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 from American University in Washington, DC, then launched the localization company AltJapan and embarked on a career of building bridges between East and West. Her writings have appeared in The New York Times, The New Yorker, Wired, and Vice, and she's appeared on CNN, PBS, BBC, and 99% Invisible. She is the coauthor of illustrated books about Japanese folklore, including Yokai Attack! and its sequels. She lives in Tokyo.