I bet it is a good machine. Check out other Japanese machines:
http://www.quiltingboard.com/vintage...s-t207877.html
There are a lot of badged machines - we also have some good info on the 15 clones:
http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...p-t164361.html And sometimes you can identify the Japanese machines from the bottom of the machine:
http://www.quiltingboard.com/vintage...e-t207416.html I'm sure there are places you can google to find a whole lot more information