Michiko Tanaka. PhD in History from Princeton University. She has a Master's degree in Oriental Studies from El Colegio de México, and a Bachelor's degree in History, from the Universidad de la Amistad de los Pueblos.

She has been a Professor at the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters (UNAM), Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences, Faculty of Economics (UNAM), Chapingo Autonomous University, Wako University, FLACSO (Costa Rica), Center for Studies on Asia and Oceania (Cuba ), Universidad de los Andes (Colombia), Universidad de Keio (Japan), Universidad Nacional de Colombia and is currently a Professor-Researcher at CEAA.