Seems like most OD dont have the ones made in Japan, but good news, another post has Sony 8X +R/-R on sale at CompUSA for $19.99. I checked those out myself and found that the -R is made by sony, the disc code is sony008 or something like that, and the +R is 8X TY and burnt at 16X on my BenQ. Both are made in Japan. Enjoy Archiving DVDs