Background
Honda, Yutaka was born on November 13, 1929 in Tokyo. Son of Jiro and Kikuko (Kusama) Honda.
Honda, Yutaka was born on November 13, 1929 in Tokyo. Son of Jiro and Kikuko (Kusama) Honda.
Doctor of Medicine, University Tokyo, 1955. Doctor of Philosophy, University Tokyo, 1959.
Assistant University Tokyo, 1959-1969, associate professor, 1969-1985. Superintendent Seiwa Hospital, Tokyo, since 1985. Instructor Albany (New York ) Medical College, 1961-1962.
Research fellow St. Louis University, 1962-1963. Managing director Neuropsychiat. Research Institute, Tokyo, 1985-1997, director-in-chief, since 1997.
Member Japanese Association Mental Health (managing director since 1989), Japan Narcolepsy Association (founding advisor since 1967), American Academy Sleep Medicine, Japan Society Sleep Research, New York Academy of Sciences.
Married Kuniko Nakamura, April 23, 1961. Children: Makoto, Akiko, Yoko, Tohru.