At the price Mike is selling the Strats there is no way the they are from Japan. I am a customer of Mike's and have had nothing but the best from him ,and bought some great guitars from him. At under $300 these are fine instruments, and I got nothing against Korean Tokai Stats, but the Japanese units compared to the Korean are like the Squire Protones vs the made in America 62'&56'Reissues/ Epiphone LP std vs the Les Paul Classic 60'... Anyway just be aware of what your buying, and let me know what you do about getting one!! Happy Holidays!