I just ordered, so here are the steps.
1) Register at
Forwarding service connecting overseas customers and Japanese online stores [ Tenso.com ]
2) Send over photocopy of your IC/driver's licence/passport front and back. They just want to know your name and address as Japan's laws dictate they have to do this.
3) Install VPN, I used OkayFreedom.
https://www.okayfreedom.com/
4) Get a Japanese connection using OkayFreedom.
5) Go to
https://play.google.com/store/devices/details?id=nexus_5_black_32gb and select your choices. I used Chrome's Incognito mode (Ctrl-Shift-n) so I can translate the website and avoid signing out of my real Google account)
6) When you click checkout you will be asked to register a new Google account. Register for it with the address provided by Tenso. (Guide here:
Shopping on Japanese Websites)
7) Enter your credit card details (shipping and billing address must both be Tenso's). Click buy and wait for the item to arrive at Tenso.
8) Once you receive the email from Tenso, do the following and pay:
http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/a.../nexus-5-thread-4369106-132.html#post80915679
You will have to pay the postman GST when he sends it to your house.