Background
Katase, Takafumi was born on November 9, 1930 in Osaka, Japan. Son of Shigehisa and Satsuki Katase.
construction engineering company executive
Katase, Takafumi was born on November 9, 1930 in Osaka, Japan. Son of Shigehisa and Satsuki Katase.
Master Engineering, Kyoto University, 1953. Diploma, Rys. Training Center, Tokyo, 1954. Diploma, Foreign Affairs Training Center, Tokyo, 1968.
Doctor in Engineering, Nagoya University, 1986.
Chief new line section construction division Japanese National Rys., Tokyo, 1971-1973, director installations Tokyo-South division, 1973-1975, general director Osaka construction division, 1978-1981. General director railway Banana-Kinsyasa Installations Organization, Kinshasa, Zaire, 1976-1978. Instructor Osaka University, 1978-1981.
Director Osaka Terminal Building Company Ltd., 1979-1981. Director, chief engineer Ibara Railway Company Ltd., Japan, 1986-1992, president Japan, since 1992. Executive managing director Chuo Fukken Consultant Company Ltd., Osaka, since 1986.
Member steering committee Organization of European Cooperation and Development Advisory Committee on Tunneling, Paris, 1969-1970, International Symposium on Railway Cybernetics, Paris, 1968-1970. Member consultant group Osaka/Kyoto/Kobe High Speed Transit System, Osaka, 1978-1981. Director Infrastructure Development Institute, Japan.
Founder National Federation Soft Tennis, Zaire, 1978. Member Japan Society Civil Engineers. (honorary; past president Kansai division), Japan Society Soil Mechanics (past president Kansai division), Japan Railway Engineering Association, Japan Metropole Congress, International Federation Consultant Engineers, Association Japanese Consultant Engineers, Japan International Civil Engineering Association (vice-chairman, president Kinki branch, Ozawa award 1983), Japanese Geotechnical Society, Japan Runway Engineering Association, Rotary Club (Osaka North division).
Lodges: Rotary.
Married Tomoko Tanaka, November 3, 1955. Children: Yukiko, Hirofumi.