I miss being able to buy high quality electronics from Japan that would last 20 years, instead of crap from China. I recently got a stereo for my home office in the garage. I went to a local thrift store to get an older receiver made in Japan, instead of China. It (still) works great.
Japan as a country needs to run a consumer oriented advertising campaign: "Buy stuff from us instead of China, it will last 10 times as long!" They also need to find a way to make their stuff available again in US (and other) commercial outlets.
Did you know that iPhones, Xboxes, ThinkPads (the only laptop certified for use on the International Space Station) and loads of other quality electronics are made in China? I wouldn't say "made in China" automatically implies it's crap.
I'm writing this on a MacBook, but who knows how long it will last. Maybe it's a high quality device, and maybe I'm not supposed to care if it starts flaking out after 2 or 3 years. I like the software, and the exterior construction is nice.
Stuff made in China might be half price from what things used to be, but it's hard to find any alternatives now.
Japan as a country needs to run a consumer oriented advertising campaign: "Buy stuff from us instead of China, it will last 10 times as long!" They also need to find a way to make their stuff available again in US (and other) commercial outlets.