Background

Takebe, Shun-Ichi was born on November 25, 1938 in Osaka, Japan. Son of Shinpachirô and Kimie (Hayashi) Takebe.

Education

Bachelor of Liberal Arts, University Tokyo, 1961.

Career

Science editor The Asahi Shimbun, Tokyo, Japan, 1983-1988, editorial writer Japan, 1988-1999, advisor Japan, 1999—2000.

Achievements

• Shun-Ichi Takebe has been listed as a noteworthy science journalist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of History of Science Society of Japan, Japanese Association Science and Technology Journalists (chairman).

Interests

• Avocations: tennis, Mozart, sky-watching.

Connections

Married Hiroko Fukunaga, June 12, 1964. Children: Kôtaro, Yôko.

Father:

Shinpachirô Takebe

Mother:

Kimie (Hayashi) Takebe

Spouse:

Hiroko Fukunaga

child:

Kôtaro Takebe

child:

Yôko Takebe