I think this is because Japanese consumers are very concerned with quality, and Apple makes good products. This is unusual for American products because a lot

I think this is because Japanese consumers are very concerned with quality, and Apple makes good products. This is unusual for American products because a lot of them are a waste of space (cars, clothes, manufactured goods in general) and poorly made (by Japanese standards). Japanese only buy them before there's a reasonable European or Asian substitute. Apple, on the other hand, hasn't made shitty products since the MBA left.