is it pirated (counterfeit)???

[yamagatacamille]

so... i stopped by at a local record shop in historic chinatown in vancouver which primarily sells international music. i happen to spot all 3 RMX albums from AYU, most likely to be the overseas version. all 3 were selling @ 23.99CAD (18USD) each. now, what im wondering is that (i hope im not making a biased opinion) since the record shop is in chinatown is it the real deal or would i be ripped off by CDRs??? i obviously cant open to see if it is, but by looking at the cover and such, here are the telltale signs which can throw me off:

~something like this
though it has japanese text there, the one i saw has chinese characters ONLY !(no kana or anything!)

> i guess thats all i remember...but i dont wanna waste my money on something that could just be done in 1/2 hour. should i avoid or should i just buy it off yesasia??? thx. cheers