Akira Akamatsu,Esq.

 Akira Akamatsu, Esq. served at the National Tax Agency (NTA) National Office and the Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau from 1975 to 1990. His last position was as a NTA International Examination Section Chief. Akamatsu has published articles widely in major Japanese and international tax journals and lectured both in Japan and overseas. He was honored with a special award from the Japanese Tax Institute for his book International Tax Principles and Japanese International Tax Law (Zeimu Kenkyukai, 2001).