I wouldn't make a blanket statement about the Japanese being better.
Have a 94 Accord, lots of electrical gremlins. The wipers don't work automaticly below about 50F the headlights don't come on for a "while" when they get turned on below 40F. Power door locks used to keep locking themselves for hours after I walked away from the car (no fuse now), Seal at the end of the cam bearing popped out and I lost a full pan of oil in 5 minutes, I have several body preferations, some of which leak water and add to the mold smell in the car. Electrical problems started showing up around 50K and the oil dump happened at 100K.
Other than that, I run it, put gas in, and run it some more 175K and still kicking. Makes a good work and fishing car. Wife won't ride in it any more because of the mold smell.
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