Background
Kihara, Masahiko was born on March 14, 1935 in Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan. Son of Kosuke and Hiroko (Kubo) Kihara.
Kihara, Masahiko was born on March 14, 1935 in Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan. Son of Kosuke and Hiroko (Kubo) Kihara.
Student, National Defense Academy, Yokosuka, Japan, 1957. Master in Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan, 1962. Doctor in Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan, 1966.
Officer Ground Self Defense Force, Yokosuka, 1957-1970. Lecturer electrical engineering National Defense Academy, 1967-1970, associate professor, 1970-1983, professor, 1983-2000. Retired, 2000.
Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Institute Navigation, Japan Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences.
Married Hiro Kagawa, October 6, 1966. Two children.