> And then of course the "Rigorous Japanese Quality Standards", because obviously QC is better if the factory is located in a country containing people of the J

> And then of course the "Rigorous Japanese Quality Standards", because obviously QC is better if the factory is located in a country containing people of the Japanese ethnicity compared to other ethnicities. I think the Japanese part is being brought up to talk about the cost, as Japan is a higher cost of living country and has higher labour costs as a result. Lots of mass produced "Japanese" goods aren't actually produced in factories with Japanese workers as a result, so the fact that the manufacturing is only done there I think is just highlighting a supply-chain reason for the higher cost (using labour in Japan), without making an argument that the quality comes from that supply chain decision.