# Japanese text translation

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-text-translation/494163>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 23, 2009, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-text-translation/494163 "2009-04-23T22:34:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Saitou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8c91f0/32.png) [@Saitou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saitou)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2009, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-text-translation/494163/1 "2009-04-23T22:34:52Z")

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I’m hoping some kind doper can help me.

Long story short; I’ve been asked to order something online in Japan which is turning out quite the ordeal, not speaking the language. Managed to decypher earlier messages about the item not being in stock. Got a notification today but having trouble translating, mainly the part in bold.

As far as I can tell they’re awaiting some kind of confirmation, by me or my credit card company? Or have i completly misunderstood and are they asking/telling me something different? If any japanese speaking/reading dopers could help me, i’d be ever so grateful.

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> ご注文頂いた商品について、「当社入荷」の確認ができましたので、  
> ご案内申し上げます。  
> _重要_  
> 送料の件ですが、  
> お届け先までの送料が【shipping cost】かかります。  
> ご了承頂けますでしょうか。  
> **大変お手数ですが、ご意向をお聞かせ願えますか。  
> 商品の発送は、送料ご了承頂いた後に発送となります。**

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**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2009, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-text-translation/494163/2 "2009-04-24T02:10:08Z")

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They are just warning you that they will be charging you for the shipping cost, and they want your confirmation that its OK by you to do so. Unless they receive your confirmation that its OK, they wont send the items.

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**Author:** ![jovan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/0ea827/32.png) [@jovan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jovan)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2009, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-text-translation/494163/3 "2009-04-24T02:15:26Z")

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If you do want the items shipped you can tell them you agree with:  
ご返事ありがとうございました。

送料の件について了承致しました。

商品の発送をよろしくお願い致します。

If you want to cancel:

ご返事ありがとうございました。

大変申し訳ありませんが、注文をキャンセルさせて頂きます。

よろしくお願い致します。

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**Author:** ![Saitou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8c91f0/32.png) [@Saitou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saitou)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2009, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-text-translation/494163/4 "2009-04-25T22:03:14Z")

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Thanks to you two the items are now underway.  
I can’t thank you both enough for your help.