JapanTrendShop.com has been featured extensively in global media, press and the blogosphere for its unique product curation, and skill in seeking out the very best in Japanese design and innovation. Please find excerpts of our coverage below...
Zita
Online magazine Zita loved the Cat Tights, which we discovered among Japanese street fashion trends.
The pictures are irresistibly cute! Daily Candy seemed to agree when they introduced our duckbill-shaped Oppo Dog Muzzle Quack as part of their "23 pet products to purr about".
Novi Magazin
Serbian online magzine Novi Magazin wrote a nice feature about our Hana Tsun nose beauty gadget.
Gizmodo
We knew people would love this product! Gizmodo raved about our luxury designer light, the Sun Rising Lamp.
Gizmodo (Japan)
Local Japanese media also picks up our products. The Japanese-language version of Gizmodo featured our Hana Tsun nose beauty product.
Geek Alerts
People still just seem to love our JeanPants! We've been selling them for quite some time already but they remain popular, recently being picked up by the blog Geek Alerts. So, do you want to be a "never-nude"?
Laughing Squid
Long-running blog Laughing Squid also wrote about the JeanPants.
Scheire en de Schepping
Dutch TV show Scheire en de Schepping brought our Beer Jug Jokki Hour onto the set so some of the guests could try out making foamy beer. They all seemed to love it!
Gizmodo
Gizmodo loved our funky kitchen utensils, the Swing Tongs... and so do we!
Babyology
Australian lifestyle website Babyology gave a big write-up to our chic and practical USB Tulip Ultrasonic Humidifier product.
Glamorama
Dutch website Glamorama introduced some unusual technology from around the world, including our Shouting Vase and M4125 Maid PC Case products.
Spiegel
The online edition of the famous German magazine Spiegel also talked about the Remoca Dog Food Bowl Camera in a round-up of various tech gadget developments.
Stephen Fry, the famous writer, actor and media personality, presented the Kuchofuku Air-Conditioned Cooling Coat as one of the innovative products on his British TV Channel 4 show, Gadget Man.
Gizmodo
"This is the most adorable little humidifier I've ever seen," was how Gizmodo's writer described our Tulip Stick Ultrasonic Humidifer... and we agree!
Women Kapook
Thai blog Women Kapook introduced our Karakuri Ribbon as an example of new beauty tools.
German TV channel RTL interviewed JapanTrendShop CEO Sven Kilian and looked at some of our products, including the Omnibot Battroborg, the Gurefuru Chuchu, and many more.
Our beauty product, the Aluminum Facial Spa, was featured by GIZMODO in America.
HUFFINGTONPOST
This unique beauty gadget is for people who have a complex about their nose! The Hana Tsun Nose Straightener was featured by the HUFFINGTONPOST in America.
JapanTrendShop was interviewed by CNN about checking radiation levels on products. We explained that the fear that people all over the world have about radiation is not unnecessary for the immediate Tokyo area.
A number of different toys and gadgets were featured on NBC TODAY Show by Bobbie Thomas in March 2011.
GQ Magazine
The PlusMinusZero Wrist Watch was featured in the Best Stuff of the Year 2010 of GQ Magazine.
Japan Endless Discovery
Sven Kilian-Nakamura, CEO of OctoTrade Co., Ltd. and its affiliated JapanTrendShop.com, was featured in an article from the Japan Tourism agency talking about Japan's innovative spirit, recent trendy products and the beauty of travelling to Japanese hidden spots.
Zeit Wissen
The Ear Scope GXL High-End Endoscope was featured in the December 2009 - January 2010 issue of Zeit Wissen. Click here to view as PDF.
CNN
A number of different toys and gadgets were featured on CNN in December 2009 during an interview of Sven, the CEO & Founder of OctoTrade. Click here to view video.
GEE Magazin
The Relaxing Ocean Projector Pot innovative light fixture was featured in the November 2009 issue of GEE Magazin with a link to JapanTrendShop. Click here to view as PDF.
LOGO
The NoPoPo Eco Water-powered AA Batteries, were featured in August 2009 issue of the Polish magazine “LOGO” with a link to JapanTrendShop. Click here to view as PDF.
GQ Magazin
The Uchiage Hanabi Indoor Fireworks Projector was featured in July 2009 on the gq-magazin.de website.
Focus
The USB Air Conditioned Shirt by Kuchofuku, was featured in the July 2009 issue of the Polish magazine “Focus”. Click here to view as PDF.
sportsoho magazine
The Body Check Ball was featured in the July 2009 issue of sportsoho magazine with a link to JapanTrendShop. Click here to view as PDF.
cnet.de
The Ants Watch by Seahope was featured in June 2009 on the cnet.de blog.
ZDF
The Uchiage Hanabi Indoor Fireworks Projector was featured on ZDF (Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen).
The polaroid-like instant camera, Instax Mini 7s, was featured in March 2009 on the Architectural Digest website in the "Great Design Under $100" article.
Tomorrow Magazin
Our shops have been featured in the German gadget magazine Tomorrow many times.
The Wood-Block Clock was featured in the February 2009 issue of the magazine. Click here to view as PDF
The Room Palette effects lamp was featured in the March 2006 issue. Click here to view pdf
The hit product Homestar Planetarium by Sega Toys and Takayuki Ohira was featured in the January 2006. Click here to view as PDF
Manager Magazin
In November 2008 the Gold Leaf-Covered Keyboard was featured on the Manager Magazine website.
Gamers.de Magazin
The hit product SEGA Homestar Planetarium was featured in the October 2008 issue of Gamers.de Magazine. Click here to view as PDF.
Süddeutsche Zeitung Magazin
The Flying Remote Control Cockroach was featured on Süddeutsche Zeitung Magazine website.
Spiegel Online
A number of different products was featured on the Spiegel Online website.
Forbrukerteknologi Magazine
OctoTrade CEO Sven Kilian was featured in the Norwegian technology magazine Forbrukerteknologi. Also included in the article are references to the Sega Homestar Pro Home Planetarium and the Sony Rolly. Click here to view pdf.
Cosmopolitan
The Towel Cake Set by Le Patissier was featured in Home Decor Gift Ideas on the Cosmopolitan website.
Am Sonnenplatz Magazin
The Japanese mega hit product Sega Homestar Planetarium receives increasing press coverage outside Japan. After being featured in magazines like Tomorrow and the Siemens hi!tech magazine, the German Allianz-Dresdner magazine Am Sonnenplatz in its August 2006 issue introduces its readers to this fabulous home planetarium.
The Roll-Up Piano was also featured in the May 2005 issue.
Gizmag
The world's cheapest MP3 player, the Evergreen DN-2000, was featured in April 2006 on Gizmag website.
Siemens hi!tech Magazine
The Homestar Planetarium, the bestselling lifestyle gadget from Sega Toys, was featured in the April 2006 edition of the Austrian Siemens innovation magazine hi!tech with link to our retail sales platform Yatego.
Max Magazin
The Lullabub baby cot rocker was featured in the January 2006 issue of German lifestyle magazine MAX.
Japan Magazin
May 2005 issue of the German magazine Japan Magazin featured a full page with some of our best JapanTrendShop products. Click here to view PDF
HotSpot Magazin
The limited edition Hello Kitty iPod Mini was featured with in Hotspot, a customer magazine from Deutsche Telekom. Click here to view PDF.
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