All of these countries that complain about being dominated by "American culture" (which is actually a mass fusion and trasnmutation of many cultures) are at the same time, obsessed and almost fetishize our culture (at least the youth do in these countries). This is especially true of the Japanese.
Do not kid yourself. The imperialism of culture is a direct result over imperialism in terms of (political) power. People join the ones they think they can't beat. It happened in Europe after 1945, 'we' were americanized through vast Marshall help, and then Rock n Roll and popular Anglosaxon culture in general. Perhaps the East is following now, however I can't see any motive as strong as the one the europeans had after WW II. In that light, the growth of the islam can be looked upon as countercultural, opposed to 'westernized' Europe and the recent americanizng of the far east. understand itself. Personally, I refuse to abide by or subscribe to ANY culture and only take what I like from them all and that's usually found in each culture's arts- music, painting, etc. The rest- custom, taboo, religion- FUCK IT!
This little text tells us all a lot about the culture you are from;-) Free to bite the hands that refuse to feed you? Regards, Remco