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I'm pretty sure Ryobi just licenses their name, and the tools are designed/made by Hong Kong's Techtronics. I don't think you can even buy Ryobi tools in Japan.

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I don't know other countries situation, but Ryobi's tools are widely available in Japan, along with Makita, Hikoki.

It seems that the tools dept and brand on Ryobi in Japan is sold to Kyocera.

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