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Matt Alt

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Matt Alt lives in Tokyo with his wife and frequent collaborator, Hiroko Yoda.

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	Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World 4.20 avg rating — 2,571 ratings — published 2020 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Yokai Attack!: The Japanese Monster Survival Guide by Hiroko Yoda, Matt Alt (Goodreads Author), Tatsuya Morino (Illustrator) 4.11 avg rating — 917 ratings — published 2008 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Yurei Attack!: The Japanese Ghost Survival Guide (Yokai ATTACK! Series) by Hiroko Yoda, Matt Alt (Goodreads Author), Shinkichi (Illustrator) 4.09 avg rating — 433 ratings — published 2012 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Japandemonium Illustrated: The Yokai Encyclopedias of Toriyama Sekien by Toriyama Sekien, Matt Alt (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Hiroko Yoda (Editor) 4.06 avg rating — 297 ratings — published 2014 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ninja Attack!: True Tales of Assassins, Samurai, and Outlaws (Yokai ATTACK! Series) by Hiroko Yoda, Matt Alt (Goodreads Author), Yutaka Kondo (Illustrator) 3.93 avg rating — 226 ratings — published 2010 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hello, Please! Very Helpful Super Kawaii Characters from Japan by Matt Alt (Goodreads Author), Hiroko Yoda 3.87 avg rating — 103 ratings — published 2007 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju, Vol. 10 by Haruko Kumota, Matt Treyvaud (Translator), Hiroko Yoda (Translator) 4.37 avg rating — 90 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju, Vol. 6 by Haruko Kumota, Matt Treyvaud (Translator), Hiroko Yoda (Translator) 4.14 avg rating — 93 ratings — published 2014 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Frommer's? Japan Day by Day by Matt Alt (Goodreads Author), Hiroko Yoda, Melinda Joe 4.08 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2012 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Secret Lives of Emoji: How Emoticons Conquered the World 3.89 avg rating — 9 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Japan is the forge of the world��s fantasies: karaoke and the Walkman, manga and anime, Pac-Man and Pok��mon and Hello Kitty, online argots like selfies and super-kawaii emojis. But these gadgets, escapes, and diversions did more than entertain. They created entirely new ways of living, paving the way for our perplexing modern lives. Pure Invention is a secret history about how a wild

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“A 1968 survey asking young men how they spent their free time within the last three months was topped by “reading,” followed by “drinking at home.”
― Matt Alt, Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World

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“Era come se l'intero Giappone si stesse riconfezionando per essere riproposto al mondo nel suo ruolo anteguerra di venditore di curiosità.”
― Matt Alt, Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World

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