• As Seen On Screen Started out doing dodgy knock-offs of clothes seen on famous people but have now made quite a good name for themselves. NB don't ship bulky items to Japan.

• REI Less cultish than LLBean and high quality outdoor wear.

• Faith Shoes Highstreet British shoe retailer.

• Forever 21 Cool clothes and stuff.

• REI Less cultish than LLBean and better quality outdoor wear in general but pricy.

• Yahoo Auctions Japan's eBay

• Indojin Indian food online. Lots of spices that you might not be able to find in your local supermarket.

• Tengu Natural Foods Tengu sell veggie/organic food and eco-friendly household products. Great for veggies struggling to find nice food!

• The Meat Guy Sorry veggies, nothing for you here! "Providing meat to all Japan".

• Medicine Shipping Amount Info Page 25 of the General Information Handbook on medicine

• Bloomsize Bigsize for girls! (Also in Japanese)
• Faith Shoes? Highstreet British shoe retailer.

• Forever 21? Cool clothes and stuff.

• REI? Less cultish than LLBean and better quality outdoor wear in general but pricy.

• American Apparel Basic tees and undies from the Japanese version of the American company (mostly in Japanese but pretty easy to navigate)
• http://www.asos.com/As Seen On Screen Started out doing dodgy knock-offs of clothes seen on famous people but have now made quite a good name for themselves. NB don't ship bulky items to Japan.

• Figleaves Knickers and things.
• French ConnectionOverpriced and undersized clothes but oh they look good.
• LLBean Outdoorsy clothes and living.
• Shoes.com A wide range of shoes including some decent brands!
• Shoe-shop.com A really massive selection of shoes from many different retailers and brands. Delivery is a little pricey but the range is amazing.
• Victoria's Secret Not just underwear, they also have a good selection of clothes, shoes and swimwear.

• HMV Japan! You can buy online with HMV in English - often good deals on import CDs and decent shipping too.

• HMV Japan! You can buy online with HMV in English - often good deals on import CDs and decent shipping too.]]

• LaCie Specialize in hard drives/storage and other stuff for your computer. Quite fancy, with prices to match.

Movies, Books, CDs and Computers

• LaCieSpecialize in hard drives/storage and other stuff for your computer. Quite fancy, with prices to match.

• Manekineko American medicines, vitamins and toiletries

• Ambika Japan Needs registration to even see the products, but holds a good range of Indian food and also a small frozen section including samosa and spring rolls.
• Balticrom Halal Foods Online. Also has clothes, CDs and Books.
• British Corner Shop Another British shop with loads of your favourites. Again, shipping is expensive. I emailed to ask and was told that I could ship 30kg for "just £112.63". Hmmmm.
• Expat Essentials British orientated shop with loads of your favourites from back home. Shipping is a bit pricey, but a lot faster than FBC.
• Expat Express American-biased online grocery shopping. Delivery is fast and shipping seems reasonable.

• Indojin Indian food online. Lots of spices that you might not be able to find in your local supermarket.
• Lush Japan If you like your toiletries fresh then you'll like Lush. They have a few shops across Japan but none near us, however...if you can manage in Japanese you can buy online :)
• Meidi-ya online shopping A reduced selection of the foreign food chain Meidi-ya's selection is available to buy online (in Japanese)

• The Meat Guy Sorry veggies, nothing for you here! "Providing meat to all Japan".
• Waine.com Imported wines, pasta and olive oil available to buy online from this Kanagawa-based company.
• Warabe Mura Another veggie/wholefoods kinda place that do mailorder in English

• Warabe Mura Another veggie/wholefoods kinda place that do mailorder in English

• Warabe Mura Another veggie/wholefoods kinda place that do mailorder in English]]

• Meidi-ya online shopping A reduced selection of the foreign food chain Meidi-ya's selection is available to buy online (in Japanese)
• Lush Japan If you like your toiletries fresh then you'll like Lush. They have a few shops across Japan but none near us, however...if you can manage in Japanese you can buy online :)

The following links ship medicines around the world. They do not require prescriptions. Please be aware that buying from these companies is at your own risk, and you must be completely clear on what is and isn't allowed to be shipped to Japan. Pay attention to customs limits too. Please read the FAQs on the websites, and check with them if you are unsure about the legality of certain products in Japan, please check with the companies.

Medicines

''The following links ship medicines around the world. They do not require prescriptions. Please be aware that buying from these companies is at your own risk, and you must be completely clear on what is and isn't allowed to be shipped to Japan. Pay attention to customs limits too. Please read the FAQs on the websites, and check with them if you are unsure about the legality of certain products in Japan, please check with the companies.

