Now the store says "ACTIVE" and "Account Connected," and it is working correctly again. We also set our PayPal account to accept multiple currencies automatically, which should improve our international customers' checkout at our store with their PayPal account.
Please let us know by messaging service on our site if you notice any issues with payment or others. We will try our best to reply to you during business hours. Thank you for using our service ;)
Sincerely,
Masaki Seike
Director, CSTOYS International
Due to the Typhoon approaching to Japan, we will hold our shipping procedure until it passes to protect our family and our business. We assume we might be able to ship out the on-hold orders from next Tuesday, September 20th.
Latest Updates on Typhoon Nanmadol (Typhoon No. 14).
Thank you for your concern and being patient.
Director
CSTOYS International
Latest Updates on Typhoon Nanmadol (Typhoon No. 14).
Thank you for your concern and being patient.
Director
CSTOYS International
As Japan Post announced its policy updates on their EMS delivery fees, we have gathered our latest deliverable country information. Since the Pandemic changed the world and our lives in 2019, we have two shipping options, Japan Post and DHL. Please note that we might have to change your shipping choice from Japan Post's EMS to DHL to securely deliver your items to your address depending on the fast-changing circumstances for the pandemic.
Click to Download the official document in Japanese.
Notice of Change in Internet Simul Broadcasting System
To All of Radio Personalities at FM Gaiya,
Thank you very much for your cooperation in managing FM Gaiya’s programs.
From Tuesday, June 28, there will be an essential update for our Internet Simul broadcasting system. Previously, you could enjoy our FM broadcasting via the Internet from Japan and overseas, operated by the JCBA Japan Community Broadcasting Association. However, due to this system update, our overseas listeners via the internet no longer be able to listen to our programs in the viewpoint of copyright protection, and the radio programs at FM Gaiya using copyrighted songs will be listened to only domestically in Japan.
Those programs that use only original and copyright-free songs can continue their shows and be heard from overseas. If this is your case, please consult with the person in charge of your program.
We apologize for any inconvenience this cause to overseas listeners, such as your friends and acquaintances, and thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
June 7, 2022,
Uwajima Cable TV Co., Ltd.
No, we can not let go of the toku community we love, the place that our friends gather and talk (or chat), because of this system update ( I meant "System Downgrade"). So we decided to renew the radio program from August this summer. It will be broadcasted via traditional FM radio wave for Japanese locals in Uwajima City and via YouTube Live streaming for our overseas listeners and chat members.
In the new program, we will focus more on Tokusatsu Updates, Quizzes, Listener Interviews, and interaction with Uwajima People. We understand this change with no Toku Music is harsh and cruel for a radio program and us all. But we also believe that there is a lot more for a radio program to deliver, connect, bond, foster, and discover more.
Thank you all for understanding this sudden end for the show but finding us to restart it again. More new show updates will come shortly. Cheers,
Masaki Seike
Radio Host & Director
CSTOYS International
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We understand that this news affects our customers significantly, but we have no choice but to follow their new policy and revise our shipping fees based on them. We will strive to meet your needs at our best and seek your understanding.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Masaki Seike
Director
CSTOYS International
"With YouTube, you can convey the sounds, light, and combination gimmicks unique to special effects toys that are difficult with photos alone. "
- Masaki Seike, CSTOYS International
YouTube Impact is to harness YouTube's scale, technology and talent to ignite and sustain movements that drive measurable social change. And we are so excited to announce that CSTOYS has been selected as one of the 101 Creative Entrepreneurs in Japan.
After staying in the United States, Masaki Seike noticed the possibility of Japanese superhero-related goods and figure market. He was convinced that it would be a business if he connected the toy market in Japan and overseas, so he established CSTOYS, an e-commerce business targeting fans all over the world. In order to gain the trust of overseas customers who hesitate to buy online, as a result of repeated measures such as showing the packaging process of products on YouTube live streaming and producing new product review videos in English, they are now dealing with 25 countries. “CSTOYS, but not just toys." is their motto, and more people have opportunities to know Japan through the culture of tokusatsu heroes.
