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from the get-the-latest-from-Japan dept
Years ago, I bought a minidisc player from a US company that imported them from Japan. You could buy a minidisc player in the US, but the latest (smaller, cooler) versions were only available in Japan. Who knew I was ahead of the curve on that one? Gadgets that are "only available in Japan" are a growing market in the US, these days. Last year we had an article about gadget-lovers who buy products from Japan through a couple of US companies that import them here. That market keeps on growing, and now the NY Times has written a similar story. It covers the same two sites that everyone talks about when writing about importing gadgets that are only available in Japan over to the US: Dynamism.com and Japan-Direct.com. I'm a big fan of both sites, though, I try to not look at them too often, or I start to get tempted to buy something I really don't need. Both of these sites are really targeted at early-adopters who are willing to pay more for the coolest gadgets - mostly just to have them before all their friends.
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whine coming...
Would it hurt to put some href's in there for the dynamism and japan-direct? It's slightly irratating to have to copy and Ctrl enter to see what you could've linked in the first place.
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Re: linkage
Done and done. Had meant to originally, but didn't. Not sure why not.
Sorry.
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Re: linkage
Coffee, Mike.. you need some coffee ;)
Might I suggest the Java City on El Camino/San Antonio? ;)
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Video games, too
It's becomin increasingly popular to order Japanese versions of games, even if they are coming to the US in a month. Even though they are in a foreign language, many players pick up the general idea by recognizing the symbols (somewhat like Searle's Chinese Room).
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Re: Video games, too
All Your Bases Belong to US
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