The Rise of Japanese Pop Culture with Matt Alt
“Japanese pop culture, and the ways it is made and consumed both in Japan and abroad, is more than my hobby or my reporting beat. It is my lifeblood.”
Everyone perceives Japan in their own unique way. Everyone ‘invents’ their own Japan as Oscar Wilde said in his essay ‘The Decay of Lying’.
In this episode Matt Alt - the author of a brilliant book ‘Pure Invention: How Japan’s Pop Culture Conquered the World’ - tells the story behind the unique products such as anime, manga, video games or karaoke.
Matt lives in Tokyo since 2003 and runs a localization company with his wife Hiroko Yoda, which produces the English-language versions of popular Japanese video games, comic books, and other forms of entertainment.
FIND MATT ALT
BOOKS BY MATT & HIROKO YODA
Matt’s Book Recommendation
CREDITS:
This episode was mastered by brilliant Ilia Rogatchevski. You can find his work here.
