Archive - Matt Alt's Pure Invention

May 2025

April 2025

What does Hayao Miyazaki really think about AI?

Apr 3 •

March 2025

The revolution will be... illustrated?

What a terrorist incident from 1970's Japan tells us about American politics today

Mar 23 •

February 2025

Chinpokomon Diplomacy

In a post-rule of law world, Japan bets on fantasies to see it through

Feb 15 •

Why didn’t Japan invent generative AI?

Today's "AI arms race" is a sequel. The first played out between the US and Japan. And it isn't over yet.

Feb 3 •

January 2025

Japan is not ready for the culture wars

The next four years may be tough for Japanese content in the American marketplace.

Jan 23 •

The most influential manga in Japan isn’t Japanese

Without Popeye, manga, anime, and video games wouldn’t exist as we know them.

Jan 8 •

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