Browning shotguns have been made in Japan for decades. Mine is about 25 years old, a BPS, and I'm pretty sure it was made in Japan, even back then. Of course Browning, along with Winchester and others, is owned by FN of Belgim anyway. But their corporate relationship goes back to the days of John Moses Browning himself.
It’s a really nice shotgun. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised that almost nothing is made here any more. Between the unions and onerous regulations it’s expensive and dangerous (legally speaking) to manufacture anything here.
I do buy Ruger when I can since they make things right here in AZ.