TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US38.9% cheaper in Japan
Is Panasonic EH-HS0J-K Smart Temperature Control Premium Nanoe Ionic Flat Iron cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$62.11 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$62.11 (38.9%): Japan ¥14,850 ≈ US$97.48, the US US$159.59.
01 · Verdict
38.9% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥14,850incl. tax · price incl. tax shown on the source page (JPY) · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$97.48JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$159.59tax basis not stated · Cross-border eBay item price; shipping, tax, and import treatment are recorded in the review notes and may depend on destination checkout. · In stock
- cheaper in Japan
- US$62.1138.9% · 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 2026-09-24. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanprice incl. tax shown on the source page (JPY) | ¥14,850 | Bic Camera ↗ | incl. taxListed |
| USCross-border eBay item price; shipping, tax, and import treatment are recorded in the review notes and may depend on destination checkout. | US$159.59 | eBay · beauty flower in Mari ↗ | tax basis not statedIn stock |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$97.48 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$62.11 | 38.9%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 ¥14,850, Taiwan NT$3,690; 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$98.94, still below the US by US$60.65.
- Break-even rate 0.0107 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 capacity, pack count, and main-unit/refill status match; differences in color, retailer, or stock do not affect the same-product determination.
- The Taiwan price is a retail-channel list price (which may be an authorized import, a parallel import, or a cross-border storefront), 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
- Bic Camera ↗price incl. tax shown on the source page (JPY) · incl. tax · Listed · checked 2026-09-11
- US price
- eBay · beauty flower in Mari ↗Cross-border eBay item price; shipping, tax, and import treatment are recorded in the review notes and may depend on destination checkout. · tax basis not stated · 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
- Japan ranking listing: Panasonic straightening iron, nanocare, black, EH-HS0J-K [AC (corded) type]/Taiwan product page: EH-HS0J-K black, matches the Japan listing's model EH-HS0J-KPChome's product title "Panasonic EH-HS0J-K Smart Temperature-Control Premium Nano-Ion Hair Straightener" is priced at NT$3,690; -K is the black-color code, matching Japan's listing. (Storefront: PChome 24h Shopping)
- 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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