is a popular expert on

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and a business

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(former president of HAPPY PRINT), born in

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, Japan. After graduating from University in 1973, she went to the

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in order to study psychotherapy at the

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. Once she has advised U.S. President

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at the

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summit in 1990.
She also has held prominent positions such as counsellor for

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(JAXA). She has published some books about business and family therapy. In April 2009 she assumed the Director of International Center of Tokyo Metropolitan University.
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Bibliography

Nakagami has authored two books: *''Therapy like Prelude ~ Family therapist is a conductor for the family to make harmony of the heart'' (2009) *''Published account by Akiko Nakagami'' (2005)

References

External links

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* ttp://www.universal.tmu.ac.jp/en/ Tokyo Metropolitan university international center
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