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Hiroko Yoda
Born in Tokyo, Japan, Hiroko Yoda has co-authored numerous books on the topics of Japanese pop culture, history, and folklore with her husband and collaborator, Matt Alt.When they aren't hunting robots, yokai, ninja, or ghosts, they run AltJapan Co., Ltd., a company that produces the English... show more

Born in Tokyo, Japan, Hiroko Yoda has co-authored numerous books on the topics of Japanese pop culture, history, and folklore with her husband and collaborator, Matt Alt.When they aren't hunting robots, yokai, ninja, or ghosts, they run AltJapan Co., Ltd., a company that produces the English versions of Japanese entertainment, including electronic toys, comic books, and video games.She also is the local language editor for the Japanese edition of the popular travel website CNNGo Tokyo.
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LittleBookCove
LittleBookCove rated it 9 years ago
I honestly had so much fun reading this book! I've recently been on a bit of a traditional Asian mythology flex. So I got this book. The book, it's self is very fun with bright pages packed full of art and history and tell you about the different "Yokai's" supernatural monsters. There's all kinds of...
Shaykitteh's World of Books
Shaykitteh's World of Books rated it 10 years ago
Book 8 in #PaperbackSummer is Yokai Attack! The Japanese Monster Survival Guide. While this book introduces the reader to ghosts, monsters, and demons that are much less known but that are a traditional part of Japanese folklore, it is... somehow boring. In a way, it read like an ecology textbook. O...
Familiar Diversions
Familiar Diversions rated it 11 years ago
Hello, Please!: Very Helpful Super Kawaii Characters from Japan is a tiny nonfiction book composed mostly of photographs of “working characters,” cute mascots for everything from toilet paper to police departments. I can't remember how I first heard about it, but the brightly colored cover was appea...
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