R5 is made in Japan. From R5 brochure in Canon Singapore Website.
When you pay SGD$6,200, will you be happy if it is "Made in Vietnam" or "Made in Thailand"?
Sure, it
MAY be just as good, but after paying so much will you feel good about it as an owner?
That may be one of the probable reasons why Olympus Camera Division collapsed.
They failed to consider the psychology of the buyers.
A multi-thousand dollar camera is not in the same product genre as an
overpriced $200 shoe (many sneaker brands made in Vietnam factories).