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Yeah Chris its pretty lean in Japan nowdays.. Consumers have really had to pull their heads in and gone are the free spending days. No disposable incomes anymore. You have people on massive wages cuts, some working for next to nothing or nothing at all just to keep their jobs. Japan has slipped to number 3 in the world economies with China surpassing them late last year and theres only one way Japan is heading and aint up. Problem is the govt cant do anything about the price of the yen. They tried to control it a bit last year but it was a stop gap measure which only lasted about 1 week or so.. The yen is always a good thing to buy when world economies are unstable and and this screws the Japanese government in that they have no control of the yen. Right now they have 0-0.1% interest rate. They are massively in debt to tune tune of billions of yen. Housing/Real Estate problems are at a record all time low again ( over the last 17years each year has broken records) The only thing and the smart thing to do is increase interest rate , increase their goods and service tax but this will crucify a massive amount of people and put them on the streets and with the piss poor social welfare their will be huge homeless problems, defaults on mortgages plus huge social problems not to mention potential mass suicides. Japanese are not good at handling problems. Problem is no government leader has the balls to do this so its just a merry go round of new Prime Ministers and bullshit promises. They are just chasing their tails and slowly sinking further and further. I wouldnt be surprised to see a few more companies going down the tube this year. Japans Fiscal year started beginning of January and I think companies are finding themselves further and further in debt and balancing on a knife edge into permanent closure. Theres a couple of big companies now who dont even keep stock anymore and keep everything on back orders and are only produce product when they get enough orders to do a run. The thing is its half the companies fault as they are so locked into the Japanese way of business they cant see that selling goods at lower prices is better option when things are tough. Better to have some sales rather than bugger all. Try to convince them of that and you'll split your head open from banging it on a brick wall. F@#k even the Yakuza are struggling with some actually having to get some sort of social hand outs. By the way Zero Sports has filed for bankruptcy as well.

I think people would be surprised to actually know how many companies in Japan are almost on the verge of the same. A hell of a lot !! Some very big name companies and tuning shops are basically balancing on a knife edge into bankruptcy. One thing to keep in mind is in Japan bankruptcy is different from Australia and most western countries. They will file for bankruptcy and usually will get a bail out from the Japanese government. They are given a certain amount of money and time to get it all back on track. But if they cant keep the company going they cant apply again and thus the company will fold. There's a couple of big Japanese part companies in this boat at present. This isnt just isolated to the part industtry and tuning shops , its right across the board throughout Japans industries. JAL is another, only just keeping their nose afloat and are not that far off going under as are many many more companies through out Japan. The big problem is for the Japanese companies is their inability to change their business practices. Its all about Wa , status and losing face and absolutely nothing to do with common sense business practices !! Unless you live in Japan and do business there you'll never understand it. Whats commonsense to us is a mid puzzle of many layers that they can never get their heads around. Biggest problem now is it is happening so much now in Japan the government cant keep bailing companies out and its only a matter of time when they will have to say no to helping bailing companies out of debt. The economy is so screwed at the moment and it sure as hell aint going to get better. The days of the average Yamada and Tanaka san going and spending big on their cars, clothes etc are long gone. They just dont have the money anymore. They still want their cars to look good but no big yen going into engine builds anymore. Its just simple mods nowdays. and thats killing the tuning parts companies and tuners.

Hey Mate sent you a pm and an email

pm and email sent

Why are you selling ?? Is a hoax of a fitness product ?? I'm possibly interested

Bit of a heads up.. I'd be real wary of devaluing parts at the moment.. Due to the big stink that Harvey Norman boss (Gerry Harvey) and other companies have made recently over the no import tax on anything under $1000 the australian Government & Customs are having a minimum 3 month blitz on all import freight and are checking everything thoroughly. This includes postal, sea and air freight. Anything they deem as undervalued will be seized and held until all duty and gst is payed or parts will be destroyed. I'd be extremely wary of buying/sending anything devalued for awhile. Definitely wouldnt be saying on an open forum that you can devalue goods as you dont know who is reading the forums and if anyone from customs read this your sending a big flashing red light to any goods being sent by your company.

