Men's Liberation, Japanese style! Teaching Japan's Salarymen to Be Their Own Men
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Men's Liberation, Japanese style! Teaching Japan's Salarymen to Be Their Own Men
Jake Dobkin co-founded Gothamist with Jen Chung. In 2019, Jake released Ask a Native New Yorker, a book based on his Gothamist advice column.
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