Once you find the game you want in the search results, see if you can get it imported from Japan by changing the URL from “ amazon.jp ” to “ amazon.com “.
If you want to get your game really quickly and it’s on a Sony console then you can also grab a Japanese PSN card to buy digital games. Once you grab a Japanese PSN card, all you have to do is make a Japanese PSN account , find your game, buy it and download it.
However, unless you have a Japanese credit card, you’ll need to buy a Japanese PSN card. Luckily, stores like Play-Asia sell Japanese PSN card codes and send the codes via email as soon as you order—though for an expected markup. Have you ever wanted to log on to the Japanese PlayStation Network to download some demos or buy a…
If you do have to result to using Amazon.jp in order to get your games then you may want to translate Amazon.jp into English. It’s very easy to do this and you can find the English language option on the top right hand corner of the page, as seen in the screenshot below.
The first important step in importing a game is knowing whether or not your game console can even play the game you want. You see, even today, some games — both for home and portable consoles — are region locked.
While it may be a bit superfluous to say this, Japanese games are in the Japanese language only the vast majority of the time.
Now that you know whether or not the game you want can play on your console and if you’ll be able to understand enough to play it, it’s time to buy the game — but where to buy? You have several options.
So you have your game. You begin playing it. You love it. But somehow you get stuck. What do you do?
You are best of checking this compatibility guide to see if the game you want works. If it doesn’t then you can get an import Japanese Xbox 360 on Amazon.
Some, but not all consoles, can only play games from the country that the console was made in. This means that you have to be careful when importing games as there is a chance they won’t work on your system. To things easier for you I am going to break down which consoles are and aren’t region-locked.
Unfortunately the Wii U is region locked according to Nintendo’s support page. If you want to play Wii U games then you will have to grab an imported Wii U.
To enable Japanese menus in the Finder and other applications, you can go to System Preferences under the Apple menu, then select the icon for the Language & Region preferences pane. Add Japanese to the list of languages as described above, if it does not appear there already.
The online Apple store now has an option that lets you select a Japanese keyboard as an option when you buy a new Mac. If you are using a Japanese keyboard or laptop, you can choose between the rōmaji or kana input method in the Japanese input preferences. Choosing English or Japanese Menus in Applications.