Awareness of it is becoming part of the culture in Japan too, too: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welcome_to_the_N.H.K https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welcome_to_t

Awareness of it is becoming part of the culture in Japan too, too: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welcome_to_the_N.H.K https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welcome_to_the_N.H.K. and the anime derived from it come to mind.