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jk, just a mark of certification for certain japanese racing events. people do perceive it as a mark of quality when in reality it was never intended as such. things that are certefied often happen to be of good quality, but that's probably more because of their higher cost rather than certification.

every so often it seems popularity swings in and out of favor for njs frames and concurrently with parts. I personally like the frames, often lugged (though mine is brazed, somewhat uncommon across builders but more common from ****amori, builder for peloton) and of good steel. when popularity picks up, so do prices. eventually people figure out paying $800+ dollars for a steel bike essentially based on 60's-80's tech is ridiculous, people backlash at njs saying it's stupid and people paying prices for njs stuff are delusional, and prices drop. right now i'd say is a low point for njs pricing (i got mine for 360+shipping about a year ago. prices now seem to be around 500-600 compared to 800+ a couple years ago).

they're not the highest tech by any means and there are much better choices for the $$$ people were spending on this stuff before for track racing or street use, but i'd say if you can get a frameset for ~$500 it's a solid deal. the steel is good, the builders are for the most part very skilled (vivalo was failing hard on forks before, they lost their certification for it), and they often have that aggressive steel geometry so many people love. if you're looking for it they offer a more classic look (compared to say a bareknuckle, which is around the same price but decidedly a more modern take on steel)