Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World

by Matt Alt

Book Overview

The untold story of how Japan became a cultural superpower through the fantastic inventions that captured--and transformed--the world's imagination.

"A masterful book driven by deep research, new insights, and powerful storytelling."--W. David Marx, author of Ametora: How Japan Saved American Style

Japan is the forge of the world's fantasies: karaoke and the Walkman, manga and anime, Pac-Man and Pok?mon, online imageboards...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1984826719
• ISBN13: 9781984826718
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.1" x 8.1"