Its the late 80s/early 90s Japan scare all over again. You can find so many movies from that era set in the future that have a quaint American business that's being bought out or run by some shady Japanese cabal.
People were actually convinced that Japan was taking over the US. I guess with the Soviet Union dissolved, Americans needed some new bogeyman to be afraid of.
Ah I see, the asiatics stealing jobs from "real" workers cliché. Let me check my racism bingo card
Its the late 80s/early 90s Japan scare all over again. You can find so many movies from that era set in the future that have a quaint American business that's being bought out or run by some shady Japanese cabal.
People were actually convinced that Japan was taking over the US. I guess with the Soviet Union dissolved, Americans needed some new bogeyman to be afraid of.