Hiroo Yamagata is a Japanese author, critic, economist, and translator.
Education
University of Tokyo.
Career
He translated some important works in computer technology such as "The Cathedral and the Bazaar" by Eric South. Raymond, "Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace" by Lawrence Lessig into Japanese.
Achievements
He is also the founder and chairman of Project Sugita Genpaku, which is a volunteer effort to translate free content texts into Japanese.