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Japan's 10% tax-free shopping changes on November 1, 2026: you'll pay full price and get the tax back at the airport. How the system works before and after, the ¥5,000 rule, and the airport steps not to miss.

Japan's Pokemon Center Online won't even let overseas residents register, and the six international stores each ship domestically only — official rules. The whole map, plus what actually works for foreign fans.

Tokyo Disney merch: the park's 50 shops, the app store that only works for Japan residents, the free-entry shop by Maihama Station, and why nothing ships overseas. Buy it while you're there.

Narita has 80+ duty-free and tax-free shops across three very unequal terminals — and no 24-hour store. The terminal-by-terminal breakdown, the official 5% pre-order discount, and the LCC-terminal workaround.

Haneda T3 has 34 duty-free shops — one open 24 hours — plus an official pre-order service. Here's how it works, the connecting-flight liquids trap, and what changes for tax-free shopping on November 1, 2026.

Pokémon Center goods run on near-weekly themed drops, one-per-person limits and lotteries — and in 2026 the online card lotteries added government ID verification that visitors can't obtain. What to buy in the 30th-anniversary year, how the official store's Japan-only shipping works, the proxy route from abroad, and how to spot a fake before you pay.

Don Quijote (Donki) is Japan's most addictive discount store — tax-free for tourists, open late into the night, and a deliberate maze. Here's how the tax-free process works (and the big Nov 2026 change), when to go, and exactly what to buy and skip. Compiled from Japanese shopping reports.