I cannot say that I was a particularly diligent student, especially during the lower grades.

In 1978, I entered Tohoku University, into the Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Technology.

I suppose the reason I chose electrical engineering was because I had always been interested in electricity, involving myself in such projects as building radios from the time I was a child.

My natural mother died one month after I was born, apparently due to giving birth at an advanced age.

Most of the work performed by a development engineer results in failure.

My grandmother valued even the smallest of things.

The tenacious character I've possessed since I was a small child propelled me to successfully meet this challenge, and I was able to safely gain acceptance to the university of my choice.