1980 Uniersity of Tokyo Under Graduate, 1985 Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo Doctor Course (Ph.D. 1995), 1988 Research Associate, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology   University of Tokyo, 1994 Associate Professor, Tokyo Institite of Technology and promoted to full Professor in 2022.  1995 Award for Asahi Newspaper special non fiction book prize, winner, 2006 Suntory Prize for Humanities and Social Sciences, Winer, 2018-2013 President Japanese Society for STS, 2001-13 Science Adviser, Ministry of Education