while Dyna got up to speed were not exported. Terada made the Fender Japan acoustic guitars such as the Fender Catalina. "Made in Japan" and "Crafted in Japan" "Made in Japan" = FujiGen Gakki 1982 until sometime in 1995 "Crafted in Japan" =Fujigen and Dyna Gakki)1995- The first CIJ Fenders started around 1995 at the direction of Fender Japan to Fujigen and when Dyna Gakki took over some of the production requirements of Fender Japan. This resulted in the "Crafted in Japan" inscription appearing on some Japanese Fenders during this period. Dyna took over because FujiGen was expanding its own factory operations. CIJ was used entirely on Japanese Fenders produced from 1996/1997 until 2015, after Dyna took over the Fender Japan manufacturing contract. The Fender Squier range was also brought in line with the Japanese Fenders at around the same time (1996/1997), with the CIJ inscription being used. Timeline 1982: Fender Japan starts production with FujiGen Gakki having the manufacturing contract. The "Made in Japan" (MIJ) logo is used. 1984: CBS sells Fender to its current owners and while waiting for a new US factory to begin production, Fender Japan models and leftover US stock were mostly sold in the US for a few years. 1995: The first "Crafted in Japan" (CIJ) models start appearing due to Dyna Gakki taking over some of the manufacturing while FujiGen Gakki were expanding their operations. 1996/1997: "Crafted in Japan" (CIJ) is used instead of "Made in Japan" (MIJ) Dyna Gakki take over the manufacturing contract from FujiGen Gakki. 2015: Fender, Yamano and Kanda Shokai end the Fender Japan joint venture on March 31, 2015. Fender took over the Japanese business effective April 1, 2015. References Sources 2005 Interview with Mr Shohei Adachi president of Tōkai Gakki 1986/1987 tour of Fujigen factory, Rainer Daeschler FujiGen Gakki History Atlansia Fender Musical Instruments Corporation Guitar manufacturing companies 1982 establishments in Japan 2015 disestablishments in Japan Musical instrument manufacturing companies of Japan