He was born in Nakano in Tokyo in 1931.[4] He graduated from the University of Tokyo. He became a Doctor of Engineering in 1972.[5] He was president of the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology[6] and vice-president of Kubota corporation. While vice-president of Kubota, he also served as chairperson of a committee of the Science Council of Japan.[7] On April 19, 2019, wh