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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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