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Living in Japan. Any opinions on amplifiers?

Living here I figured I would be in audio heaven but it seems like Japan falls in love with certain brands and ignores others. Since I need to buy something here 100V I’m wondering if any of you have an idea of underrated/overlooked value products currently in production. I know this sounds like a lame question and that I should do research but my Japanese still sucks and I thought there might be a few of you who are familiar with what is available here now. I have looked at vintage Luxman and there are a lot available but I thought a current production amp would be more practical and utilized modern technology Ie streaming etc. 
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dadork
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This is all much newer to me than others and I don't see a lot of talk about them but Yamaha makes some high end stuff. When in Tokyo....
aj523
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Isn’t Accuphase really reasonably priced in Japan? Like at least 30 percent cheaper than an US import. 
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dweller
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I'd imagine Air Tight makes something for The Japanese market.
lucidear
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From what I have read:Accuphase will change the transformer in your unit to one for your destination/home country for a minimal charge, if you’ve lived in Japan over 6 months ( or was it 12?)...
Also haggling/bargaining seems to be the norm, like getting 20% off.
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