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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

My grandmother valued even the smallest of things.