Naoko Yamazaki made a career in technology at a time when the terms of that career were still being set.
The record lists Naoko Yamazaki as Japanese astronaut (1970-).
Naoko Yamazaki was born at Matsudo in 1970. Her recorded nationality is Japan. She was educated at University of Tokyo and Ochanomizu Women's University High School.
Modern careers are conducted in public and at speed, with reputations formed and revised far faster than the work itself changes.
She worked as astronaut, engineer and visiting professor.
Her affiliations include Joshibi University of Art and Design and National Space Development Agency.
Technology is judged by adoption: an invention nobody uses is a curiosity.
Her work was formally recognised with the Young Global Leaders.
Working from Japan shaped what was possible - the audiences within reach, the institutions that would have her, the language the work first appeared in.
Naoko Yamazaki is still at work, and the final assessment has not been made - the ordinary condition of a living career.
Achievements
- Affiliated with Joshibi University of Art and Design and National Space Development Agency
- Educated at University of Tokyo, Ochanomizu Women's University High School and University of Maryland
- Worked as astronaut, engineer and visiting professor
