Question: do american dvds work in japan?
Answer: Most North American DVD players are NTSC Region 1 only players. Film on a DVD is stored in digital format, and is formatted for one of two TV standards (NTSC or PAL). ... For example, a basic European DVD player (PAL Region 2 only) will be able to play a Japanese disc (NTSC Region 2), but not a US (NTSC Region 1) disc.