As some of you may remember, some time ago themost of the manufacturers that trucks exported to the US from Japan were charged and found guilty with "dumping". They all had to post a bond (Tariff) which varied depending on the severity of the "dumping". Most argued that it was unfair and thier argument was that mosts trucks sold in Asia and Europe were sold by agents or company owned stores whereas in the US most dealers are independant.
In order to negate the Tariff, the affected parties would have to have thier trucks "made" in the US.
I still consider these manufacturers to be "Japanese". It seems to me that all of these trucks are eerily similar to each other and once the leader, Toyota redesigns a truck, the rest follow suit. I am refering mostly to the cosmetics of the truck. I also believe that in most cases(except for SAS), if you were to lift the chassis off a "Japanese" truck, not only would they all pretty much be the same, but they would also show that none of them have any significant changes or improvements in the last 25 years.