In the UK I just used to read my mates copies of it, and that made me too lazy to order my own. In Japan.....the postage actually costs more than the subscription, and in total is enough to buy 10 copies of Kendo Jidai. I wanted it because I don't really have a ready supply of anything in English at the moment, but I just can't justify being able to buy more than double the amount in Kendo Jidai, which I can still read enough of to make it worth it. Sorry guys...