Koichi Tanaka

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

— Koichi Tanaka

From my father, I learned the importance of working sincerely at things to which I had committed myself, and to persevere untiringly…

— Koichi Tanaka

In such an environment, I was able to study things that could be of immediate usefulness to the world. That learning experience…

— Koichi Tanaka

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

— Koichi Tanaka

I suppose the reason I chose electrical engineering was because I had always been interested in electricity, involving myself in such projects…

— Koichi Tanaka

Upon receiving my notification of acceptance to the university, my parents noticed that they were obliged to submit to the university, among…

— Koichi Tanaka

I cannot say that I was a particularly diligent student, especially during the lower grades.

— Koichi Tanaka

When it came time to find employment, I set my sights on becoming an engineer at a home electronics manufacturer, a field…

— Koichi Tanaka

My grandmother valued even the smallest of things.

— Koichi Tanaka

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

— Koichi Tanaka

The thought grew strong in me that since I had gone to the trouble of being born, I might as well be…

— Koichi Tanaka

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

— Koichi Tanaka

Find your own dream! Keep this dream and take good care of it and then sometime you will accomplish something [and feel…

— Koichi Tanaka

The tenacious character I've possessed since I was a small child propelled me to successfully meet this challenge, and I was able…

— Koichi Tanaka

“Progress in science is guided by a sense of curiosity, or the desire to discover what is currently unknown. On the other…

— Koichi Tanaka

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

— Koichi Tanaka