It's funny you're talking about the spread of American/Western ideas specifically when talking about Japan; from my perspective Japan (along with South Korea &

It's funny you're talking about the spread of American/Western ideas specifically when talking about Japan; from my perspective Japan (along with South Korea & Taiwan) has been very successful at actually spreading its own culture through the West. 20 years ago the concept of sushi and boba tea shops on every street corner would have been foreign, but now we live in a period where even mainstream Netflix has a dedicated anime section.