The initial launch of our Online Store only included shipping domestically within Japan, but we've finally gotten started on integrating international shipping! As of writing this Blog post, shipping to the following can be processed through the normal checkout process:
Australia
New Zealand
Singapore
South Korea
Taiwan
More international shipping destinations will continue to be added as we can get to them, and we can still ship internationally to just about any location.
We'll need to do custom invoicing and manual order processing for shipping destinations not within Japan or the above list. If this applies to you, please contact us with your full delivery address, the items you want to order, and your vehicle year and model, and we can get a quote for you.
Website Language Options
The original plan for the Redpants Japan website was to have it completely bilingual, featuring both Japanese and English. However, the website is based in Japan with Japanese being the primary language, so there are some functions that default to Japanese without being able to make them also appear in English. Mainly, this affected the Online Store, wherein all the instructions, buttons, and field options were in Japanese.
This shouldn't have been an issue given we only had shipping available within Japan. But, now that we're adding shipping destinations beyond Japan, we really needed to fix this so the process could also be completed in English. So, now we've added a language selection button in the website's top menu. The default is still Japanese, but there's now also an English option.
We're in the process of redoing the website - removing the English from the Japanese pages and adding English translations to the English version. We're doing it manually, so depending on when you visit the website, you may notice some discrepancies between the default Japanese and option English versions of the website.
We apologize in advance for any confusion and, as always, you're welcome to contact us if you have any questions or concerns.
The [In]famous Redpants Aston Martin V8 Vantage
I don't think I've mentioned it on the Redpants Japan website, but.... my US-spec 2007 Aston Martin V8 Vantage did get registered in Japan! So far I've only done some group drives and a couple very small events, aside from randomly popping into Daikokufuto PA once in a while. As my schedule mellows out, I'll be able to attend more events as well.
I had to make some changes to get it through testing, so it isn't quite what it used to be, but I'll see what I can do to get it back to its former glory. I'll cover what I had to do to get it through testing and registration in future updates.
Redpants Unzipped YouTube Channel
I don't make too many videos these days - although I do really want to get back to it - but since my last Blog post I did make a video about Aston Martin's 110th anniversary.
Aston Martin Arcadia marked the company's 110th anniversary. It was great to see how far the cars have come since their last big event, the Centenary celebrating their 100th anniversary, which I'd also attended in England.
Keep Up to Date
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