Tom,

The district in question is the Ahikhabara (sp?). From what I have
heard and read it is the largest elex flea-market in the world.

There is also the possibility that we could import discretes and other
parts directly from small shops in India and China.

The only problem is that it seems that US Customs import duties for
electronics coming in from Japan are rather punitive to small-time
operators. Maybe I am wrong.

Maybe you and I should go into this one together