Japan Shopping Guide
Reading a Rakuten Japan listing: stock, lead times and shipping
How to tell whether a Rakuten shop has the part in stock, how long it will take to reach our warehouse, and what the shipping notes mean.
Rakuten Japan search tips: Japanese keywords for JDM parts
Japanese keywords find far more parts on Rakuten. A short glossary of the words to search with and the words to look for in listings.
How to buy parts from Rakuten Japan and ship them to the US
Rakuten Ichiba is where Japanese shops sell new JDM parts. Here is how to find a part, see the full cost in dollars and have us buy it and ship it home in our container.