per the site's relaxed standard, differences in retailer and color do not affect the pairing.
- 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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