Calling Japan Customs?
Mar 11, 2014 | 8:58 am
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Calling Japan Customs?
Has anyone ever tried calling Japan Customs at any of the numbers below to ask a specific customs question in English? Not sure the FAQs cover my question.
http://www.customs.go.jp/question_e.htm
http://www.customs.go.jp/question_e.htm
Mar 11, 2014 | 11:43 am
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Mar 11, 2014 | 7:57 pm
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I no longer remember the conversation, but I think I would have spoken to them in Japanese. Unless they specifically advertise an English language line, I think the best you can do is call and see. Every now and then you'll come across a person with great English - even in the most unlikely places. My biggest surprise was a homeless guy who approached me at a bookstore near Ueno station. Didn't want money - Just wanted to chat a bit in English: True eki-mae eikaiwa.
