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THe best bet is that GP racing just isn't that popular or important to the manufacturers as it once was.
I don't really understand it, as Japan was one of the biggest growth areas of the sport in the early 90's, withy countless race winners and top riders in the bottom two classes, and then guys moving into the top class and doing well.
Katos accident seemed to really pin it all down, followed by Abe dying too, and that all coincided with teams like Kawasaki and Suzuki really toning down their involvement, and guys like Honda and Yamaha not doing wil card riders etc like they used to do.
THe talent maybe isn't there either, there were also a host of guys who didn't do much in the top class. But most were good.
I really cant explain it too much, seems very odd, maybe the riders just cant get the backin anymore as there isn't the appetite in Japan to set up teams etc.
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