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This article picks three Arknights figures, each a different character and version. When certain conditions are met, FROM JAPAN buys the item on your behalf and ships it to your overseas address. The official store page describes Arknights as a full fledged tower defense game from Yostar and HyperGryph, where Operators with various abilities are deployed on the battlefield to stop invading enemies from breaching the defense line. The official site presents Union Creative as a company that plans, manufactures and sells character figures, with an Arknights product list on its own site.
This article picks three Pokemon card booster boxes, all of which the listings state are unopened. When certain conditions are met, FROM JAPAN buys the item on your behalf and ships it to your overseas address (check each item page and the checkout page for actual availability). The official site describes an expansion pack as an item with several cards sealed at random, so which cards come out cannot be specified in advance.
If you have ever stepped inside a Japanese convenience store, game center, or anime specialty shop, you have likely seen vibrant display boards surrounded…
This article picks three Ichiban Kuji prize figures, and all three listings state the item is unopened. When certain conditions are met, FROM JAPAN buys the item on your behalf and ships it to your overseas address (check each item page and the checkout page for actual availability). Ichiban Kuji is a character lottery with no blank tickets, so every draw takes home one of the prizes, and whoever draws the last ticket left in a store also receives a separate Last One Prize. These lotteries are sold across Japan at convenience stores, bookshops, hobby shops and online stores.
This article picks three plush toys that were sold only at the exhibition venue: Tonkatsu, Neko and Shirokuma. All three listings state that the items are pre-owned, and when certain conditions are met, FROM JAPAN buys the item on your behalf and ships it to your overseas address (check each item page and the checkout page for actual availability). The exhibition was held at Keio Department Store Shinjuku from July 17 to 30, 2026. Limited items were available at the venue, and the characters appeared dressed as delicious menu items.
This is the "S.H.Figuarts (Shinkocchou Seihou)" take on Kamen Rider Faiz from Kamen Rider 555, in a Night Color Ver. repaint. It's an event commemorative item for the "TAMASHII NATIONS LIVE ACTION FIGURE EXPO 2026," and you can order it through FROM JAPAN's proxy-buying service for shipment overseas — one route for collectors outside Japan to get it. The listing linked in this article is from a Japan-based shop, "SPW Rakuten Ichiba Store," shown on the item page as brand new, shipping within a week, with shipping for this release scheduled to start in July 2026.
BEYBLADE X（ベイブレードX） is TAKARA TOMY's line of battling tops. FROM JAPAN lets overseas shoppers buy directly from Japanese Rakuten stores and have orders shipped straight to their door. This roundup picks 3 starter-friendly tops, priced from 4,000 to 6,999 yen, all new. On 2026-08-11 the item pages listed shipping times for all 3: one lists same-day shipping for orders placed before 14:00 (store holidays excluded) and two ship within 3 business days of order confirmation. Note that a BEYBLADE X series stadium is sold separately — the tops alone don't include one, and it's required to actually battle.
FROM JAPAN and SNKRDUNK have officially partnered up! Want to buy popular Japanese trading cards but worry whether a sealed box has really been opened, or what condition a secondhand single card is truly in? This guide uses SNKRDUNK's official quality standards to explain the acceptable line for sealed boxes, packs and single cards, and how authentication lets you buy from overseas with peace of mind.
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