Some Things Never Change

The article through Radio Ec0nomics which was published through The Japan Times tells about how Japan doesn't have an open market for foreign goods. Most citizens of Japan buy their goods from their own country. Why is this? According to this article, it's due in part to America and Europe are too expensive. The article also states that Japan grows certain items, such as mangos and bananas in abundance. Americans purchase foreign automobiles everyday. The foreign markets make both right-hand and left-hand driving vehicles. Yet, Japan says that they can't get vehicles, at decent prices, from these countries. Also, American vehicles are too big and use too much gasoline. Therefore, they purchase vehicles from their own market. In my opinion, Japan is sucking the money up left and right from foreign countries -- yet, they don't give back by bringing the foreign goods into their market for citizens to purchase. This is extremely unfair. How do you feel about this strategy of Japan?