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Gadget Gear Note compares new home appliances, gadgets and PC gear sold in Japan, using the numbers manufacturers publish.

The writer, "Gadget Nerd", is a former software engineer who holds Japan's Fundamental Information Technology Engineer certification plus Java and Azure certifications. Reading spec sheets footnotes-first is how every article here is written.

Figures come only from official product pages and press releases issued by the maker, listed at the end of each article. Prices are as shown on the date noted.

Articles contain Rakuten Ichiba affiliate links. Commissions never decide our picks or rankings.