They actually ride motorbikes like the ones they designed for us. The Honda Shadow for instance, is available in Japan, and was designed after a Harley Davidson.
They apparantly laugh at us for wanting JDM parts, or at least for paying a lot for them.
Whenever the Mazda RX7 was revamped in the 80's the top dog for Mazda actually came over here, to learn what we would like to see in a sports car. It was designed with us in mind.
And in the UK the Ford Focus is HUGE! It outsells Hondas like 5 to 1 or something crazy.