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

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

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

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

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.

From my father, I learned the importance of working sincerely at things to which I had committed myself, and to persevere untiringly even in the face of little progress.

My grandmother valued even the smallest of things.