Acceptance of SAL mail to some countries has been suspended since December 18, 2017.
However, Japan post now announced that they resume accepting SAL mail items to those countries as of July 1, 2019.

Especially, the customer who are living in France, Netherlands, Spain and Ukraine. 

Finally, you can choose the SAL for the shipping method again! Then you can save the shipping cost. Enjoy your shopping!
http://www.private-import-japan.com/