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      <image:caption>Authentic Nintendo Game Boy Color handheld console</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Nintendo 3DS XL handheld open showing both screens</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Sony D-50 early portable CD player</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Small silver Nintendo Game Boy Micro handheld</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Original Olympus Pen half-frame 35mm film camera</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Gray first-generation Japanese Sega Saturn console</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Vintage Canon AE-1 SLR film camera</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Do You Have to Pay Import Taxes When Buying from Japan?</image:title>
      <image:caption>Original Japanese Nintendo Famicom console and controllers, an example of imported Japanese collectibles</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Authentic Nintendo Famicom hardware shown with controllers removed to reveal original construction</image:caption>
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      <image:title>What Happens After You Place an Order at Japan Items?</image:title>
      <image:caption>Japanese Nintendo Famicom vintage console, representing rare Japanese goods sourced individually</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Vintage Sony cassette Walkman, an example of collectible Japanese portable audio</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Silver Nintendo Game Boy Micro vintage handheld gaming console</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Vintage Nikon FM2 Japanese 35mm film camera with lens</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Sony PlayStation 2 game console, representative of Japanese retro game collecting</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Rows of Japanese manga volumes arranged on bookshelves</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>People playing the Pokémon Trading Card Game in Japan</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Vintage Nikon FM2 film SLR with a Nikon F-mount lens, illustrating lens mount compatibility</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Pre-owned Cartier leather handbag illustrating vintage luxury leather care</image:caption>
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