Japanese CD's


I have been very impressed with the fidelity of Japanese pressed redbook CD's. Is there a difference between those that are sold as just imports and those that are sold as "mini LP's"? Which type has the OBI strips, or do both?
fatparrot
Red Trumpet has a large selection of Japanese mini-LP Sleeve CDs and other Japanese pressed CDs, and they are regularly importing them on a direct basis.
http://www.redtrumpet.com/minilp_store/
I've heard that Japanese CD's, other that audiophile issues, are not mastered from the original master tapes. At least that was true with some vinyl. Don't know for sure about CD's.