Akiko Wilson, originally from Hiroshima, Japan, is a graduate of Kitakyushu University, and certified in Japan as a teacher of English. She was a Team-Translator for the Hiroshima book, The Meaning of Survival, and is CoDirector of the Hiroshima PhotoPanorama Project in the United States. She earned an M.A. degree from Illinois State University in Political Science, with a specialization in international relations.