Product note · Japan × US43.8% cheaper in Japan

Is CASIO MW-240 Large-Face Analog Watch cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$13.11 gap | 2026 price check

Cheaper in Japan by US$13.11 (43.8%): Japan ¥2,565 ≈ US$16.84, the US US$29.95.

Prices checkedSeptember 10, 2026September 18, 2026FX 2026-09-10 · JPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625)Method

01 · Verdict

43.8% cheaper in Japan

Japan list price: ¥2,565tax basis not stated · cross-border online store displayed price (JPY; tax basis not stated) · Listed
Converted US currency: ≈ US$16.84JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
US list price: US$29.95excl. tax · US retailer list price (Amazon.com; MW-240-7EVCF, same line as Japan MW-240 / MW-240-7E in a different color) · Listed
cheaper in Japan: US$13.1143.8% · US list price as denominator

Japan convertedUS$16.84

US list priceUS$29.95

Note

US stickers exclude state and local tax; Japan stickers include tax. The bases differ, so this is not a landed cost.

Japantax basis not stated、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 2026-09-19. Before you order, use theJapan source page and the US source pagecurrent prices.

Japan vs US price table

CASIO MW-240 Large-Face Analog Watch · 1 piece; 48×43.6×10.3mm; JAN 4549526295744; source category: luxury goods
Market	List price	Source · checked	Tax basis · stock
Japancross-border online store displayed price (JPY; tax basis not stated)	¥2,565	Donki Official Cross-Border Store ↗2026-09-11	tax basis not statedListed
USUS retailer list price (Amazon.com; MW-240-7EVCF, same line as Japan MW-240 / MW-240-7E in a different color)	US$29.95	Amazon ↗2026-09-19	excl. taxListed
Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625)	US$16.84	Bank of Taiwan rate ↗2026-09-10 23:22:00 (Taiwan time)	Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate
Gapcheaper in Japan	US$13.11	43.8%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?

Japan ¥2,565, Taiwan NT$510; 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$17.09, still below the US by US$12.86.
Break-even rate 0.0117 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: Donki Official Cross-Border Store ↗cross-border online store displayed price (JPY; tax basis not stated) · tax basis not stated · Listed · checked 2026-09-11
US price: Amazon ↗US retailer list price (Amazon.com; MW-240-7EVCF, same line as Japan MW-240 / MW-240-7E in a different color) · excl. tax · Listed · checked 2026-09-19
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: 1 piece; 48×43.6×10.3mm; JAN 4549526295744; source category: luxury goods; Taiwan product page: spec option MW-240 / MW-240-7E; case diameter approx. 4.36cm, water resistant to 50m; list price NT$685; Taiwan product page title "CASIO MW-240 Large Dial Analog Watch"Japan lists the MW-240-1B2JH (48×43.6×10.3mm, JAN 4549526295744); the Taiwan product page's title and spec option both read MW-240, with a case diameter of 4.36cm matching the size listed in Japan; the differing color code does not affect the same-product determination. (Storefront: momo shopping) The Japan price is the price shown on Don Quijote's cross-border online store, not an in-store Japan price.
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: September 18, 2026Generated from the same checked data; it is recalculated when the data updates.

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