Canon is a Japanese multinational corporation and has camera manufacturing plants in Taiwan and in Japan, which include factories in Oita, Miyazaki, and Nagasaki. Canon produces and assembles its flagship cameras and some lenses in both Japan and Taiwan. While Canon has had a camera manufacturing presence in Taiwan since the 1970s, it's recently begun to re-transition to producing its premium Canon cameras in Japan again. Still, there is no difference in quality between the Canon products made in the two countries. Canon also has plants in other Asian countries where it produces electronic components for consumer-grade compact cameras and electronics.