Yours is not a clone - possibly was made by Janome.
Open the nose cover and take off the top lid thing, push side to side on the needle bar - follow it to where it goes in and out - clean and oil - follow it to your right as far as you can - clean and oil. Also clean behind the lever - let your eye travel to where there is some kind of movement - clean and oil. That might fix the needle position. It should be a good basic machine - not as fun as a red one though.