Depends... The company quoting the price would probably be throwing it in with one of their regular container of parts or car/s thus they only charge for the space it takes and charge a percentage of the costs of their container. So could quite feasibly be the quoted price.

Looks great.. Any links to where you got the bosch pump bracket ??

Not all banks ask for the inkan shomeisho but a lot do. I listed the what you would potentially need to open an account. Without fail you will need to prove that you are legally living and working in Japan and thus will need at least gaijin card plus form of ID that proves your current address e.g electricity bill. Some banks will send you info to your address from time time to time. If your not living there and mail gets returned they will freeze your account until you can prove where you live. Had that happen a couple of times with Citibank after moving house. Money laundering laws came in a few years ago and the financial institutions in Japan have become a lot stricter. You used to be able to send international bank transfers with then Mitsubishi Tokyo UFJ and didnt need a bank account , just your passport but thats changed now. You must be a resident of Japan (e.g working or a business) Citibank have been tapped twice in the last couple of years as the Yakuza have used them for money laundering to the US. With how low the US dollar is to the yen they send bucket loads to US accounts, have their people withdraw the money and go hit the casino's and bring back the winnings, buy into investents or buy property etc. Its a classic old money laundering scheme but usually you lose a good 30-40% of the money which is an accepted loss but they gain that initially on the strength of the yen on the exchange rate. Therefore Japanese banks have tightened up their whole banking. Honestly if your going over and earning money on the black (must be if you need to open an account without gaijin card) then put your money under a mattress , save it up and buy a nice car or 2 or 3 from auction and send them back and sell them. Or if you really want an account then get a japanese girlfriend an get her to open an account in her name for you.

Loach buy a Mac and do this to your PC.. Seriously I just had a problem with 2TB WD external drive which I used only 4 times. Almost lost 1.8TB of movies and pics but managed to recover it all but a few files corrupted. WD 2TD is on its way back for a refund. Seems like theres been a lot of problems with them.

$240 a pair is fine ! $900 for the Jack... well I'll eat more weetbix for that price.

Hey Just wondering where you got these ??

More Tomorrow...

If your employed by them you should have no problems getting a gaijin card. Basically a bank will need to see your gaijin card with current address as a minimum. You'll probably need all these if your opening an account with Japanese owned banks.. Alien Registration Card (gaikokujin torokushomeisho) or Alien Registration Completion Certificate if your card has not been issued yet. <li>Personal Seal (inkan or hanko) <li>Personal Seal Certificate (inkan shomeisho) from your local public office. If you dont have these then forget it as you'll have buckleys as the Japanese are anal on their paperwork. Your only option after that is to get an investment visa which will take a few months, you'll need at least $50,000,000yen plus a good 200,000-300,000yen to get it all registered. Only other option is to get a Japanese girlfriend to open an account in her name for you. More info here http://forum.gaijinpot.com/forumdisplay.php?11-Banking-Sending-Money http://injapan.gaijinpot.com/2010/08/04/setting-up-a-bank-account-in-japan/ Citibank S

More to come later ...........

MIDORI BOSS..and MIDORI PARTS

So what do you use when you want 500kw's

Zero unless you have gaijin card or have a business in Japan.

Err these through RIPS are not cheap. Quality of workmanship is exceptional !! Like I said I took advantage of exchange rates during the GFC so ended up getting it a good price. Flick Rob an email for a price.

Hey Terry Misso is a psycho Korean....Naah she's a good lady We spend/spent a lot of time through Japans Spring & Summer traveling and camping all around Japan whenever possible. Its interesting to see how little some places have changed.

I dont know about Oz GPS's and how they work as never used one. The Japanese GPS to my knowledge doesnt work in Australia. Depending on the model of GPS in Japan you can download software updates for your GPS and it will give new address if number has changed. Usually though if you cant find the place by punching in the phone number next you just put in the address.

Obviously extremely popular form of racing in Yas as the stands were packed to capacity !!

Honestly I reckon they are a pig of a car. The wind noise on them on the highway is bloody loud, and on a windy day they blow all over the road as they have the aerodynamics of a bessa block. But they are cheap on the juice.

Just punch in the phone number of the workshop into the GPS and it'll take you pretty much to the door.