TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US92.5% cheaper in Japan
Is Tohato 4-Pack Caramel Corn Crisps 40g cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$8.73 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$8.73 (92.5%): Japan ¥108 ≈ US$0.71, the US US$9.44.
01 · Verdict
92.5% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥108tax basis not stated · official page price incl. tax · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$0.71JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$9.44excl. tax · Current US retailer price; may vary by delivery area · In stock
- cheaper in Japan
- US$8.7392.5% · 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 2026-09-22. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanofficial page price incl. tax | ¥108 | DAISO ↗ | tax basis not statedListed |
| USCurrent US retailer price; may vary by delivery area | US$9.44 | Weee! US ↗ | excl. taxIn stock |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$0.71 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$8.73 | 92.5%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 ¥108, Taiwan NT$49 — both are list-price snapshots as of the check date; shipping, tax refunds, and card fees are not included.
- With a 1.5% foreign card fee: Japan comes to about US$0.72, still below the US by US$8.72.
- Break-even rate 0.0874 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
- DAISO ↗official page price incl. tax · tax basis not stated · Listed · checked 2026-09-11
- US price
- Weee! US ↗Current US retailer price; may vary by delivery area · excl. tax · In stock · checked 2026-09-22
- 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: Tohato Caramel Corn 4-pack, 40g; JAN4901940114368/Taiwan product page: 40g, 4-pack, imported directly from JapanJP: Tohato Caramel Corn 4-Connected Pack 40g, JAN 4901940114368 (10g x 4). BigGo shows JAN 0; the product name "Tohato Caramel Corn 4-Connected" was found via URL on Yahoo listing 10761945 and PChome DBAEEC-A900GNU0V. Opened the Yahoo own-store page: product name "Tohato 4-Connected Caramel Corn Snack 40g," genuine import from Japan, current price NT$49 (original price NT$89). Same name and same spec (Tohato / Caramel Corn / 4-Connected / 40g); no JAN text was seen on the page. The PChome summary also shows 40g, origin Saitama Japan, importer Enwang, but this machine could not open its page, so its price was not used. Searching momo for "Tohato 4-Connected Caramel Corn" only found 52g x 2, 114g BIG, Soda 43g x 2, and Mint Cocoa 62g x 2, all different specs and not paired. Shopee/Ruten were not used. (Retailer: Yahoo Shopping (Yahoo's own store)) PChome was not used (page could not be opened). momo's other volumes/flavors cannot be paired. On 2026-09-22, Weee! US listed one Tohato Caramel Corn 10g x 4 pack (40g) for US$9.44, in stock. It matches the four-pack, 40g, on DAISO Japan under JAN 4901940114368. The high price ratio is the difference between these dated store prices, not a larger pack or another flavor. Weee! does not show the JAN; price varies by delivery ZIP.
- Official product page
- Brand product page ↗Product images on this site are redrawn illustrations; use the official page for appearance, extras and packaging.
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- Generated from the same checked data; it is recalculated when the data updates.
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