Obi strip
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An Obi strip is a piece of paper folded around the left side of a Japanese LP record, music CD or book, with the title and other information, such as price.
Though this is a purely functional item in Japan, product that features an obi strip has become somewhat desirable to collectors in other countries.
So the Japanese edition of a CD by a Western artist that is exported to other countries for sale in retail outlets - or offered for sale via online retail outlets - may attract a premium price from dedicated fans who prize having "the Japanese edition" of a cherished CD. The sales pitches that extol the virtues of owning the Japanese edition invariably refer to it having an obi strip - giving an otherwise similar-looking product a distinctive appearance that immediately identifies it as a Japanese import.
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