Japan

Japan was a nation in Asia. By 2015, Japanese culture was extremely influential in the United States of America.

The time circuit control microchip was manufactured there, although it is likely that it was heavily modified by Doc Brown. The 1955 version of Doc could not believe that the part originated from Japan, especially considering America had just defeated them in a war ten years prior. He considered the part a "piece of junk", and then became surprised when Marty McFly told him that in 1985, Japan made all the best stuff around.

On February 18, 1984, the video game Wild Gunman was released for the Nintendo Famicom, which was the Japanese equivalent of the Nintendo Entertainment System.

According to the Newsline column on the front page of the October 22, 2015 issue of USA Today, the Tokyo stocks were up, "averaging a 1 point increase in rally".

Trivia

• In actuality, starting around 1991 Japan entered a period of economic stagnation ("The Lost Decades") when its asset price bubble began to burst. As of 2012, the country still has not fully recovered from its early 1990s crash. This makes the common sci-fi convention of the time of Japan surpassing the US as a Superpower particularly ironic.

Behind the scenes

• On December 7, 1985, Back to the Future was released in Japan as Bakku tou za fuyucha.
• On July 13, 1993, the Super Famicom game Super Back to the Future Part II was released exclusively in Japan. The Nintendo company originated in Japan as well.

Real-world

• The auto manufacturing company Toyota originated from Japan.

Appearances

• Back to the Future Part III (Mentioned only)
• Back to the Future: The Animated Series
  • "Dickens of a Christmas" (Holographic projection)

See also

• Japan on Wikipedia