TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US36.9% cheaper in Japan
Is CASIO Digital Quartz Watch A158WA-1JH, 1 Piece cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$11.04 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$11.04 (36.9%): Japan ¥2,880 ≈ US$18.91, the US US$29.95.
01 · Verdict
36.9% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥2,880tax basis not stated · cross-border online store displayed price (JPY; price for Taiwan delivery address, tax basis not stated) · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$18.91JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$29.95excl. tax · US retailer list price (Amazon.com selected new; A158WA-1DF, same watch as Japan A158WA-1JH) · Listed
- cheaper in Japan
- US$11.0436.9% · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japancross-border online store displayed price (JPY; price for Taiwan delivery address, tax basis not stated) | ¥2,880 | Don Quijote Cross-Border Store ↗ | tax basis not statedListed |
| USUS retailer list price (Amazon.com selected new; A158WA-1DF, same watch as Japan A158WA-1JH) | US$29.95 | Amazon ↗ | excl. taxListed |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$18.91 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$11.04 | 36.9%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 ¥2,880, Taiwan NT$892; 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$19.19, still below the US by US$10.76.
- Break-even rate 0.0104 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
- Don Quijote Cross-Border Store ↗cross-border online store displayed price (JPY; price for Taiwan delivery address, tax basis not stated) · tax basis not stated · Listed · checked 2026-09-11
- US price
- Amazon ↗US retailer list price (Amazon.com selected new; A158WA-1DF, same watch as Japan A158WA-1JH) · 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: 1 piece; 36.8×33.2×8.2mm; JAN 4549526295355; source category: luxury goods; Taiwan product page: A158WA-1DF; stainless steel band; case diameter approx. 33.2mmCASIO's official model-naming convention: the same watch has a different suffix depending on the sales region — the Japan domestic version is -1JH, and the version for other regions (including the Taiwan distributor) is -1DF; the case, movement, and appearance are identical, differing only in the sales-region code and the language of the included manual/warranty card. The momo page states a case width of 33.2mm, matching the 33.2mm width in Japan's listed spec of 36.8×33.2×8.2mm. root re-verified: momo product page re-verified: CASIO A158WA-1DF NT$892, case width 33.2mm, matching the short side of Japan's listed 36.8×33.2×8.2mm. Japan's listed model suffix -1JH is the Japan domestic code, while Taiwan's -1DF is the international code — the same watch.
- 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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