Don't know if there are any other Jap guitar fans out there but it seems like the second hand prices are going through the roof - a Yam SG1000 went for over £800 on Evil Bay yesterday - I know that the exchange rate has gone really down but even the prices for UK-based stuff seems to be shooting up.
Mike
PS - so if anyone has a nice Orville LP under the bed that they would like to sell for peanuts, please let me know!!