Enlightment of your geography Ecne you carry your family name or name of your outlet from you came out ,it should say Made in Japan which has to be standard practice not made in city .
It's just something the kids who work at Massdrop did because they think it sounds cooler that way. You are absolutely correct manrew. Technically, it's wrong:
The United States (U.S.), marking statute, Section 304, Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1304) requires that, unless excepted, every article of foreign origin (or its container) imported into the U.S. shall be marked with its country of origin. Goods that are imported into the U. S. are required to have a country of origin marking, such as; the country of manufacture, production, or growth of any article of foreign origin entering the United States.
Regardless, if you really want to get picky, TEAC is actually located in the city of Tama, not Tokyo.