Education
| 1948 | Graduated, Faculty of Engineering, Tohoku University |
| 1960 | Doctor of Engineering, Tohoku University |
Professional
| 1953-1954 | Research Assistant, Research Institute of Electrical Communication, Tohoku University |
| 1954-1962 | Assistant Professor, Research Institute of Electrical Communication, Tohoku University |
| 1962-1990 | Professor, Research Institute of Electrical Communication, Tohoku University |
| 1968-2004 | Director, Semiconductor Research Institute, Semiconductor Research Foundation |
| 1983-1986 | Director, Research Institute of Electrical Communication, Tohoku University |
| 1989-1990 | Director, Research Institute of Electrical Communication, Tohoku University |
| 1990(Mar.) | Retirement from Tohoku University |
| 1990(Apr.)- | Emeritus Professor, Tohoku University |
| 1990-1996 | President, Tohoku University |
| 1996-2002(Mar.) | Project Leader, Sendai Research Center, Telecommunications Advancement Organization of Japan |
| 1997-present | Director, Tohoku Independent Comprehensive Training Center |
| 1997-present | Honorary President, Miyagi University |
| 1998-2005 | President, Iwate Prefectural University |
| 2000-present | Chairman, Japan Atomic Industrial Forum, Inc. |
| 2002-present | President, The Engineering Academy of Japan, Inc. |
| 2004-present | Honorary Director, Semiconductor Research Institute, Semiconductor Research Foundation |
| 2005-present | President, Tokyo Metropolitan University |
Award and Conferment
| 1974 | Japan Academy Prize |
| 1983 | Person of Cultural Merits (Bunka-Korosha) conferred from Japanese Government |
| 1983 | Jack A. Morton Award from Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE, U.S.A.) |
| 1986 | Honda Prize from Honda Foundation (International Prize) |
| 1989 | The International Organization of Crystal Growth (IOCG) Laudise Prize |
| 1989 | The Order of Cultural Merits (Bunka-Kunsho) conferred from Japanese Emperor |
| 2000 | IEEE Edison Medal (IEEE, U.S.A.) |
| 2002 | The First Order of Merit conferred from Japanese Emperor |
| *2002 | IEEE Jun-ichi Nishizawa Medal was decided (IEEE, U.S.A.)] |
Academic Activity and Honorary Membership
| 1988 | Foreign Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences |
| 1989 | Honorary Doctor's degree of Natural Science from Humboldt University, Berlin |
| 1994 | Foreign Member of the Polish Academy of Sciences |
| 1995 | Member of the Japan Academy |
| 1996 | Honorary Foreign Member of the Korean Academy of Science and Technology |
| 2002 | Foreign Member of the Yugoslav Academy of Engineering |
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