TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US5.5% cheaper in Japan
Is Canon IXUS 285 HS A Compact Digital Camera (Silver, overseas market name for the Japan-spec IXY 650) cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$20.72 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$20.72 (5.5%): Japan ¥54,730 ≈ US$359.27, the US US$379.99.
01 · Verdict
5.5% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥54,730tax basis not stated · price incl. tax shown on the source page (JPY) · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$359.27JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$379.99excl. tax · US chain retailer list price (Target; PowerShot ELPH 360 HS black, same camera as IXY 650 in a different color) · Listed
- cheaper in Japan
- US$20.725.5% · 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.
Japantax basis not stated、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 2026-09-19. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanprice incl. tax shown on the source page (JPY) | ¥54,730 | Bic Camera ↗ | tax basis not statedListed |
| USUS chain retailer list price (Target; PowerShot ELPH 360 HS black, same camera as IXY 650 in a different color) | US$379.99 | Target ↗ | excl. taxListed |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$359.27 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$20.72 | 5.5%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 ¥54,730, Taiwan NT$9,490; both are same-day price snapshots taken when checked, excluding shipping, tax refunds, and card fees.
- With a 1.5% foreign card fee: Japan comes to about US$364.66, still below the US by US$15.33.
- Break-even rate 0.0069 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
- Only paired when capacity, pack count, and main-unit/refill status match; differences in color, retailer, or stock do not affect the same-product determination.
- The Taiwan price is a retail-channel list price (which may be an authorized import, a parallel import, or a cross-border storefront), 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
- Bic Camera ↗price incl. tax shown on the source page (JPY) · tax basis not stated · Listed · checked 2026-09-11
- US price
- Target ↗US chain retailer list price (Target; PowerShot ELPH 360 HS black, same camera as IXY 650 in a different color) · excl. tax · Listed · checked 2026-09-19
- 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
- Japan ranking listing: Canon IXY 650 m, silver/Taiwan product page: IXUS 285 HS (same model as IXY 650), authorized distributor stockThe Japan listing is the Canon IXY 650 m, Silver. Per the existing record in docs/OPERATIONS.md, Canon IXY 650 = the overseas market name IXUS 285 HS (the same manufacturer model, differing only in market naming). A momo search for "Canon IXUS 285" found "IXUS 285HS A Compact Digital Camera (Authorized-Distributor Stock)," a single price of NT$9,490, currently out of stock, but per the rules, an out-of-stock item can still be imported. (Retailer: momo (authorized-distributor-stock store)) The Taiwan price of NT$9,490 is about 1.01 times the converted Japan tax-excluded price (¥49,755 ÷ 1.1 x 0.2076 ≈ NT$9,390); the two markets are nearly the same price, strongly corroborating that this is the correct pairing for the same model. Out of stock; per site rules, stock status does not affect the import.
- 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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