Hard starting when gas tank low

"This problem is something you just have to deal with when you own a small Japanese car. It’s not a leak or a malfunction. It happens in almost all small Japanese cars, "

Whitey, where in the name of Hades did you get this idea from? Would you like to explain to me from a technical standpoint exactly why it is that you think all small Japanese cars have this problem, what from a technical standpoint the problem is, and why turning the key to “on” every time before starting it?

Or, worded differently, exactly why do all small Japanese cars suffer from this? And what does it mean?