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> In terms of fashion, Japan's Uniqlo is quite popular in the US and continues to grow

Wearing a pair of Uniqlo jeans right now. Every time I look for the best made (accessible) consumer goods, I seem to end up with something made in Japan. Kitchen knives, charcoal, blue jeans, and even food items like beef, rice, or uni. It just seems that a lot more care goes into creating high quality goods that are meant to last. I think I read somewhere that the last shop that actually made blue jeans in San Francisco closed recently.