What I get asked most often, written down properly — so you can read it at 2 a.m. in your own time zone.
Half of these questions come from companies abroad who need something checked, received or repaired in Japan and have no one here. The other half come from people who live in Japan and cannot get a straight answer about their own apartment. Both deserve one.
Acceptance, inspections and warranty visits on Japanese sites when your own engineers are eleven time zones away.
Read the guide →Voltage, frequency, packing and paperwork — what to verify at the Japanese supplier before the container is sealed.
Read the guide →Sockets, switches and light fittings in Japan — where the licence rule starts, and what it costs to ignore it.
Read the guide →畳 ratings, 100 V versus 200 V, the dedicated circuit and the “standard installation” that is not standard.
Read the guide →Describe your situation in a few lines. A straight answer costs you nothing.
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