Corona Lock-down Japan

[vajo]

Got this message today..

 

Thank you visiting my store always!

My store sword stopped selling sword now until will be able to send sword to you.

Because of I can not send you sword now by Corona.

Please understanding current status.

 

I will be sell sword again when will be able to send it.

I will be tell you when clearing.

 

But another items can be send to you by EMS or DHL or Fedex

So Please keep watching my e-Bay store.

 

And if you have question, please tell me.

I'm waiting for your message.

 

Thank you!

Best regards, xxxxxxx

Charge : xxxxxx

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[Japan auctions]

Yes, I got that too...  

She says:

A. she can't send blades. 

B. she can send other items by EMS.

 

Both statements seem a bit off to me... perhaps owing to poor translation. 

 

A. Blades are sent by EMS, just like other items.  Of course, they need Japan Customs clearance before sending out.

True, this takes longer than the cheaper items with no export permit, as items are piling up, but they can be sent.

 

B. EMS items can be sent... BUT only if your country is not on the blocked list.   DHL, Fedex perhaps faster as I belive they have their own customs systems.

 

Here is the note I am including on my mail outs:

 

Please note that air mail to some countries is presently blocked (see PDF here:  https://www.post.japanpost.jp/int/information/2020/0401_02_en.html )

Even if your country is not on the list, there are few planes flying and Customs here is piled up...  There will be delay.

Seamail an alternative...

 

Kelly Schmidt

Japanese Antique Auctions

[Steves87]

I got that also and I also got another message for an actual purchase (Tsuba) which said my country is not accepting ems, so she is sending through dhl instead. It may be that ems is ok for certain countries and the ones it is not, she will do dhl.

[Japan auctions]

Yes, maybe.

The PDF in the link does not list Australia, but maybe they haven't updated it for a few days...

[Blazeaglory]

Some sword sellers dont wanna deal with the headache but mail is getting through to america from Japan albeit very slow

[Pete Klein]

Torokusho (sp) is shut down from what I understand due to the epidemic restrictions so the blades cannot be de-listed by the police.

[Ken-Hawaii]

When a major seller sends out an e-mail blast that she can't sell swords, that's a real indicator of what's going on worldwide!

[Blazeaglory]

Sad times we're living in!

[Stephen]

Time to support our US seller's anyway.

[Stephen]

Dear Stephen san,

 

Torokusho license is still working by exchanging post mail.

 

Kind regards

Aoi Art

 

 

 

On Friday, April 17, 2020 aoijapan.jp <info@aoijapan.jp> wrote:

Dear Stephen san,

 

EMS delivers the parcel to the US. But it takes much time, due to there are few planes

 

Kind regards

Aoi Art

[Mister Gunto]

Postal worker here. The international air and sea mail transport system is very disrupted right now, as is the commerical passenger flights. There are just not enough regularly scheduled flights going on right now to keep the system running smoothly. Add in unplanned staffing shortages due to the CV on both sides of the pond, and you have quite a backlog right now. 

 

Eventually the system will get back up and running, and it will all come through. But in the short term, unfortunately, expect to see more delays. We're actually getting mail in from China faster right now than Japan.