アメリカ滞在後、日本のスーパーヒーロー関連グッズやフィギュア市場の可能性に気づいた清家正亀さん。日本と海外の玩具マーケットを繋げばビジネスになると確信し、世界中のファンをターゲットにした E コマースビジネス CSTOYS を設立した。オンラインでの購入をためらう海外顧客の信頼を得るため、YouTube のライブ配信で商品の梱包過程を見せたり、新商品レビュー動画を英語で制作するなどの施策を重ねていった結果、今では 25 カ国と取引をするまでに。「CSTOYS, but not just toys.」をテーマに、特撮ヒーローという文化を通じてより多くの人が日本を知る機会を提供している。
YouTube is growing year by year as a video platform, helping to express creativity, acquire new skills and knowledge, revitalize the region and expand its business. Please take a look at the examples of Japanese users, creators, and companies using YouTube in a unique way.
The economic, cultural and social impact of YouTube in Japan
According to Oxford Economics' analysis, the YouTube ecosystem brought 233.9 billion yen in economic effect on Japan in 2020, creating about 75,970 jobs. Not only that, YouTube's influence is diverse, bringing rich benefits to economy, culture, and society.
51% of small and medium-sized enterprises with YouTube channels believe that YouTube is a strategic partner to promote business growth.
70% of creators believe that YouTube can deliver content to audiences from various countries.
83% of users said they are using YouTube to gather information and knowledge.
Stories of YouTube 101
Please take a look at various examples of how users, creators and companies active in 47 prefectures in Japan use YouTube.
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The survey was done during:
📺 The Alternative Show & New Toy Activation on Saturdays (2021/08/28)
If you are not able to see the embedded survey results below, please click on the following URL to open the full presentation in a new tab: https://www.mieayamgrobakan.com/38mrSYP
Thank you for your participation!
The survey was done during:
📻 [Toku Wave LIVE #413] Weekly Tokusatsu Updates! (2021/05/26)
Thank you for your participation!
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📻 [Toku Wave LIVE #413] Weekly Tokusatsu Updates! (2021/05/26)
Thank you for your participation!
]]>With the current COVID-19 pandemic happening, most of us have been asked to do business from home or deal with the circumstances lie in front of us. And here is one of the challenges we as CSTOYS faces.
Japan Post recently announced to stop accepting our packages to some countries due to the limited flights from/to Japan with the COVID-19 pandemic.
They temporarily suspended taking EMS, Airmail, and SAL for certain countries from April 2, 2020. We can still send our items if you are from the areas listed below, but please note that your package might take extra days to reach your door.
All the items we shipped out before April 2nd, 2020, maybe sent back from your countries to our office due to the situation. If this is the case, we will negotiate regarding the shipping fee you paid with Japan Post one by one.
We bring back the countries we unlisted from our service as Japan Post starts taking our packages for them.
Thank you for being patient with us.
Sincerely,
Masaki Seike, Director
Asian Countries
European Countries
Oceania, North America, Central America, Middle, and Near East Countries
South American Countries
The survey was done during:
📻 [Toku Wave LIVE #412] Weekly Tokusatsu Updates! (2021/05/19)
Thank you for your participation!
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📺 The Alternative Show (2021/05/14)
Thank you for your participation!
Click the survey result below and check it out how people think of the titled topic :)
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📻 [Toku Wave LIVE #411] Weekly Tokusatsu Updates! (2021/05/12) .
Thank you for your participation!
Click the survey result below and check it out how people think of the titled topic :)
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Tips on Japanese Holidays:
The survey was done during our last Alternative Show (2021/04/23) . Thank you for your participation!
Click the survey result below and check it out how people think of the titled topic :)
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The survey was done during our last Radio & YouTube Live on Toku Wave #408 (2021/04/21) . Thank you for your participation!
Click the survey result below and check it out how people think of the titled topic :)
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The survey was done during our last Radio & YouTube Live on Toku Wave #406 (2021/04/07) . Thank you for your participation!
Click the survey result below and check it out how people think of the titled topic :)
]]>Dear Customer,
You probably are already aware of this issue and cannot select the DHL shipping option at checkout. We noticed this issue recently by kind messages from our customers, and we found out that there were no DHL orders since April 1st nor advanced notice from the DHL side regarding this change.
We are working closely with DHL now, and we will bring the solution as soon as possible to our store.
