TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US12.2% cheaper in the US
Is Kodak PIXPRO WPZ2 Rugged Camera, Waterproof Digital Camera (Authorized Import) cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$21.74 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in the US by US$21.74 (12.2%): Japan ¥30,580 ≈ US$200.74, the US US$179.00.
01 · Verdict
12.2% cheaper in the US- Japan list price
- ¥30,580incl. tax · Japan chain retailer list price (Yodobashi.com product page list price incl. tax) · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$200.74JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$179.00tax basis not stated · Listed price on a US retailer’s direct product page · In stock
- cheaper in US
- US$21.7412.2% · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| JapanJapan chain retailer list price (Yodobashi.com product page list price incl. tax) | ¥30,580 | ヨドバシ.com ↗ | incl. taxListed |
| USListed price on a US retailer’s direct product page | US$179.00 | B&H Photo Video ↗ | tax basis not statedIn stock |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$200.74 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in US | US$21.74 | 12.2%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 ¥30,580, Taiwan NT$7,190; 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$203.75, above the US by US$24.75.
- Break-even rate 0.0059 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
- ヨドバシ.com ↗Japan chain retailer list price (Yodobashi.com product page list price incl. tax) · incl. tax · Listed · checked 2026-09-19
- US price
- B&H Photo Video ↗Listed price on a US retailer’s direct product page · 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: Kodak compact digital camera, waterproof sports camera, 4x optical zoom, yellow, PIXPRO WPZ2 (model WPZ2)/Taiwan product page: PIXPRO WPZ2, 15m waterproof, Wi-Fi transferJapan lists: JK Imaging KODAK PIXPRO WPZ2. The Taiwan page's brand and model match exactly (Kodak PIXPRO WPZ2), labeled as an authorized import from the original manufacturer, with matching specs of 15-meter waterproofing and WiFi transfer. (Storefront: momo shopping (Kodak authorized-import distributor)) The Taiwan price of NT$7,190 is about 1.37x the converted Japan tax-free price (¥27,800÷1.1×0.2076≈NT$5,247) — a normal retail price gap between the two markets.
- 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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