Two bicycle factories? Maybe two thousand! In addition to China and Japan, other Far east countries such as Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam are big players these days. And of those, Japan is probably the smallest. Of course you're bemoaning the lack of mass production, North American manufacturing. It may be true for the US, but the business is doing well in Canada. North of the border, you can buy $99 Raleighs and CCMs with Canadian manufactured frames and assembly.