Hiroko Yoda

Hiroko Yoda is a Japanese entrepreneur, translator, writer, folklorist, and president of the localization company AltJapan Co., Ltd.[1] She was also a Tokyo city editor for the CNN travel website CNNGo.[2] She is a translator of video games[3] and the author of numerous books about Japanese history and culture. She is particularly known for her pioneering work contextualizing yokai culture for English-speaking audiences.[4][5]

Hiroko Yoda
Born
Tokyo, Japan
Alma materUniversity of Maryland
Occupation(s)Writer, Translator

Education

Born in Tokyo, she studied at the University of Maryland, then earned a Master's degree in International Peace and Conflict Resolution from American University in Washington, D.C.[6][7]

Personal life

In 2005, she played the role of a yokai frog in the Takashi Miike film The Great Yokai War.[8][9] She also had a cameo in the 2010 Tomoo Haraguchi film Death Kappa.[10]

In 2008, she was denied a Facebook account. She was told that "Facebook blocks the registration of a number of names that are frequently abused on the site. The name Yoda, also being the name of a popular Star Wars character, is on this list of blocked names."[11] The company only relented after her plight gained international mass media attention alongside other cases of banned names.[12][13]

She is married to the writer and television personality Matt Alt.[14]

Works

Games

As scriptwriter

As translator

As localization producer

Books
  • Hello Please! Very Helpful Super Kawaii Characters From Japan. Chronicle. 2006. ISBN 978-0811856744.
  • Yokai Attack! The Japanese Monster Survival Guide. Kodansha International. 2008. ISBN 978-4770030702.
  • Ninja Attack! True Tales of Samurai, Assassins, and Outlaws. Kodansha International. 2010. ISBN 9784770031198.
  • Yurei Attack! The Japanese Ghost Survival Guide. Tuttle Publishing. 2011. ISBN 9784805312148.

Translations

Books

  • Japandemonium Illustrated: The Yokai Encyclopedias of Toriyama Sekien. Dover Publications. 2016. ISBN 9780486800356.
  • An Introduction to Yokai Culture. Japan Library. 2017. ASIN B071HTQRMT.

Manga

References
  1. "Ghostwire Tokyo Brings Japanese Folklore to the Masses". Wired. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  2. "CNNGo". Retrieved 2014-04-02.
  3. "Hiroko Yoda Video Game Credits". Mobygames. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  4. "The Yokai Art of the Master". 6 October 2017. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  5. "Godzilla's Older, Creepier Cousins". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  6. "Anime Sway: How Japan Came to Dominate the Global Pop Culture Landscape Speakers". Japan-America Society of Dallas Fort Worth. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  7. "On Halloween, Japan fears home-grown spooks". NBC News. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
  8. Yoda, Hiroko; Alt, Matt (2012). Yokai Attack! The Japanese Monster Survival Guide. Tuttle. p. 200. ISBN 9784805312193.
  9. >"Yokai a Go Go". AltJapan. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
  10. >"Death Kappa (2010)". Retrieved May 20, 2022.
  11. "Japanese with common last name Yoda denied Facebook account". Boing Boing. 26 August 2008. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  12. "Woman called Yoda blocked from Facebook". The Telegraph. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  13. "Sorry Mr. And Mrs. Batman, Facebook Isn't Gotham". The Herald-Tribune. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  14. "Interview: Matt Alt". Japan House LA. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
  15. "PlatinumGames Talks World of Demons and Bringing White Knuckle Action to Mobile". Crunchyroll. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  16. "CRN Interview: Matt Alt Ain't Afraid of No Japanese Ghosts". Crunchyroll News. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
  17. "Doraemon, the robot cat, gets your tongue". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
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