Hiroko Yoda: Eight Million Ways to Happiness

Natasha Mitchell is a multi-award-winning journalist, presenter of ABC Radio National's flagship show Big Ideas, was founding host and producer of blockbuster radio show and trailblazing podcast All in the Mind for a decade, and of Science Friction — awarded Best Science and Medicine podcast at the Australian Podcast Awards. She presented the popular daily show Life Matters for four years, served as vice president of the World Federation of Science Journalists, and was a recipient of the prestigious MIT Knight Fellowship, amongst other accolades, including the overall Grand Prize and four Gold World Medals at the New York Radio Festivals.

Hiroko Yoda is a certified historian of Shinto culture. Raised in Japan, she earned a master's degree from American University in Washington, D.C., and then founded AltJapan, an agency specializing in cultural adaptation of entertainment content.

Her articles have appeared in the New York Times, The New Yorker, and more; she has also collaborated with CNN, PBS, and the BBC.

Eight Million Ways to Happiness is the result of a personal and professional journey spanning more than ten years, during which she reconnected with her Japanese roots. She lives in Tokyo.