A native of Tokyo, Japan, Hiroko Yoda (Introduction) is a translator, writer, folklorist and president of AltJapan Co., Ltd., which specializes in bringing Japanese entertainment to the wider world. She is the co-author of the popular trilogy Yokai Attack! The Japanese Monster Survival Guide, Ninja Attack! True Tales of Assassins, Samurai, and Outlaws, and Yurei Attack! The Japanese Ghost Survival Guide (Tuttle, 2011). She is also the author of the upcoming Eight Million Ways to Happiness (Tiny Reparations, 2025).