Originally Posted by Ratmagiclady 
Interesting.
Maybe in Japan they never heard the howls of indignance and general uproar about Pentax calling these Takumars.
My guess is that they had better sense than to try it. There are certain things manufacturers here will flog on what they perceive as a less discerning overseas market that they wouldn't even bother trying to sell to the folks at home.
Case in point: The K110D. That was strictly an export model.