From: dali@stein.u.washington.edu (David A. Lee)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
Subject: Gifts from America to Japan [SUMMARY]
Date: 6 Jan 1993 06:04:07 GMT
Organization: University of Washington, Seattle
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Tetsuya Nishimura was kind enough to mail me this list of 
good ideas of things We Americans can bring to our friends
in Japan as gifts.

As it seems that The Japanese can get everything short of real
estate on the moon (although I heard of a new company in Shibuya...  ;-)
in Tokyo, my concern is to get my friends a real and authentic
piece of America...

Here is the list he made for me.  Anyone else please add to this list.

This is GOOD MATERIAL for the soc.culture.japan FAQ list!!!

From: ntetsuya@lamar.ColoState.EDU (Nishimura)
Message-Id: <9301041832.AA49442@lamar.ColoState.EDU>
To: dali@stein.u.washington.edu
Subject: Re: Souvenir from Japan [SUMMARY]
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
Organization: Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO  80523
Cc:
Status: R
 
        Hello.  From a point of view of a Japanese in the USA:
 
        *video clips of famous movies
                usually they are lot *more* expensive in Japan
                (only when the person you give it understands English, BTW :-)
 
        *compact discs
 
        *Indian Arts/jeweries for women
 
        *beef/buffalo jerky for those who drink
 
        *photo books that can describe American life
                e.g.  The Day in The Life of America
 
        *Road Atlas for those who like traveling
 
        *cowboy goods if you are from the West
 
        *camping goods
                e.g. Coleman's camping stoves, Eureka's tents
 
        *peeler (YES, vegitable peelers!)
             and some other kitchen utencils may be interesting to the Japanese
                e.g. salt/pepper shakers in funny shapes
 
        *knives for outdoor oriented person
                (don't get Gerber! Many of them are now made in Japan!!)
                e.g. Buck, Victorinox,s Swiss Army knives, Kuzan(VERY expensive)
 
        *a set of desk top computer/lap top (only if you have enough money and
         (the person you give it is worth it :-)
 
        *nuts in shells  (YES, almonds and pecans etc.)
 
        *foods
                e.g. jello, instant muffins, M&M's, Snicker's, etc. to show
                        how sweet American foods are...:-)
 
        *sports bottles and plastic coffee mugs with lids
 
        *some automotive goods
                e.g. mug holders (especially ones with sands to stablize in the
                car), mugs for cars (ones with non-slip pads on the bottom),
                Triple-Edge wiper blades, etc.
 
 
        Well, if I think of some more, I'll e-mail you.
        Hope this helps.
 
                                        Tetsuya Nishimura

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BTW, is there a FAQ list for soc.culture.japan ?

David 

-- 
"There are hundreds of tiny balls in every machine, and hundreds of machines
in every pachinko parlour, and a pachinko parlour on every block in every
town in Japan; so there are billions of little balls falling forever, like a
chromium-plated hailstorm that never melts."  - from "Clive James in Japan"