Yoda, Hiroko
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Name (Latin)
Yoda, Hiroko
Other forms of name
依田寬子
Associate group
AltJapan
Occupation
Translators
Associated Language
engjpn
Gender
female
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MARC
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Sources of Information
- Eight million ways to happiness, 2025:CIP title page (Hiroko Yoda) galley (Hiroko Yoda is a certified Shinto cultural historian, and a former Tokyo editor for CNN Go and a field producer for National Geographic TV. Raised in Japan, she earned her Master’s degree in International Peace and Conflict Resolution from American University in Washington, D.C., then embarked on a career of building bridges between East and West. In 2003, she launched the successful pop-culture localization company AltJapan. Her writings have appeared in outlets including CNN, The New Yorker, Wired, and Vice; and she speaks widely on shows including PBS’s Monstrum and 99% Invisible. She is also the co-author of numerous illustrated books about Japanese folklore, including Yokai Attack! and its sequels. She lives in Tokyo.)
- An introduction to Yōkai culture, 2017:t.p. (translated by Hiroko Yoda)
- President of AltJapan. A native of Tokyo, Japan, Hiroko holds a Masters degree in International Peace and Conflict Resolution from American University in Washington, D.C. Her diverse experience includes interpretation for United Nations delegations; translation and localization of dialog for game software and comic books; and translation and proofreading of television scripts ( (AltJapan website, viewed 4 March 2018) )
- Alt, Matt. Hello please!, 2007:eCIP t.p. (Hiroko Yoda)