I love Japanese high quality items, but I think we worship them a bit due to the fact that they are foreign imports from a different culture. For some categorie

I love Japanese high quality items, but I think we worship them a bit due to the fact that they are foreign imports from a different culture. For some categories mentioned by the OP, some non-Japanese items are superior. In the same way, the Japanese worship even more some Western goods and have gone out of their way to copy and sometimes improve them. For example, there is a whole subculture in Japan that adores old American tees and denim. They create exceptionally high quality reproductions using original equipment [1]. [1] https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052970204542404577157290201608630 https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052970204542404577157...