If you want to know what’s next for American culture, one of the most reliable places to look is Japan.

A 1982 New York Times article, Culture of Japan Blossoming in America, documents the first major shift toward a general American curiosity in Japanese culture. Nine years later, a Fortune Magazine article, Japan’s Influence on American Life, shows the emotional apprehension in middle-America to early Japanese influence.

The Japanese influence is unavoidable.