"HLJ is an Internet mail-order business based in Japan which ships Japanese hobby products, toys and publications to customers all over the world. HLJ was started by and is currently headed by Scott T. Hards. An American who became involved in the hobby industry while living in Japan (writing for Model Graphix magazine, in charge of the Aero Detail series of books on WWII aircraft, and doing other translations and international projects), Scott got tired of people outside of Japan asking him to send kits because they were not available overseas, or priced at absurd levels. So in 1995, he started a business to do just that."