Car From Japan Data Parser & API

Car From Japan is a Japanese used-car export marketplace with 100K+ vehicles and auction-direct sourcing — and Carapis extracts its full listing data, including auction-sheet condition grades, specs and CIF export pricing, through one REST API. Built for global buyers, Car From Japan lists English-language JDM stock with the structured grade data that lets importers vet vehicles before they ship.

What is Car From Japan?

Car From Japan is an online Japanese used-vehicle export marketplace that sells both in-stock cars and auction-sourced vehicles to buyers worldwide. It lists 100K+ vehicles in English with export-ready pricing. Its auction-direct sourcing means many listings carry standardized auction-sheet condition grades, supporting the remote vetting that defines the import/export use case.

Market Position

Car From Japan is an established player in Japan’s used-vehicle export sector, with 100K+ vehicles listed (Car From Japan). It sits in the Japan-export cluster alongside BE FORWARD, SBT Japan, TCV and Goo-net Exchange, funneling JDM stock to Africa, the Caribbean, SE Asia, the Middle East and Oceania. Because these exporters draw on the same underlying Japanese auctions, their auction-sheet condition data shares a common structure, so one Carapis schema serves several export platforms.

Data Fields Available

Carapis extracts a complete structured record from each Car From Japan listing:

• Vehicle identity — make, model, grade/trim, model year, engine size, fuel type, transmission
• Condition — mileage, auction-sheet grade (standardized exterior/interior condition score), overall condition notes
• Pricing — listed price plus CIF/FOB export price to destination port
• Specification — factory options and equipment
• Listing context — stock location, photo gallery

The auction-sheet grade is what makes Car From Japan’s data valuable for import/export and pricing-intelligence buyers: an independently assigned condition score, delivered as structured fields rather than scanned images.

API Quick Start

import requests
 
resp = requests.get(
    "https://api.carapis.com/v2/listings",
    params={"source": "car-from-japan", "limit": 20},
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {API_KEY}"},
)
for car in resp.json()["results"]:
    print(car["make"], car["model"], car["year"], car["price"])

const res = await fetch(
  "https://api.carapis.com/v2/listings?source=car-from-japan&limit=20",
  { headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.CARAPIS_API_KEY}` } },
);
const { results } = await res.json();

curl "https://api.carapis.com/v2/listings?source=car-from-japan&limit=20" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CARAPIS_API_KEY"

Get an API key at my.carapis.com  and see the full API reference. Pricing is on the pricing page.

Use Cases

• Import / export — auction-direct sourcing and auction-sheet grades let importers price and vet Japanese stock remotely. See import & export.
• Pricing intelligence — CIF prices by destination power landed-cost models for dealers.
• Market research — track JDM export inventory and price trends. See market research.

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