Given the current global racial and religious tensions, it may sound utopian to envision a world in which people of diverse nationalities and cultural backgrounds live in peace and harmony by honoring the differences of others.

For Ikuko Atsumi, however, this is not a wild dream but a distinct possibility, providing we change our mind-set and accommodate a paradigm shift.

Atsumi is not just a dreamer but a committed activist. Currently, she is embarking on a project to promote "global education" for children in Japan by applying her 25-year experience and knowhow in global business training in the United States.