astronomy

Nobuo Tanaka

Nobuo Tanaka is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Nobuo Tanaka rather than just read about it. In short: Nobuo Tanaka (田中伸男, Tanaka Nobuo; born 3 March 1950) is a Japanese official and the former Executive Director of the International Energy Agency. Biography He was born on 3 March 1950 in Japan.

Key takeaways

Nobuo Tanaka belongs to astronomy; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Nobuo Tanaka to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Nobuo Tanaka from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Nobuo Tanaka (田中伸男, Tanaka Nobuo; born 3 March 1950) is a Japanese official and the former Executive Director of the International Energy Agency.

Biography He was born on 3 March 1950 in Japan. He graduated from the University of Tokyo in the field of economics in 1972, and has an MBA from Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (1979). In 1973 he began his career with the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan (METI). In 1989 he joined the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) as the Deputy-Director for Science, Technology and Industry, and served in 1991–1995 as the Director for Science, Technology and Industry. In 1995 he returned to METI where he served as Director for Industrial Finance Division and as Director for Policy Planning and Coordination Division. In 1998–2000 he was posted at the Embassy of Japan in Washington, D.C., as Minister for Energy, Trade and Industry. After returning to Japan in 2000 he took a post of the Executive Vice President for the Research Institute of Economy Trade and Industry, and in 2002–2004 the post of the Director-General for the Multilateral Trade System Department of METI. From 16 August 2004 to 31 August 2007 Nobuo Tanaka was the Director for Science, Technology and Industry at the OECD, and head of the internal OECD Steering Group for the Centre for Entrepreneurship. On 1 September 2007 he succeeded Claude Mandil as the Executive Director of the IEA. On 1 September 2011, he was succeeded in this role by the Former Minister of Economic Affairs of the Netherlands, Maria van der Hoeven. Since September 2011 he is Global Associate for Energy Security and Sustainability at the Institute for Energy Economics, Japan ("Eneken") in Tokyo. He is also a professor at the Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Tokyo. He is also a fellow at the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University in New York where he has given lectures on subjects like Post Fukushima energy policy, the Shale revolution and energy security, China energy and sustainability, and the Integral Fast Reactor during frequent weekly visits to the Columbia Morningside campus each academic semester. He is a vocal advocate for advanced nuclear energy for Japan and international cooperation between Japan and the Republic of Korea to build the first commercial Integral Fast Reactor in the world. On May 28, 2014 he hosted the Global Leader Program for Social Design and Management (GSDM) 15th Platform Seminar, The 79th Public Policy Seminar at the University of Tokyo (title: "Peaceful and Safer Use of Nuclear Power: Role of Integral Fast Reactor"). His research paper on the role of the Integral Fast Reactor was published in January 2017. Nobuo Tanaka is married and has two children.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Nobuo Tanaka

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Nobuo Tanaka claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Nobuo Tanaka before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Nobuo Tanaka ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Nobuo Tanaka

In research: Nobuo Tanaka appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Nobuo Tanaka in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Nobuo Tanaka is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1950 births, Academic staff of the University of Tokyo, Academics from Kanagawa Prefecture, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Nobuo Tanaka outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Nobuo Tanaka in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Nobuo Tanaka means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
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Frequently asked questions

What is Nobuo Tanaka in simple terms?

Nobuo Tanaka (田中伸男, Tanaka Nobuo; born 3 March 1950) is a Japanese official and the former Executive Director of the International Energy Agency. Biography He was born on 3 March 1950 in Japan.

Why does Nobuo Tanaka matter?

Because it connects several astronomy ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Nobuo Tanaka?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Nobuo Tanaka.