Hector Garcia

Hector Garcia was born in Alicante, Spain in 1981. After graduating from college with a master’s degree in software engineering, Garcia moved to Japan where he was involved in developing voice recognition software. Much of the technology that Garcia created was later used for Silicon Valley startups including the highly-popular social media site, Twitter.

In addition to Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life, Garcia is also well-known for authoring A Geek in Japan, which became a national bestseller in the country. 

Garcia is the creator of the blog kirainet, which was the inspiration behind A Geek in Japan.