Background
Kyotani, Yoshihiro was born on January 24, 1926 in Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan. Son of Moichi and Yoshie Kyotani.
Kyotani, Yoshihiro was born on January 24, 1926 in Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan. Son of Moichi and Yoshie Kyotani.
Bachelor of Engineering, Kyoto (Japan) University, 1948. Engineer, Japanese National Rys., Kobe,1948-1959, assistant rolling stock department, Tokyo, 1962-1966, chief train operation operating division, Takasaki, 1966-1968, deputy director department technical development, Tokyo, 1968-1976, director, 1976-1983, advisor, 1983-1987. President TECHNOVA, Tokyo, 1987-1989, chairman 1989-1995.
President ATTECH, Tokyo, 1995.
Assistant railway administrator Ministry of Transport, Tokyo, 1959-1961, advisor, 1970-1981. Instructor Kyoto University, 1975-1978.
Advisor Science and Technology Agency, Tokyo, 1980-1992, Meitec Company, 1984-1991, Otsuka Electronics Limited company, 1985-1993, Japan Center Railway Company, 1988-1997. Director Japan Ship and Ocean Foundation, 1987.
Guest professor Zhejiang University, 1997.
Engineer Japanese National Rys., Kobe, 1948-1959, assistant rolling stock department Tokyo, 1962-1966, chief train operation operating division Takasaki, 1966-1968, deputy director department technical development Tokyo, 1968-1976, director, 1976-1983, advisor, 1983-1987. President TECHNOVA, 1987-1989, chairman, 1989-1995. President ATTECH, since 1995.
Assistant railway administrator Ministry of Transport, Tokyo, 1959-1961, advisor, 1970-1981. Instructor Kyoto University, 1975-1978. Advisor Science and Technology Agency, Tokyo, 1980-1992, Meitec Company, 1984-1991, Otsuka Electronics Limited company, 1985-1993, Japan Center Railway Company, 1988-1997, Seattle Colleges East-Asia Network, since 1999.
Director Japan Ship and Ocean Foundation, 1987-1999, Agro-Create 21 Foundation, since 1999. Guest professor Zhejiang University, since 1997.
Councilor Gakushikai, since 1993. Member Institute Electrical Engineers Japan, Cryogenic Association Japan (director 1972-1988, councilor since 1988), Japan Macro-Engineers Society (vice chairman 1985-1999), Railway Mechatronics Association (director since 1994).
Married Utako, May 12, 1949. Children: Hisako, Shigeru, Yuko.