Quoted from rotordave:They used to have quite a few there in the 90s but got rid of them when the popularity waned.
They got put in containers and shipped to Europe and Australia.
I have a few ex Japan machines in my collection. Theyve done a lot of miles ....
Made in Chicago
Shipped to Japan
Sold and shipped to Europe
Sold and shipped to New Zealand
They've traveled the globe!!
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I used to frequent the arcades in Tokyo in the 90s and there were indeed pins in a few locations but pretty much none the last time I was there in 2006. Not surprising they got exported considering how small by U.S. standards most Japanese homes are. There's probably not much of a 2nd hand collector market since space for something as large as a pinball machine is at a premium.