[6] She was the head of the International Cooperation Department (ICD) in the Japanese Ministry of Justice between 2009 and 2010.

[7] Akane reports to valuing the ability of judicial systems in preventing people from reoffending.

[3] In 20 March 2023, Russia initiated a criminal investigation against Akane, Rosario Salvatore Aitala and Sergio Gerardo Ugalde Godinez in response to an arrest warrant issued on 17 March 2023 against its president Vladimir Putin for the unlawful deportations of Ukrainian children to Russia during the Russian-Ukrainian war.

[12][13][14] In July, 2023, the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs issued a warrant for her arrest.

"[17] In March 2024 she was elected President of the International Criminal Court for the term 2024–2027 by the judges of the ICC.