TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US47.5% cheaper in Japan
Is Men's/Unisex AIRism Cotton Wide Crew Neck T-Shirt (3/4 Sleeve) cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$11.84 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$11.84 (47.5%): Japan ¥1,990 ≈ US$13.06, the US US$24.90.
01 · Verdict
47.5% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥1,990incl. tax · 39 DARK BROWN official online store, list price incl. tax · In stock
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$13.06JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$24.90excl. tax · official list price · In stock
- cheaper in Japan
- US$11.8447.5% · 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.
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 2026-09-19. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan39 DARK BROWN official online store, list price incl. tax | ¥1,990 | UNIQLO Japan official online store ↗ | incl. taxIn stock |
| USofficial list price | US$24.90 | UNIQLO US official online store ↗ | excl. taxIn stock |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$13.06 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$11.84 | 47.5%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?
Same-item comparison: ¥1,290 in Japan, NT$590 in Taiwan. The Taiwan page's item number is from a different batch than Japan's, but the style, material, and size are the same.
- With a 1.5% foreign card fee: Japan comes to about US$13.26, still below the US by US$11.64.
- Break-even rate 0.0125 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
- The Taiwan page's item number differs from Japan's, indicating a different production batch; the page notes the material and size are the same.
- Color availability may differ between the two markets; price is the official page's listed price on the day of verification.
- Japan is currently offering a limited-time price (through 9/17); it may revert to the original price afterward.
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
- UNIQLO Japan official online store ↗39 DARK BROWN official online store, list price incl. tax · incl. tax · In stock · checked 2026-09-19
- US price
- UNIQLO US official online store ↗official list price · excl. tax · In stock · 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
- Item no. 465185; color 39 DARK BROWN; Taiwan page main item no. 482295; Taiwan sizes XS/S/M/L/XL/XXL/3XL/4XL; Taiwan page material 53% cotton, 30% polyester (recycled polyester), 17% polyesterThe Japan official product page is the AIRism Cotton Oversized T-Shirt / Half-Sleeve, item no. 465185 (checked color 39, ¥1,290 incl. tax). Searching Taiwan by item number returned 0 results; searching by style name 'AIRism Cotton Oversized T-Shirt' instead turned up three pages for the same item. This entry uses the regular listing under the primary item no. 482295 (the title also lists 475355), NT$590, in stock, 8 color swatches; the page notes that multiple item numbers reflect different production batches. The Taiwan page's item number is a different batch from Japan's, but is still treated as the same product under the site's relaxed standard. US price, checked 2026-09-18: US details API E465185-000 AIRism Cotton Oversized T-Shirt | Half-Sleeve, base $24.9, tax EXCLUSIVE. Japan price re-check 2026-09-19: the 9/17 limited-time price of ¥1,290 has ended; the official API's current list price incl. tax is ¥1,990 (39 DARK BROWN), with no promotional flag.
- 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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