When it came time to find employment, I set my sights on becoming an engineer at a home electronics manufacturer, a field that was closely related to my major at university.

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

When it came time to find employment, I set my sights on becoming an engineer at a home electronics manufacturer, a field that was closely related to my major at university.

However, the occasional visit of success provides just the excitement an engineer needs to face work the following day.

The Faculty of Technology of Tohoku University is renowned for its tradition of practical studies.

My grandmother valued even the smallest of things.

In such an environment, I was able to study things that could be of immediate usefulness to the world. That learning experience undoubtedly served me well when I eventually entered the work force.