We talk with Matt Alt about all things Japan, including his new book, Pure Invention: How Japan's Pop Culture Conquered the World.
Matt Alt is Vice President of AltJapan. A native of Washington, D.C., Matthew has been working as a professional translator and freelance writer since the early 1990s. His translation experience includes four years as an in-house technical Japanese translator for the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
He is the co-author of numerous books about Japan, and a contributor to CNN, Wired Magazine, Slate Magazine, the Independent, Newsweek Japan, the Japan Times, the New Yorker, and many other publications. His newest book, Pure Invention, is an incredible achievement that Patrick HIGHLY recommends.
Find Matt online at: mattalt.com
On Twitter: @matt_alt
And on IG: @altmattalt
Pure Invention is available wherever you buy books. And it's amazing. Please buy it.
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