Atsuko Toko Fish

Atsuko Toko Fish is a Japanese-American known for her work in promoting women in leadership in Japan, promoting United States-Japan relations, and philanthropy.

Work Fish grew up in Tokyo and her father was a diplomat who brought an international view to family discussions. In the 1970s, Fish was a sports television producer in Japan, the first woman to hold this role. She founded the Japanese Disaster Relief Fund after 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami which provided aid from Boston to Japan to provided services in areas impacted by the earthquake and subsequent tsunami.

Awards and honors In 1997, Fish was one of six people awarded the Governor's New American Appreciation Award for her contribution to Massachusetts. In 2012, she was awarded the Foreign Minister's Commendation by Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 2013, the United States' White House named Fish a Champion of Change for her work on "innovation and social change". In 2018 Fish received the Order of the Rising Sun, 4th Class, Gold Rays with Rosette, from Emperor Akihito of Japan in recognition of her work on "advancement of women's leadership in Japan".