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Don't purchase subscriptions from Amazon or Magazine Express.

The following are my experiences with a subscription to Hiragana Times from Amazon.

This page doesn't tell you is that the Japanese magazines subscribed to on Amazon and filled by a company called Magazine Express are shipped SEAMAIL from Japan which mean you'll recieve every issue 8 to 10 after it's released.

I placed my order in January and it to date have not recieved a single issue. After several phone calls, the Magazine Express people (who fill the Amazon subscriptions) said they had to restart my subscription for the May issues which will take 8-10 weeks due to shipping issues. So after ordering in January, I will not receive a single issue of this uncancelable magazine until possibly in late July. Very poor service.


This is unacceptable for a magazine that most US Japanese bookstores can get within a week or that you can order directly from the publisher for ony a few dollars more. If I had known the shipping policy I would not have ordered and the magazine supplier, Magazine Express will not cancel the subscrition.

I advise avoiding ALL Amazon magazine subsriptions due to their poorly stated policies.

**Update, I wrote this review in June. It is now July 8th and I've just been informed I must wait until August 15th to see if an issue arrives. I ordered the magazine on January 9th and I have had no resolution from either Magazine Express or Amazon who provides no way to contact anyone within Amazon about magazine orders. I reiterate, buying magazines from Amazon if a poor idea.

This is a wonderful magazine full of beautiful images of stylish clothing that appeals to many tastes. The clothes featured in this magazine are clothing that are unique and timeless, not necessarily trendy!I find many of my own style tips from this magazine and have achieved a large wardrobe of beautiful clothing with very little money!

This magazine also focuses on hair, makeup, food and craft. Even if you do not understand Japanese, I'm positive that anyone who is interested can enjoy this magazine for all it is worth.

For CUTiE images, check out this website:http://cutie.sushi-cat.net/

These magazines are great for those who enjoy the lifestyle and look of the young Japanese culture. The magazines are full of beautiful photos of both street and stylish clothing, make-up, hair, and the latest in everything. Even if you don't read Japanese, these magazines can give you great ideas and are a treat for the eyes!

Four months and counting. I was going to contact them about canceling and getting my money back, but now I'm reading that someone else is being told they can't cancel. What the heck? That's just bad customer service. Who do we have to go to so they can be held accountable? I'm going to ask the nice people at Jlist to start carrying it.

but you can get it cheaper elsewhere! fujisan.com