TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US32.0% cheaper in Japan
Is Sony WH-CH720N Wireless Noise-Canceling Headphones cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$57.69 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$57.69 (32.0%): Japan ¥18,630 ≈ US$122.30, the US US$179.99.
01 · Verdict
32.0% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥18,630incl. tax · chain retailer product page list price incl. tax (WH-CH720N B, black, low stock) · In stock
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$122.30JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$179.99excl. tax · official list price · Listed
- cheaper in Japan
- US$57.6932.0% · US list price as denominator
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 2026-09-18. Before you order, use theJapan source page and the US source pagecurrent prices.
Japan vs US price table
| Market | List price | Source · checked | Tax basis · stock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanchain retailer product page list price incl. tax (WH-CH720N B, black, low stock) | ¥18,630 | ヨドバシ.com ↗ | incl. taxIn stock |
| USofficial list price | US$179.99 | Sony US official store ↗ | excl. taxListed |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$122.30 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$57.69 | 32.0%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?
Japan ¥18,630 (Yodobashi.com, incl. tax), Taiwan NT$3,380 — both are list-price snapshots as of the check date; shipping, tax refunds, and card fees are not included. This entry-level noise-canceling headset has a very small price gap between the two markets — once the tax refund is factored in, the prices are nearly identical.
- With a 1.5% foreign card fee: Japan comes to about US$124.13, still below the US by US$55.86.
- Break-even rate 0.0097 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
- Fixed at comparing the WH-CH720N domestic-spec unit itself; do not compare against the overseas spec or the WH-CH520.
- Japan price is taken from the chain retailer's product page (Yodobashi.com), not the lowest price from an unnamed online store on a price-comparison site.
- The Taiwan price is a retail-channel list price, not the brand's official price; price and stock follow the 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
- ヨドバシ.com ↗chain retailer product page list price incl. tax (WH-CH720N B, black, low stock) · incl. tax · In stock · checked 2026-09-12
- US price
- Sony US official store ↗official list price · excl. tax · Listed · checked 2026-09-18
- 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
- WH-CH720N over-ear Active Noise Cancellation headphones, main unit (domestic Japan spec, not overseas spec LC E / WC E)Japan is Yodobashi.com's product page 'Sony Wireless Noise Canceling Headphones Black WH-CH720N B,' ¥18,630 incl. tax (low stock); the same item on kakaku.com's chain listings is ¥18,630 at Kojima / K's, ¥18,630 at Bic Camera (inquire), and ¥22,000 at Joshin; the comparison site's 'lowest price' of ¥14,682 comes from an online-only store with no physical location and is not used. Yodobashi also has two 'Sony (overseas spec)' listings sold in-store only, which were not used. Taiwan is PChome 24h's 'SONY [Authorized Distributor Stock, 12-Month Warranty] WH-CH720N Wireless Noise Canceling Headphones,' DYAQ9M-A900G43ND, listed at NT$3,380. US price, checked 2026-09-18: the US official site's WH-CH720N/B black, not the LC E / WC E overseas version.
- 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
- Generated from the same checked data; it is recalculated when the data updates.
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