Product note · Japan × US49.6% cheaper in Japan

Is Girls' AIRism Seamless Underwear, 3-Pack cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$6.40 gap | 2026 price check

Cheaper in Japan by US$6.40 (49.6%): Japan ¥990 ≈ US$6.50, the US US$12.90.

Prices checkedSeptember 10, 2026September 23, 2026FX 2026-09-10 · JPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625)Method

01 · Verdict

49.6% cheaper in Japan

Japan list price: ¥990incl. tax · snapshot of the price incl. tax from the official real-time ranking page · Listed
Converted US currency: ≈ US$6.50JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
US list price: US$12.90excl. tax · UNIQLO US official product page and commerce API price; item E482015-000; color 60 LIGHT BLUE; size 9-10Y(140); sales tax excluded · In stock
cheaper in Japan: US$6.4049.6% · US list price as denominator

Japan convertedUS$6.50

US list priceUS$12.90

Note

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

Girls' AIRism Seamless Underwear, 3-Pack · 商品編號 482016｜日本品名 GIRLS エアリズムシームレスショーツ/3枚組｜台灣頁主編號 485440
Market	List price	Source · checked	Tax basis · stock
Japansnapshot of the price incl. tax from the official real-time ranking page	¥990	UNIQLO Japan official online store ↗2026-09-11	incl. taxListed
USUNIQLO US official product page and commerce API price; item E482015-000; color 60 LIGHT BLUE; size 9-10Y(140); sales tax excluded	US$12.90	UNIQLO US ↗2026-09-24	excl. taxIn stock
Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625)	US$6.50	Bank of Taiwan rate ↗2026-09-10 23:22:00 (Taiwan time)	Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate
Gapcheaper in Japan	US$6.40	49.6%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?

The same UNIQLO item is ¥990 in Japan and NT$290 in Taiwan. The product numbers differ between markets because of different production batches, but the style and specifications are the same. U.S. UNIQLO checked list price: US$12.90, before sales tax.

With a 1.5% foreign card fee: Japan comes to about US$6.60, still below the US by US$6.30.
Break-even rate 0.0130 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

The Taiwan page's item number differs from Japan's, indicating a different production batch.
Color and size availability may differ between the two markets.
Price and stock follow the official 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: UNIQLO Japan official online store ↗snapshot of the price incl. tax from the official real-time ranking page · incl. tax · Listed · checked 2026-09-11
US price: UNIQLO US ↗UNIQLO US official product page and commerce API price; item E482015-000; color 60 LIGHT BLUE; size 9-10Y(140); sales tax excluded · 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: Japan item no. 482016; Taiwan page main item no. 485440; Taiwan sizes not listed; Taiwan page material body: 86% polyamide, 14% spandex/ crotch: 89% polyamide, 11% spandexJapan is UNIQLO's official product page for 'GIRLS AIRism Seamless Shorts / 3-Pack' (item no. 482016), ¥990 incl. tax; the Taiwan official site has 'AIRism Seamless Underwear 3-Pack, 482015,' listed at NT$290. Both sides are the same 3-piece set. The Taiwan page's item number differs from Japan's due to a different production batch; under the site's 2026-09-12 standard, items with different model strings can still be paired once confirmed to be the same product.
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 23, 2026Generated from the same checked data; it is recalculated when the data updates.

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