Importing iPhone to Japan

I’m thinking of getting myself a new iPhone, but I REALLY despise that iPhones here in Japan have the shutter noise always on, so I’m willing to import it from overseas.

My first thought was Amazon US or something similar, but I remembered that iPhones in the US are eSIM only nowadays, and I still like having the option of using SIM cards. Importing from Europe is too expensive, so I’m wondering where I should get it from, any ideas? Has someone done this before? Any compatibility issues that I should be aware of?

Thanks!