According to today's Wall Street Journal, Honda motorcycle sales were up 34% last year, compared to 2007. Nevertheless, Honda said it expects MC sales to fall by as much as 10% next year. To reduce costs, it is shifting production to cheaper countries. Among the changes, engine parts will likely be produced in China and India.
Nikon has been producing SLR lenses in China for at least a couple years now, and I recently read that Nissan is shifting production of its largest-selling automobile to somewhere in SE Asia.
Looks like Japan is following the US right down the tubes.
