Hi guys. Frequent reader, infrequent poster.
Those are without a doubt Japanese drums with Ludwig hardware. The wood is Luan (Japanese mahogany) and on the last pic you can even see a remnant of an old round badge around the air vent. Probably a blue badge with letters that read "Made in Japan" or something similar.
My first kit was a Werco Slingerland knockoff. Sounded really great. Looked even better. Red glass glitter.