We thank you all for being patient with us, and please wait for more updates to come from us.
Sincerely,
PS. For US Customers, please choose ON HOLD/COVID-19/AIRMAIL option for now so you can purchase your items for now and we still can send by DHL.
PS. For Canadian & Australian Customers, please wait for our DHL shipping recovery and our updates. We apologize the inconvenience.
Masaki Seike
Director
CSTOYS International
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It's been ten years since we posted this video after 3.11 Earthqukate and tsunami hit the eastern part of Japan which caused the Fukushima Nuclear Incident in 2011. Let us repost this video again to commemorate the lost ones and how Tokusatsu community aroung the world extended thier hands to Japan.
Many things happnened since then. And even more challenges are here to stay with us. But let's not forget, we go through together. Side by side, no matter where you are.
Masaki Seike
https://youtu.be/EjgyIr5-2aY
#東日本大震災 #japanearthquate #japantsunami #superherotime #donation #tokusatsucommunity #cstoys
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We did a tokusatsu survey last Saturday during our YouTube live-streaming with our chat people, and it was fun to interact with you all. Here is the result from the show and anyone can participate and see how people think of Zenkaiger and their long-waited toys arriving next weekend! The vote will close by next Friday, so have fun!
CSTOYS International
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Check out the Result of Our Online Survey from last weekend HERE. And YOU can still vote for it and see how it works!
Just click on the link below and visit our voting page and answer the simple questions and it reflects your opinion and others right away on the presentation page. It is the simple. Or scan the QR code with your smartphone and access to the voting page.
https://www.mieayamgrobakan.com/jikv7xyvq5
For this week, we just asked two of these pretty basic simple questions:
1. What is your favorite Super Sentai Series?
We love this voting fun and we thought we should do it regularly in our live-streaming shows too. If you have any tokusatsu questions or opinions you want other to reply or hear, fill out the form below and we will use it in our next show.
]]>Dear Customers,
Thank you for using our service as always during the pandemic. We have an announcement that we will need to on-hold all of our packing operations from Feb. 9th to 14th due to our business trip to Tokyo and my wife's hospitalization. My wife has back pain, and her stay is just temporary, but to make sure she is okay. And the good news is she is coming back in a week or so ;)
My business trip is something I need to take care of in Tokyo on Feb. 11th and 12th, live-streaming from Tachikawa City, Tokyo. The Youtube Live is for an alumni organization for the International Agriculture Exchange Council that I belong to. I will interview 2 or 3 ex-agriculture trainees who studied in Europe and hear what they have learned there and how they used their experiences in Europe in Japan after returning.
If you want to sneak what I will be doing there, you can visit HERE.
Hopefully, I have some extra time to visit some good tokusatsu related places there in Tokyo ;)
Toksautsu toys and shows are a bit slow before the new seasons start, but we see many good things happening. And we can not wait to receive more toys this spring.
Again, our store is still open for 24 hours, but please note that our shipping operation will be held from Feb. 9th to 14th. We won't be able to pack and ship during the time, so please wait for us to come back next week.
Till then, take care and be safe. See you soon again for sure.
Sincerely,
Masaki Seike
CSTOYS International
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Our FM radio show, CSTOYS Toku Wave, started in 2008, and this is another milestone for us. We are celebrating our 400th installment on this day, Wednesday, February 17th, 2021. And we do it in our own way ;)
We are giving away our "Kamen Rider Saber: DX Kougouken Saikou & Seiken Saikou Driver" to the one lucky person during the radio program. To participate in the lucky draw is simple. Send us your Tokusatsu music requests with the keyword "400th Anniversary". Don't forget your shoutout for Tokusatsu Love and Us in your music requests ;)
The lucky winner will be introduced to the show and we will contact you by email after the show, and ask you for your full name and shipping address for your present. You can send us your music request as much as you want from the list below, but know this. Only one lucky person will WIN!
The prize for the 400th Airing Anniversary
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🤞◇ 特撮ソングリクエスト! あなたの大好き特撮ソングをかけさせて! 🎵 Send us Your Favorite Tokusatsu Music, from the links below
Greeting from CSTOYS International,
In the pandemic situation we all are in right now, we sincerely hope you, your family and friends are doing okay.
