Don't Be Fooled! These Products Aren't Made in Japan, They're Actually Manufactured in China!

In the video, a man who identifies himself as "Keita Ito" speaks fluently in Japanese while wearing the typical work attire of a Japanese artisan. He smiles and discusses the quality of iron pots, saying, "This kind of iron pot is not outdated; it represents a legacy of craftsmanship." The video claims that this man is the fourth-generation heir of the "Ito family," a lineage of traditional Japanese pot-makers. In 2018, in keeping with his father's wishes and skills, he collaborated with Shanghai's Yi Jia Living to produce these traditional iron pots, aiming to promote and celebrate this age-old craft. The Ito family has also received multiple awards in Japan.
However, this success was short-lived. Two years after the iron pots became a hit, at the end of 2020, Chinese professional anti-counterfeiter Wang Hai revealed on Weibo that these purportedly Japanese-made iron pots were actually produced by a Chinese OEM factory. He also found that a domestically branded iron pot, identical to the one in question, was being sold for less than half the price. Adding to the irony, "Keita Ito," who claimed to be the fourth-generation heir of the Ito family, was actually portrayed by Chinese actor Huai Yuan. Thus, both the promotional video and the product itself were entirely "made in China."
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[peteryeung]

Basically, Chinese is admitting Japanese products are superior in every way? What happened to boycott Japanese products?

[JiangXina]

Kinda joke, everyday they insulting Japan and Japanese, but they can’t live without Japanese brand name

[my_pronoun_is_your_excellency]

To avoid counterfeit products with misleading packaging, I would advise Japanese consumer good manufacturers putting numbers or slogans that are sensitive to CCP on the packaging, such as 8964, Glory to Hong Kong etc.

[carlosvalerochavez]

China is indirectly saying that Japan is superior to them
Edit: 200 likes in less than 6 hours...now that's an achivement

[yummm]

Same in the US. Manufacturers hide made in China products by placing an American flag on the front of the package that usually says, "American company or designed in the USA." However, upon closer inspection, the label in the back says "Made in China."

[brucetownsend]

It’s worth noting that the “contaminated water” released from Fukushima has been repeatedly treated until only a small amount of tritium remains. Tritium is an isotope of hydrogen and is bound up in some of the water molecules, so it cannot be filtered out. All nuclear power plants release tritium contaminated water as part of their normal operations because it is produced when the coolant water is irradiated. Tritium is also naturally present in seawater because it is produced when sunlight hits the ocean. It has a half life of 12.3 years and so is rapidly decaying but naturally replenished by the sunlight. The amount of tritium in the water being released from Fukushima is below internationally accepted safe discharge levels and the release program was endorsed by the IAEA. (Unlike Chinese, Japan works with international agencies like the IAEA and the WHO.) These tritium levels in the discharge water are well below the tritium levels in wastewater constantly being discharged the many Chinese nuclear power stations along the Chinese coast.
The CCP officials know all of this. The whole issue was pursued for political ends and is the most egregiously dishonest, hypocritical and racist campaign. This is why they continue to allow Chinese vessels to fish in the same areas that Japanese products come from. They also continue to allow fishing by Chinese vessels in the much more polluted waters adjacent to China.
The truth is that the seafood from Japan is, was and always will be much safer to eat than what is domestically produced in China.

[proud]

China has evidently admitted Japan is in fact its master 😂

[haf]

This certainly shows how low Chinese morals and integrity is bankrupt and yet Thay speak low of Japanese but yet make good use of the Japanese history and craftsmanship which is based on honesty integrity and pride which the Chinese seriously lake.

[MG]

Japanese goods are high quality. The Chinese goods are..well..lol

[boitmecklyn]

China is that one kid in school that steals your test answers and still fails the test.

[Ramy-qltr]

The Chinese are concerned about Japan’s food safety? Lol. The concern is on their mainland instead.

[Enjoymentboy]

Imagine being so amazing, ingenious and creative that the best things you can do are to poorly copy what others do.

[devilcookie]

LMAO. they hate Japan but mocking them for money? what a joke country

[dameneko]

My mother is Chinese and Japanese. She told me that one major difference between China and Japan is that Japan keeps their best things for their own people, whereas China tends to give their crap things to their own people (melamine-laden foodstuffs, etc) and tries to sell their "better" things to others.

[dvuemedia]

MINISO looks so Japanese, I got fooled! Thanks for opening my eyes.

[chocolate-oukq]

This proved Japanese products are SO GOOD that the Chinese would go great lengths trying to copy. The Chinese company knows no one would by Chinese products

[charlieleone]

That's why I read all labels, and I never buy anything from China, If I need Japanese goods, I go directly to a Japanese owned store instead.

[hayden]

Same in my country, we prefer made in Japan because it means high quality products so Chinese companies also use that ruse, for example, MINISO. Most of us thought MINISO is a Japanese company because they advertise it as such, really cunning but expected from China.
Really disgusting how they badmouth Japan but would also use them to sell products.

[Merchantic]

Japan - "Let the goods speak for themselves. the customer will see the quality. We believe in the tradition of how things have been done."
China - "we will insist the goods are good and perfection even if they are made from cardboard and street muck and will swap up whenever a trend is losing profit".

The Turtle, Japan, and the Hare, China.

Simply amazing how 2 neighboring nations are just exact opposites.

[Waverlyduli]

How embarrassing. Imagine being a nation that knows in its heart it can't be trusted.