Michiko Izumi is a Japanese financial planner and specialist in economic and consumer education. She is the director of the Children's Environment and Economic Education Laboratory. After serving at the Kyoto University Institute of Economic Research and Tottori University of Environmental Studies, she has devoted her career to promoting financial literacy and consumer education for both children and adults. In addition to delivering lectures nationwide, she has contributed to television and radio programs and has written and supervised numerous children's books and educational publications. Widely recognized for making economics and personal finance accessible to young readers, her notable works include "The Basics of Money You Were Afraid to Ask," "Let's Explore How Money Moves," "Introduction to Economics for 10-Year-Olds," and "My First Money Book: Learn Through Play."