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Originally Posted by Hanakuso
Like 05-06. I remember seeing a lot of people importing Infinitis and Lexus before that but never offically sold in Japan. Funny to think for those that imported, many were made in Japan, shipped to US, shipped back to Japan
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It was '06 for Lexus.
A lot of guys in Japan just buy the Lexus/Acura/Infiniti badges and nameplates from their local shop, just like we do the opposite with Toyota/Honda/Nissan.
As for re-importing, the reason is that it's often considerable cheaper to do that than buy the car domestically (pricing for new cars in Japan is basically fixed).