When I first joined NTT, I was conducting research on how typhoons, rising temperatures, snow, and other symptoms of climate change affect communication equipment. More recently, I have been evaluating failure risk of communication equipment, and researching more efficient equipment maintenance methods based on those evaluations.

The most memorable moment in my career was when technology I had developed was first put to use at a business firm. Of course I was happy just to have my technology adopted, but there was also a point I had to reflect on as a professional. Because I had taken all the time I wanted to feel personally satisfied with my research, the firm I presented my technology to ended up telling me “If only you had come a little earlier, we could have started using your technology this year!EThoroughly investigating new technology is certainly important, but I also should have based my timing on the firm's needs and plans, in anticipation of industrializing my technology. That said, I felt that NTT Laboratories had connected me with the rest of the world through the firm that adopted my technology.