Matt Alt
A Tokyo-based writer and translator, Matt is a contributor to Aeon Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The New Yorker, and more. A long time translator of video games and manga, including Dorohedoro and Doraemon, his literary translations include Zero Over Berlin (Joh Sasaki) and Japandemonium Illustrated (Toriyama Sekien).
A former co-host of the NHK series Japanology Plus, he is the co-author of Yokai Attack! The Japanese Monster Survival Guide (2011, Tuttle) and author of Pure Invention: How Japan's Pop Culture Made the Modern World (2020, Hachette).
A former co-host of the NHK series Japanology Plus, he is the co-author of Yokai Attack! The Japanese Monster Survival Guide (2011, Tuttle) and author of Pure Invention: How Japan's Pop Culture Made the Modern World (2020, Hachette).
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