Kythnos Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 Hi folks, my Japanese has been lacking recently due to a lack of language exposure and I wanted to do something about it. Since 40k and tabletop games in general are among my favourite hobbies, I felt that this could be a way to get more reading practice in. To this end, I wanted to inquire with you BnC folks currently in Japan: does WD have a Japanese version (from the GW website it didn't seem to be that way) and if not, are there tabletop-related magazines that also cover all things Warhammer and that you can recommend? And if not magazines, are there websites that produce Warhammer content in Japanese on a regular basis? Message boards etc are also an option. Thank you for your suggestions in advance :) Kierdale 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Tyler Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 I think that you'll be much more likely to get responses to your queries if this topic were to be moved to the Amicus Aedes forum. The Community forums aren't quite as active. Are you okay with this discussion being moved? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kythnos Posted October 19, 2020 Author Share Posted October 19, 2020 Yes, I definitely am. Thank you for the suggestion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kierdale Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 Yes, WD is for sale in both English and Japanese here in Japan. :tu: They also have the introduction magazines (I forget the names, one for AoS and one for 40k. Mag + 1 mini) in Japanese. There are hobby mags that feature, as well as the wealth of other hobby stuff over here, Warhammer. I can’t remember their names but will have a look when I’m next at Yodobashi Camera (which is...often :D). Not sure of any forums, sorry! If there’s anything else I can help with, just let me know. gilt_imp, Dr_Ruminahui and N1SB 3 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilt_imp Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 ^Yes they do! Back in 2018 I was stationed in Japan for a while, mainly in Tokyo City. Visited one of those ‘Yellow Submarine’ stores where I purchased the introductory wh40k book in Japanese text (including single primaris marine). They had both Japan versions and English versions. I still remember the store assistant as the experience was both funny and awkward, initially he refused to sell me the Japanese version, trying very earnestly to make me buy the English version instead as he said that would be better for me as I should be able to understand that one! When I explained (in Japanese) it’s alright I want the Japanese one for a ‘souvenir’, he bowed and said ‘Oh. Ok’. Some pages have a few English bits of writing too and the back cover shows they were printed in China, if that helps. Kierdale and N1SB 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kythnos Posted October 25, 2020 Author Share Posted October 25, 2020 Thank you both for the great input! Much appreciated :) Now I need to figure out how to aquire a Japanese WD here in Germany. Has anyone done this before or got it shipped to a different country? Or can the japanese WD be bought in a digital format, saving shipping costs and time? Kierdale 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kierdale Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 I’m not aware that WD can be bought digitally in any language anymore. Print only, no? A quick googling shows that Yodobashi.com does sell Japanese WD online: https://www.yodobashi.com/?word=White+dwarf&cate= Though whether they ship outside Japan I don’t have time to check (my son’s calling me :D). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kythnos Posted October 25, 2020 Author Share Posted October 25, 2020 I’m not aware that WD can be bought digitally in any language anymore. Print only, no? A quick googling shows that Yodobashi.com does sell Japanese WD online: https://www.yodobashi.com/?word=White+dwarf&cate= Though whether they ship outside Japan I don’t have time to check (my son’s calling me :D). Apparently they don't ship abroad. But I just wrote to GW's customer service to see what they can do. Kierdale 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Reinhard Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 If you don't mind paying extra, there's a bunch of japanese forwarding services, that will send stuff overseas. Just googling the term should get you links a half a dozen alternatives. It's a common enough issue to warrant the existance of these. As for wether it's worth it is up to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Focslain Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 Also you could just search Amazon.jp , there are lots of the japanese White Dwarf issues on there and they might ship to Germany. They'll ship to the US at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kythnos Posted November 14, 2020 Author Share Posted November 14, 2020 Just to deliver a conclusion to this topic: I did contact the GW customer service, they got in touch with the WD subscription team and will change my subscription to the Japanese edition of WD. So yay GW in this case :) Focslain and Marshal Reinhard 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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