• In-house pharmacy
• In-house again, in Japanese, with prices in yen
• MedsMex

• British Corner Shop Another British shop with loads of your favourites. Again, shipping is expensive. I emailed to ask and was told that I could ship 30kg for "just £112.63". Hmmmm.

• Indojin Indian food online. Lots of spices that you might not be able to find in your local supermarket.
• Ambika Japan Needs registration to even see the products, but holds a good range of Indian food and also a small frozen section including samosa and spring rolls.
• Balticrom Halal Foods Online. Also has clothes, CDs and Books.

• Send it to Japan This seems to be a pretty comprehensive list of stores that will ship to Japan. They have everything on there - clothes, shoes, Health and Beauty... There's a lot to plough through though so you might want to check out some of the links below that have been recommended by Toyama JETs.

• Amazon.co.jp A super cheap way to buy books, videos, and CDs from your home country. There is a link for shopping in English (well...mostly). Also, you can buy books from your home country for cheaper than at home, and they'll pay for the cross-ocean shipping. Buy 1500 yen worth of products in one order, and shipping to your home is free too.

• Foreign Buyer's Club Purchase foods from your home country and have them shipped to your door. Buy from the main store and it will take over a month, or buy from the Deli (stuff they hold in Japan) and it will be with you in a few days.
• Expat essentials British orientated shop with loads of your favourites from back home. Shipping is a bit pricey, but a lot faster than FBC.
• Tengu Natural Foods Tengu sell veggie/organic food and eco-friendly household products. Great for veggies struggling to find nice food!
• The Meat Guy Sorry veggies, nothing for you here! "Providing meat to all Japan".
• The Flying Pig Costco in Japan! Food and lots of other stuff.

• Victoria's Secret Not just underwear, they also have a good selection of clothes, shoes and swimwear.
• Shoes.com A wide range of shoes including some decent brands!
• LLBean Outdoorsy clothes and living.
• Shoe-shop.com A really massive selection of shoes from many different retailers and brands. Delivery is a little pricey but the range is amazing.
• Bigsize If you're fed up with not being able to buy larger clothes, this site has a selection of bigger stuff (in Japanese).
• Bloomsize Bigsize for girls! (Also in Japanese)
• Faith Shoes Highstreet British shoe retailer.
• Freemans Freemans is a British catalogue who also have an online site which delivers anywhere in the world for €10.

• Shoe-shop.com

• Shoe-shop.com?

A really massive selection of shoes from many different retailers and brands (including my old company, Schuh!). Delivery is a little pricey but the range is amazing.

• Bloomsize

• Tengu Natural Foods

Purchase foods from your home country and have them shipped to your door. Buy from the main store and it will take over a month, or buy from the Deli (stuff they hold in Japan) and it will be with you in a few days.

• http://www.alishan-organic-center.com/en/tengu/index.html|Tengu Natural Foods]]

Tengu sell veggie/organic food and eco-friendly household products. Great for veggies struggling to find nice food!

• The Meat Guy

Sorry veggies, nothing for you here! "Providing meat to all Japan".

• The Flying Pig

Costco in Japan! Food and lots of other stuff.

General

• Send it to Japan

This seems to be a pretty comprehensive list of stores that will ship to Japan. They have everything on there - clothes, shoes, Health and Beauty... There's a lot to plough through though so you might want to check out some of the links below that have been recommended by Toyama JETs.

Movies, Books, CDs etc

Food and house stuff

Clothes and shoes

• Victoria's Secret

Not just underwear, they also have a good selection of clothes, shoes and swimwear.

• Shoes.com

A wide range of shoes including some decent brands!

• LLBean

Outdoorsy clothes and living.

• Bigsize

If you're fed up with not being able to buy larger clothes, this site has a selection of bigger stuff (in Japanese).

• http://www.bloomsize.com/Bloomsize

Bigsize for girls! (Also in Japanese)

• Faith Shoes

Highstreet British shoe retailer.

• Freemans

Freemans is a British catalogue who also have an online site which delivers anywhere in the world for €10.

Online Shopping

Online Shopping

• Amazon.co.jp

A super cheap way to buy books, videos, and CDs from your home country. There is a link for shopping in English (well...mostly). Also, you can buy books from your home country for cheaper than at home, and they'll pay for the cross-ocean shipping. Buy 1500 yen worth of products in one order, and shipping to your home is free too.

• Foreign Buyer's Club

Purchase foods from your home country and have them shipped to your door.