Japanese Bike Brands

[meamoantonio]

Hello

so I've always wondered why Japan is known for Shimano but not any other bike brand, I was looking online for brands from Japan that are still active but only discovered Panasonic to be one of the few that is still active, (they are still selling high end steel, titanium and aluminum road bike frames) anyone have an idea what happened to these brands like Miyata, Panasonic, Fuji(up for debate I think this is actually American) and more. I heard there was a huge shift in the 80's about Japanese products but I can't really say since I wasn't born yet

what do you think happened to all the Japanese brands?

[Painkiller]

Last I knew Miyata ended up turning into Koga Miyata and just was not sold in the Usa. Always liked Miyata bicycles, still have my 89' Skyrunner

[rydabent]

Years ago almost all bike were produced in China, because of cheap labor. Consider yourself lucky if your bike was built in Taiwan, because the quality is much higher.