Best Japanese and Asian Shops to find unique Gizmos and Gifts

Nov 26 2008, 6:32am CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Japanese gadget exporters have for years been a great source for unique gadget gifts. The makers of the famous Japanese notebook exporters Dynamism launched yesterday a new store called Gizmine.
We took this launch to feature our favorite Japanese and Asian shops that ship unique products from the east to the rest of the world. See our picks of Japanese shops below.
Gizmine:
Let's start with the new Gizmine store. Gizmine offers unique little Japanese gizmos like the Tomy Rocobo robot, the Poking box, Facebank, Hubman, Robotic chicken and many more.
Also part of the offering in Gizmine are Japanese watches, robots, and mobile phones.
You can visit Gizmine here.

AudioCubes:
AudioCubes has been around for years as well and we have featured many unique buys over the years on I4U News. The company also opened a store in NYC this year. AudioCubes specialities are Japanese market headphones. But you can also find robots, gizmos, music players, audio gear, and more.
Check out AudioCubes here.

GeekStuff4U:
GeekStuff4U specializes in exporting Japanese Notebooks, MIDs like the WillCom D4, computer accessories and Japanese gizmos.
Visit GeekStuff4U here.

Dynamism:
Dynamism is specializing in Japanese Notebooks, but also has expanded into offering of mobile phones, gadgets, watches and more. Check out for instance the new RFID Gadget mir:ror.
Explore Dynamism here.

YesAsia:
If you look for Asian release movies YesAsia is a great source for this kind of stuff. YesAsia carries Korean, Japanese, Chinese and movies from other countries. Anime, martial arts, music and TV shows are amongst the offered media categories.
Check out YesAsia here.

JList:
JList is a special shop where you actually get asked if you are over 18 or not. The reason is that JList offers besides all kinds of Japanese gizmos and toys also hentai and whatever else the wild Japanese sex industry offers.
Explore JList on your own risk here.

Play-Asia
Play-Asia is the go to shop to buy Japanese market only video games and gaming hardware. As far as I know they have the biggest selection of Japanese only video games. For instance right now you can buy the Nintendo DSi.
Shop Play-Asia here.

TokyoFlash:
TokyoFlash is the shop for Japanese LED watches. Their cool watches have even been featured in the recent movie Crash. TokyoFlash introduces new styles on a regular basis. Our Watch News site Wrist Dreams features these unique and stylish time pieces quite often.
See the latest LED and other Japanese watches on TokyoFlash.

Funkyzilla:
For UK based Japanese Gadget Fans Funkyzilla is a shop worth checking out. Funkyzilla offers all kinds of Japanese gizmos and toys. (Thanks Jimi).
Explore the Funkyzilla store here.

If you know a great Asian shop that ships international with cool products that I did not list here please email me.

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Luigi Lugmayr
Luigi is the founding chief Editor of I4U News and brings over 15 years experience in the technology field to the ever evolving and exciting world of gadgets. He started I4U News back in 2000 and evolved it into vibrant technology magazine.
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