made in Japan

English

Adjective

made in Japan (not comparable)

1. (literally) Manufactured in Japan.
2. (idiomatic, archaic) [c. 1950s-1970s] Of poor or low quality.
3. (idiomatic, archaic) [c. 1950s-1970s] Cheaply manufactured in East Asia.

Translations

manufactured in Japan

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 日本製造 (cmn), 日本制造 (cmn) (Rìběn zhìzào)

• Finnish: valmistettu Japanissa (fi)
• French: fabriqué au Japon (fr)
• German: hergestellt in Japan (de)

• Japanese: 日本製 (ja) (にほんせい, Nihon-sei)
• Korean: 일본산 (ko) (ilbon-san) (日本産 (ko))
• Russian: сделано в Японии (ru) (sdélano v Japónii)

Usage notes

The quality of Japanese products has improved dramatically since the mid 20th century and they are now generally considered to be of usually very high quality. Thus the idiomatic uses of the phrase are now considered archaic.

See also

• made in China
• Made in Japan on Wikipedia.Wikipedia