Managing Director, PwC Tax Japan
Akemi specializes in tax consulting for financial institutions/real estate companies, supporting her clients with the development of various investment funds and financial products. She has 30 years of experience as advisor dedicated to serving fund managers (traditional, alternative, real estate, hedge and private equity), advising on both inbound and outbound strategies for tax effective market entry, distribution arrangements and investment structuring.
Akemi is an active participant in tax policy discussions, advising as well as attending workshops and committees sponsored by government agencies and industry associations.
Akemi has authored various articles and books on the tax treatment of investment structures, JREITs, cross-border securitization and on topical financial services tax issues. Akemi is a member of the Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants (CPA) and Japanese Licensed Tax Accountant (LTA) Association. She is a graduate of the Law Faculty of Kyoto University.