Hi,
I have often heard that the Japanese cel 
community is almost just like the American cel 
community.  There is always a lot of tension and 
a lot of competition. Ive always wondered what it 
must be like to be Japanese and have to compete 
with a very aggressive American market.  I bid on 
YJ here and there, and the couple items I have 
won have gotten up to some decently high prices, 
Id say 500$ give or take 50$.  Then, I wonder 
what it must be like to be a Japanese collector, 
and seeing Celga's name or Sato's name come up on 
your auction.  Is it frustrating to Japanese 
collectors?  Are they just as passionate about 
the cels as we are? And, Im curious as to what 
shows the Japanese consider hot items right now, 
and if there is as much politics and networking 
involved in getting the cels as there is here in 
the US.  Do they have big cel conventions? This 
must sound like a really negative post, but it's 
not.  Im just very interested in knowing what 
it's like over there, and if it's as, uhh, 
interesting as it is over here.  Anyone care to 
fill us in?