Akemi Tanaka

Akemi Tanaka is a writer, lecturer and consultant on Japanese culture based in London. As the daughter of an old samurai family, Akemi grew up immersed in the traditional arts and culture of Japan. Her name in Japanese means “Bright and beautiful”.

In addition to her university education, Akemi attended the Tchiyoda Gakuin Finishing School, where she formally studied Occidental and Oriental etiquette. She is active in the worlds of business, diplomacy, education and the arts where she strives to combine traditional beliefs, such as Bushido, with the best of modern technology and ideas.

Since coming to the UK, Akemi formed the charity Aid For Japan - a charity designed to support Japanese orphans of the 2011 earthquake/tsunami tragedy.

Akemi is also the author of The Power of Chowa, a book which explores the Japanese concept of chowa, often translated as 'harmony', but more accurately means 'the search for balance'.