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I'm in the USA. I have yet to find an easy way to buy any stock on any foreign exchange (whether it be in Japan, London, China, or elsewhere).
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Have you looked into buying ADRs? A lot of large cap foreign issues have ADRs in the US.
http://www.adr.com/adr?formtype=2&pa...p;ticker=NTDOY
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America...sitary_Receipt