Background
Higashi, Masatake was born on July 8, 1945 in Hiroshima, Japan. Son of Tadashi and Yukiko (Nakamura) Higashi.
Higashi, Masatake was born on July 8, 1945 in Hiroshima, Japan. Son of Tadashi and Yukiko (Nakamura) Higashi.
Bachelor of Engineering, University Tokyo, 1968. DrEngring, University Tokyo, 1986.
Engineer, Toyota Motor Corporation, Toyota, Japan, 1968-1976; assistant manager, Toyota Motor Corporation, Toyota, Japan, 1976-1983; manager, Toyota Motor Corporation, Toyota, Japan, 1983-1986; associate professor, Toyota Technological Institute, 1986-1992; professor, Toyota Technological Institute, since 1992.
Member Japan Society Mechanical Engineers (Technological prize 1987), Japan Society for Precision Engineering (award 1994), Information Processing Society Japan.
Married Miyoko Nakamoto. 1 child, Naho.