Background
Kanada, Tohru was born on December 27, 1956 in Ibogawa-Cho, Hyogo, Japan. Son of Hirokazu Kanada.
Mechanical engineering educator
Kanada, Tohru was born on December 27, 1956 in Ibogawa-Cho, Hyogo, Japan. Son of Hirokazu Kanada.
Bachelor Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 1979. Master Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 1981. Doctor Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 1984.
Lecturer, Kanto Gakuin U., Yokohama, Japan, 1984-1987; assistant professor, Kanto Gakuin U., Yokohama, Japan, 1987-1997; professor mechanic engineering, Kanto Gakuin U., Yokohama, Japan, since 1997. Visiting researcher King's College, London.
Member Japan Society Design Engineering (vice president since 2007, Research Paper award 1986, 93), Japan Society Precision Engineering, Japan Society Mechanical Engineering (Hatakeyama award 1977).
Married Emiko Harada, April 29, 1984. Children: Hideaki, Yoshiyuki.