Career
He is best known for his plays, books, and short stories for children. He visited the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics in 1927 for the celebrations of the tenth anniversary of the revolution. In January 1931 he helped found the national organization, Japana Prolet-Esperantista Unio (JPEU), with about 150 members, and with Akita as president
He translated Eroshenko"s writings into Japanese, and wrote a textbook on Esperanto.
The rise of militarism in Japan led to difficulties for Akita. In the autumn of 1933 he was detained for several weeks, and forced to write a long statement about his activities.
Nevertheless, he continued to work, founding a magazine the next year, Teatoro (named after the Esperanto word for theatre), which still exists. He joined the New Cooperative Theatre (Shinkyō Gekidan) but its activities were limited because it was no longer safe to stage plays with political themes.
The JPEU was shut down by the police.
He died in 1962. A museum in his hometown was opened in 1979.