Background
Ihara, Hirokazu was born on January 17, 1937 in Nagano, Japan. Son of Hiroji and Haruno (Takanashi) Ihara.
Ihara, Hirokazu was born on January 17, 1937 in Nagano, Japan. Son of Hiroji and Haruno (Takanashi) Ihara.
B. Engineering, Shinsyu University, Nagano, 1959. D. Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 1987.
Engineer, Ohmika Works, Hitachi (Japan) Ltd., 1959-1969; senior engineer, Ohmika Works, Hitachi (Japan) Ltd., 1969-1976; senior researcher, Systems Development Laboratory Hitachi, Kawasaki, Japan, 1976-1977; chief researcher, Systems Development Laboratory Hitachi, Kawasaki, Japan, 1977-1980; department manager, Systems Development Laboratory Hitachi, Kawasaki, Japan, 1980-1983; deputy general manager, Systems Development Laboratory Hitachi, Kawasaki, Japan, 1983-1986; senior chief engineer space systems division, Hitachi, Yokohama, Japan, 1986-1992; chief engineer corporation technical, Hitachi, Tokyo, 1992-1993; board director, senior chief engineer, Hitachi Medical Corporation, Tokyo, 1993-1995; board directors, senior engineer, chief engineer, Hitachi Medical Corporation, Tokyo, 1995-1997; professor, International U. Health & Welfare, Tochigi, Japan, since 1997. Visiting professor Self Defense Academy of Japan, Yokosuka, 1987-1991, Shinsyu U., Nagano, Japan, since 1997.
Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Member American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (senior ), IFIP WG104 (vice chair).
Married Atsuko Kanda, October 12, 1963. Children: Izumi, Takeshi, Mariko.