Louise Bremner wrote:

> ...except for the search function, which seems better for
> English-language books on the English-language websites....

I always assumed that was because the Japanese site was limited to copies
which were actually available in Japan. For example, Wenckstern's
bibliography of the Japanese Empire is listed as available on the US site
but currently out of stock on the Japanese site. The price - $95 in the US,
\11,344 in Japan - doesn't seem to vary much, at least in this case, so if
it's coming (as some books are) with free domestic shipping it might make
sense to order books from the Japanese website.

For example, Sakkut's The Arabic Novel is \17,912 with free postage on the
Japanese site, whereas it's $150 + postage on the US site. In this case,
though, the latter would be still better if you would contemplate buying a
copy (new or used) from another seller via Amazon (used from $90; new from
$115).

I guess, if you really want to get the best deal, you'd have to check both
sites - and even then, there might be a better online deal at another site
entirely!

--
John
http://rarebooksinjapan.com