Ride quality - shocks

[CFster]

I went from an American 15 (at least the brand is American) to a Japanese 18 and surprisingly the ride quality improved considerably. Just curious why no Japanese tires?

Personal preference. I just don't think they belong on an American icon.

I'm a gadget freak, with an iPhone, iPad, Android tablet, HDTV, computers etc and I drive a Nissan daily. All made or designed in Japan or China. The '67 Pontiac though? That's sacred.

I understand the Conti's I'm running now are German, and the Bridgestone's I tried first are Japanese, but not obviously so - at least they don't have blatently Japanese names like Toyo, Yokohama or Nitto.