Akinori is an internationally acclaimed and multiple awards winning multimedia artist from Japan. His credits include winning the New Talent Competition Award at MILIA (International Multi-media Fair in France) in 2001. After serving as a guest lecturer in University of Art and Design Lausanne / Switzerland, he returned to Japan and has been actively involved in the Japanese art scene, illustrations and advertisements with Mitsubishi Electric, Uniqlo, Coca Cola Japan etc. In recent years, his works have widely spanned across the whole Asian countries, China mainland, South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand. In 2022 the official invitation by the European Capital of Culture - Novi Sad 2022 Serbia, and the guest residency program of France National Center of Graphisme - Le Signe Chaumont.