Migrated account denies access to Mountain Lion upgrades on a new Mac Mini

Just yesterday I bought a new Mac Mini. It is on OSX 10.8.1. I set it up, then imported all my accounts from my early 08 MacBook Pro running lion and removed the temporary admin account on the Mac Mini.  When I tried to update all the software, I was told I need 10.8.2 for iPhoto, however, the system does not offer an upgrade to 10.8.2. I scanned in my receipts to the up-to-date program but they've denied me twice saying that I don't have a qualifying system. Here's the thing. My account is US, and I live in Japan. I bought the device from an authorized seller, but maybe because the receipt is in Japanese they won't qualify me. I don't think it's fair to have to buy the OS after buying the device that is running it just to be able to upgrade. What do I need to do to keep my mountain lion Mac mini up-to-date?

Your computer needs a special OS X update that it's not available. Wait until Apple releases it

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