No way, it's far longer than my psm30 or the universal stick. It takes ages to activate the microswitches. I believed jap sticks are about precission but if jap sticks are like this namco or the sticks on naomi cabinets, I definitelly prefer our european/american sticks (apart from happ's supers which I hate). Of course my fav is Ultimarc's T-stick... that's short travel!