The Seiko SKX007 is a good example of how even from Japan things can turn out wrong sometimes. It’s infamous for its out of place chapter ring due to a design flaw. Of course this is mostly due to the initial engineering, but cameras don’t stem a lot from this, specially considering modern production lines and QC. Even if they are assembled in one place, most of their parts could come out of China, and the end result would most likely be the same. I highly doubt manufacturers would advertise their cameras as heavy duty or tough (OM-1 made in Vietnam) if they couldn’t handle it.
Recently I’ve seen a lot of people complaining that pro bodies are ‘too expensive’, disregarding the ridiculous recent price jump of raw materials, imagine if they were actually made in a place where workers are treated and paid properly, nobody would buy them. But photogs, or at least, ‘gear owners’(I doubt most of them even use their gear) seem to be the most whiny people I’ve seen when it comes to product prices and features, almost like they can no longer take a picture because the camera does 40fps instead of 45 or 50.