They are around, and they are expensive. Hard to locate, yes, and look exactly as the chrome one I have. Mine is found on the Star catlog pages from 1968 or 70. It is the same drum, but hard to find with the Star badge. I saw one the other day on ebay in pitiful condition and the seller wanted 90.00 firm. I offered 40 and he called me names, I explained it was in horrid shape and he said I had no clue what I'm talking about. I politely informed him that I am one of a handful of people on the internet that has any historical information on the Star line, and again he called me a liar. He still has it, and was relisting it. I don't think he will sell it this time. It is in horrible shape, rusted beyond repair, I think.

http://www.vintagedrumguide.com/japanese_drums/catalog_star.html

Actually, I have looked deeper into the history of mine, and found it dates to the early 60s. So, as the badge seems to be "dateless" as "the blue round MIJ badge", the drum could date from anywhere form 1663 to the early 60s, however it has a specific strainer that seems to point to between 66 and 69 as the strainer seems to have been in use only during those years. And I have found they actually made a rapid strainer copy, and I wish I could find one ar thirty of those. Good luck finding one in good shape. There are a couple on the bay right now but they do not have the Star badge. So to me, I don't care about the badge as the shell and other hardware are identical, so if I can have the same exact drum for 25, why pay the extra for the badge, when they are normally in poor condition?