by steve » Tue Dec 09, 2025 4:12 pm
Great question!
A few years ago, I posted this about Amazon's
Made in Japan store.
https://notochina.org/made-in-japan-products-at-amazon/
I was afraid that this would be one of those things that Amazon launched and then abandoned, but almost three years later it looks like it's still going strong. I think the "secret" is that it's not maintained by some low-level Amazon employee in Seattle, but rather it's maintained directly by an official Japanese trade organization whose function is to promote American purchases of Japanese products.
Sadly, Amazon doesn't seem to be giving it a lot of marketing exposure, but at least it's there. Hopefully everyone reading this can spread the word. I've used it to find a ton of authentic Japanese items, from teapots to Japanese snacks to kitchen utensils to stationery, all of which are much, much higher quality than their made in China counterparts. What a lot of people don't realize is that Japan still has a vibrant manufacturing base; it's just that they reserve made in Japan products for domestic customers, while they outsource exports because sadly, too many consumers in America are too clueless to realize the difference.
Take a look, and to everyone reading this, feel free to share some of the 'treasures' you find on this thread!
Great question!
A few years ago, I posted this about Amazon's [url=https://amzn.to/3Mj8mUq]Made in Japan store[/url].
https://notochina.org/made-in-japan-products-at-amazon/
I was afraid that this would be one of those things that Amazon launched and then abandoned, but almost three years later it looks like it's still going strong. I think the "secret" is that it's not maintained by some low-level Amazon employee in Seattle, but rather it's maintained directly by an official Japanese trade organization whose function is to promote American purchases of Japanese products.
Sadly, Amazon doesn't seem to be giving it a lot of marketing exposure, but at least it's there. Hopefully everyone reading this can spread the word. I've used it to find a ton of authentic Japanese items, from teapots to Japanese snacks to kitchen utensils to stationery, all of which are much, much higher quality than their made in China counterparts. What a lot of people don't realize is that Japan still has a vibrant manufacturing base; it's just that they reserve made in Japan products for domestic customers, while they outsource exports because sadly, too many consumers in America are too clueless to realize the difference.
Take a look, and to everyone reading this, feel free to share some of the 'treasures' you find on this thread! :)
