One of the questions often asked by our customers is ‘When will my car get shipped?’

Well, most of the Japanese cars in our stock already have “de-registration documents” so we can start arranging the shipment next day we confirm your payment. Please get in touch with us to get an idea about the approximate ocean freight time for your country.

However, depending on the destination country, sometimes it may be difficult to book a shipment for the next available ship. For Carribean countries and Canada there are only few ships are available from Japan, and new cars get a priority for loading. Thus, the ocean Freight time will depend on the destination where you want to ship your car and may vary from several days to several months.

Please note that we can not be held responsible for any delay in shipping the vehicles purchased from us. But we always help you to sort out any problems if it is in our control.

To expediate the shipment process for certain countries with few ships from Japan, you can contact the local agent of the shipping company in your country and book a space for your car from Japan to your country. If you’d let us know the Shipping company, Vessel name, Voyage #, Estimated departure date and the Booking number, we can process the paperwork in Japan to ship your car.

Please understand that though we have good relations with the shipping companies, we do not own these companies, so your understanding is appreciated in case of any delays. Thank you !!

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Every month many of our customers from different parts of the world visit our office in Tokyo to attend used car auctions.

For such customers we have compiled useful information about Tokyo and Japan, so that they can make their trip a pleasant experience. Please check our Japan Information page for more details.

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For buyers who wish to buy used Japanese vehicles from auto auctions on  a regular basis, we encourage to visit our company office in Tokyo. We can then persoanlly accompany you to various auto auctions in and around Tokyo. It can be a valuable experience for your used car import business.

If you visit our office, I recommend you to stay in Hotel Kinuya in Ueno, Tokyo. This hotel is just 10 min on walk from our office. You can check their homepage at

http://www.kinuyahotel.jp

It is about 65 US$ a night and conveniently accessible from Narita International airport.

For commuting from Narita airport to Ueno, I recommend you to take the Keisei Skyliner Express train. You can check more details at

http://www.keisei.co.jp/keisei/tetudou/keisei_us/top.html

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Toyota just launched a remodeled version of its best-selling Corolla Car in Japan. The Corolla name has been in use for 40 years, and this is the 10th generation of that model.

The new version uses an all-new 1800cc engine and is aimed to attract younger buyers in a stagnant domestic car market. Price for this new model in Japan start at $11,760.

Today I learned that Yahoo is creating an Internet Time Capsule. That is a great news. Our future generations can get a chance to see how the world existed in the year 2006. Anybody worldwide can contribute writings, pictures, videos, audios about his country to this time capsule.

Yahoo will accept contributions upto November 8. However, when I checked the Yahoo Internet Time Capsule website, I was disappointed to see contributions mainly from Americans and Mexicans. Even very few people from Japan have contributed so far. So please spread the word to your countrymen and contribute to this big project in 2006.

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Hybrid and economy-class vehicles by Japanese car makers Honda Motor Co. and Toyota Motor Corp. dominate the federal US government’s top-10 fuel-economy list for 2007 vehicles.

The hybrid-electric Toyota Prius ranked the first, with 60 miles per gallon in the city and 51 mpg on the highway, while the Honda Civic Hybrid was second, with 49 mpg in the city and 51 mpg on the highway.

Toyota and Honda made seven of the 12 vehicles listed in the top 10. The new Toyota Camry Hybrid made its debut in the yearly rankings at No. 3, with 40 mpg in the city and 38 mpg on the highway. This is a very good news for Japanese automakers.

Six gasoline only vehicles were included in the top 10: manual and automatic versions of the Toyota Yaris, the manual version of the Honda Fit, the manual Toyota Corolla, and manual versions of the Hyundai Accent and Kia Rio.

Automakers said more fuel-efficient vehicles are available than ever before, driven by consumer demand, as prices of fuel are rising day by day.

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