Japanese made Strats were all the reissue models (50's, 60's, etc), and are actually very nice. The parts are all made in the US, and shipped to Japan for assembly. Rather, WERE shipped, they don't do the Japanese models anymore. Yes, the quality is good enough to benefit from new pickups, but if it's a reissue, then you probably won't need to.
depends on the model.
Japanese made Strats were all the reissue models (50's, 60's, etc), and are actually very nice. The parts are all made in the US, and shipped to Japan for assembly. Rather, WERE shipped, they don't do the Japanese models anymore. Yes, the quality is good enough to benefit from new pickups, but if it's a reissue, then you probably won't need to.