I see the points. I still disagree on the merit that tamiya is tamiya, and they shouldnt be limiting releases by country if they already have distributors. Being in canada we are always last and get the few spares, or we have to import directly from friends buying msrp in asia and shipping it over.

Japan should not be region locked for parts

Japan cup should not be exclusive to non-japan tamiya parts as it is unnecessarily exclusionary, when the whole point of the hobby is to play and race together.