In BttF2, it is taken to the logical extreme and Marty's boss is Mister Fujitsu-san: https://youtu.be/UlEFqR4SaVA
It also recurs in BTTF3 with Marty and 1950's Doc needing to replace a single Japanese-made IC with a large vacuum tube assembly.
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It also recurs in BTTF3 with Marty and 1950's Doc needing to replace a single Japanese-made IC with a large vacuum tube assembly.