If you had to buy an Import

[1965GTO]

Yes the japanese make bicycles,however most of them are manufactured in taiwan, same as most american bicycles. There are still quite a few american made and manufactured bicycles though. Shimano, which is a japanese company is the brand of component (shifters, wheel hubs, deraillurs, etc.) that you will find on 90 per cent of all bicycles in the USA no matter where they were made.