Japanese Tyres do have better braking and response but felt only if one's driving at limits of tyres and vehicle,
within speed limits General tyres are better than driving on
Chinese no name tyres
Worn out tyres
Side wall repaired tyres
Used "Kabuli" Tyres
I have BG Luxo 215 wide (civic X stock tyres) on my 2.0D Saloon 2003 with vitz RS 16" rims and performance is satisfactory. Grip and braking are good, not great but I don't feel unsafe with these in a non abs Corolla so I feel there's definitely some potential in these with a more grippy car.
15k driven without any punctures. On yokohama Advan Db & BluEarth I used before, I faced 1-2 punctures every 5000km as my route is a bit rough.