Co-founder and President, AltJapan Co.,Ltd.
Hiroko Yoda is a Japanese author, translator, and content creator. Her books include Yokai Attack! The Japanese Monster Survival Guide (Tuttle) and its sequels, and the upcoming Eight Million Ways to Happiness (Tiny Reparations Books.)
Born and raised in Tokyo, she was educated in places as varied as rural Indiana, Washington DC, and the Middle East. She is a former Miko shrine dancer, is certified by the Japanese Association of Shinto Shrines as a Shinto cultural historian, and also a certified kimono fitter and consultant.
In 1999, she co-founded the localization company AltJapan Co., Ltd. to help build bridges between Japan and the world. Over more than two decades she has helped Japanese creators in the video game, manga, anime, toy, and film industries bring their artistic visions to audiences abroad.