Copy cat from Europe invention. This snow blower were invented many decades ago. The original vehicles from the 1930s are still in use in winter in the Alps - on mountain roads and trains.
Have you even read the article? The headline already suggests "japanese style" even though it's just a common practice used for decades around the world. And the articles goes in great length mentioning a 600 horse power machine that is common elsewhere as well. And Japan was very well known for their "tourists" that took photos of everything oversees just to clone and rebuild it in their home country. (well nowadays other countries do that)
