Japan has refined steel... STAINLESS STEEL is the finest made on planet Earth... I put an aftermarket clutch cable on my car with a rebuilt clutch pressure plate and disc... bearing too... the cable was Italian made(worst on Earth...) it was stretched beyond use in one(1) year... I found the original OEM cable and installed it... no adjustments since(4 years sgo!) Accelerator cable too... OEM Replacement... 5 years ago... excellant... parts from OEM ARE WORTH THE MONEY BECAUSE THEY LAST... LAST... KNOW THIS WORD... IT SAVES $$$$$