@2d6fed24 true, but it is a generic combination of an "old world" British name and an "exotic" Japanese name as part of an overall anxiety that the US wasn't always going to be the "top nation" (which was a big concern for USians in the 1980s) @173c3287 

 @c3187b80 @173c3287 Yep

https://alienanthology.fandom.com/wiki/Weyland-Yutani#:~:text=In%20coming%20up%20with%20a,a%20Japanese%20neighbor%20of%20mine.%22&text=The%20original%20spelling%20of%20the,no%20D%20in%20the%20name).