Turntables that are still made in Japan?

Here ya go! Not made in Japan anymore!

I am glad my 1200G came from Japan, but I am sure the factory in Malaysia is perfectly capable as well.

Kondo - u need deeeeeeeepppppppp pockets

That's a total BS press release even if the factory produces high quality product. They probably hired a US PR firm to write that.

I’ll be curious to see reviews of Malaysia units. I would not be worried about the engineering aspect of the TT. As a former Manufacturing Manager, the big worries with much of the overseas assembly (In my case Mexico) was more to do with assembly tolerances. Are screws tight enough, pieces aligned properly, quality checks, Fit and finish, defective components thrown out and not used, etc. From my experience, missing internal screws and washers were the biggie. A part needed 4 screws, only two or 3 were used. Enough to hold the part in place for a while, but more likely to come loose over time. Having experience with Japanese assembly plants, those kind of mis steps are not tolerated.