Off subject but maybe on are Japanese cameras.
Post-war the Japanese government saw an opportunity and a risk in exporting cameras, depending on quality and originality as the main selling points.
Those little tin foil stickers on older Japanese cameras were the JCII quality association.
Basically, if you joined the association, you promised to strive for quality. If you didn't join (I think Richo didn't) even if you did high quality product, you might find rare supplies and distribution difficult. (Richo did good work, just some companies were opposed to control).
Found this article with a quick search.
https://mikeeckman.com/2020/03/kepplers-vault-58-jcii/