<mtfester@netMAPSONscape.net> wrote:
> MJX <rdmoores@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> My wife orders from Amazon.jp all the time. She just pays the $ equivalent of
>>> yen.
>>> 
>>> Mike
> 
>> I currently reside in the U.S. I just received the following email from
>> Amazon.co.jp Kindle Customer Service:
> 
>> ===
>> Thank you for contacting us at Amazon.co.jp. 
> 
>> Please note that Kindle content sold on Amazon.co.jp can only be
>> purchased in Japan. Customers residing outside Japan cannot purchase
>> content even if they have a Kindle device or Fire tablet sold on Amazon.co.jp. 
> 
>> *Kindle content cannot be purchased on Amazon.co.jp in outside of Japan
>> even though your accounts are linked. 
>> ===
> 
>> And from Amazon.com:
> 
>> Hello from Amazon.
> 
>> We are writing because the home country registered to your Kindle
>> account may not match your country of residence. Due to publishing
>> rights, the home country registered to your account must match your country of residence.
> 
>> To continue purchasing titles available for Japan, please send a copy of
>> your valid government-issued identity card, passport, or a utility bill
>> received within the previous 90 days to our secure fax line:
> 
>> Within the US: 206-266-1838
>> Outside the US: (00)1-206-266-1838
>> ===
> 
>> What to do?
> 
> I had a similar issue trying to buy an mp3 (Fad Gadget's "Spare the Child"). 
> I couldn't get it in the US but it was available in the UK. I got around 
> it by finding a UK proxy, and downloading through that.
> 
> Anyone got a list of Japanese proxies?
> 
> Mike

The VPN services Hotspot Shield and VPN Express include Japanese proxies
when switching among their geographic options. I'm sure there are other
such services too.