We would like to thank you for being patient with the continuing Japan Post situation and it has been nearly one year now since they limited accepting our international packages and we came to a point to ship our items by DHL for the customers in Australia and Canada effecting from 2021/01/24. The On-Hold service (Delivery On Hold / COVID-19 / Ship By AIRMAIL ) for our Australian and Canadian customers goes on hiatus until the COVID-19 pandemic situation ceases and Japan Post reopens for these countries.
Before you use our DHL services for Australia and Canada, there are couple of things you need to be aware:
The Pandemic is widespread around the world and hurting its people and businesses (sadly, we are one of them too), as you may know. Our service should make you happy, and that is our goal. But the current situation is way beyond our control, and we have been trying our best to keep up with our faith and the service we provide. We are sorry for your order's delivery is very late at this time, but we sincerely hope this email enlightens you in a difficult situation like everyone else.
Thank you again, and we look forward to being at your service soon again.
Sincerely,
Masaki Seike
Director
CSTOYS INTERNATIONAL
The 45th Super Sentai series is "Kaikai Sentai Zenkaiger(機界戦隊ゼンカイジャー)" and its first program presentation will be live-streamed on Youtube Jan. 15th, 2021. We understand the program might be region locked at the time to watch it out of Japan, however we would like to hold our own special live-stream to celebrate this special event together with you. Although we are not able to show you their program if it is region locked, however, we can chat and talk about the presentation.
If the program is region-blocked, you might want to try the following and do let us and chat people know if it works:
We have confirmation from our wholesaler! The first wave of Kamen Rider Saber toys are arriving this weekend and we will be broadcasting the new arrivals and unboxing demos on Saturday, Septemeber 5th. Check out our youtube LIVE channel and join the excitement!
All the arrivals will be activated at 8 PM JST, Sunday, September 6th.
CSTOYS International
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Among the contestants, we have carefully selected five reviewers based on their customer records & credit at our stores, contributing to our Tokusatsu focused youtube channel. And the food packages had been sent to their shipping address by EMS and while we wait for the product arrivals to them and their reviews by Saturday, August 22nd, we would like to introduce more about the "Handy Jelly".
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Handy Jelly -Unshu Mikan (Satsuma Mandarin) -
It is an original handy jelly that uses plenty of juice from the famous Ehime-style “Unshu Mikan”.
Takanoji, Yawatahama City is a steep slope of a small mountain. It is a well-drained mandarin orange cultivated area, and we made original hand jelly using carefully grown mandarin oranges.
□PRODUCED AREA: Takanoji, Yawatahama City, Ehime Pref. JAPAN.
□STREET VIEWS: https://www.mieayamgrobakan.com/maps/xiqdD41RHahSP5Pc6
●PRODUCT: Jelly
●INGREDIENTS: Satsuma Mandarin, Granulated sugar, Agar.
●NET WEIGHT: 170g
●BEST BEFORE: Six months from the production date.
●To be kept at a temperature lower than -10°C and be consumed after opening.
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More information will be added to later on here.
Thank you.
CSTOYS, but not just toys.
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The idea of the Ehime Food Tasting Program (EFTP) is to promote the local food & culture from Ehime Prefecture, where CSTOYS International is located. We have been working closely with local FM stations to support our domestic tourism industry and its renowned foods. It is our honor to invite our European customers to participate in this program, and we will gradually expand this program to other regions as Japan Post resumes their delivery services.
We are promoting Ehime's local food products overseas and discovering its unveiled potential by inviting our international customers to taste, review, and share their thoughts on them through our Youtube Channels & our radio program at JOEU FM Ehime. The participants who have submitted their food reviews will receive a 2000 yen gift card from CSTOYS to show our appreciation for their contribution.
Happy Tasting!
CSTOYS International
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Sincerely,
Masaki Seike
Director
CSTOYS International
[Mar. 2020] Mashin Sentai Kiramager: Weapon Machine Series 02 DX Kiramei Base & Machine Carry Set
Thank you for understanding.
CSTOYS International
]]>[CLOSED Mar. 2020] Premium Bandai Exclusive - Kamen Rider 01 Humagear Module (Nov. 3rd - 17th)
Thank you for understanding.
CSTOYS International
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