In early April I ordered some parts from Yamiya (who provide excellent service every time), bearing in mind I live in New Zealand. They advised me that Japan Post would not send the parts but UPS would. In the period it took for the parts to arrive (about 2 weeks) they went from Japan to China to Singapore, back to China, back to Japan, then to China again, on to Alaska, California, Australia and then finally to NZ.
I only paid US$20 for the shipping so I don't think they made any money out of me !