T. Sakurai was born 1950 in Tokyo. He got his Ph.D. in astronomy from the University of Tokyo, 1978.He has been Managing Editor of Solar Physics since 2006 and Assistant Director General of National Astronomical Observatory of Japan since 2004.

• The Hinode (Solar-B) Mission: An Overview.- Data Archive of the Hinode Mission.- The X-Ray Telescope (XRT) for the Hinode Mission.- The Hinode X-Ray Telescope (XRT): Camera Design, Performance and Operations.- The EUV Imaging Spectrometer for Hinode.- The Solar Optical Telescope for the Hinode Mission: An Overview.- The Solar Optical Telescope of Solar-B (Hinode): The Optical Telescope Assembly.- Image Stabilization System for Hinode (Solar-B) Solar Optical Telescope.- Polarization Calibration of the Solar Optical Telescope onboard Hinode.

T. Sakurai was born 1950 in Tokyo. He got his Ph.D. in astronomy from the University of Tokyo, 1978.He has been Managing Editor of Solar Physics since 2006 and Assistant Director General of National Astronomical Observatory of Japan since 2004.

• The Hinode (Solar-B) Mission: An Overview.- Data Archive of the Hinode Mission.- The X-Ray Telescope (XRT) for the Hinode Mission.- The Hinode X-Ray Telescope (XRT): Camera Design, Performance and Operations.- The EUV Imaging Spectrometer for Hinode.- The Solar Optical Telescope for the Hinode Mission: An Overview.- The Solar Optical Telescope of Solar-B (Hinode): The Optical Telescope Assembly.- Image Stabilization System for Hinode (Solar-B) Solar Optical Telescope.- Polarization Calibration of the Solar Optical Telescope onboard Hinode.

T. Sakurai was born 1950 in Tokyo. He got his Ph.D. in astronomy from the University of Tokyo, 1978.He has been Managing Editor of Solar Physics since 2006 and Assistant Director General of National Astronomical Observatory of Japan since 2004.

• The Hinode (Solar-B) Mission: An Overview.- Data Archive of the Hinode Mission.- The X-Ray Telescope (XRT) for the Hinode Mission.- The Hinode X-Ray Telescope (XRT): Camera Design, Performance and Operations.- The EUV Imaging Spectrometer for Hinode.- The Solar Optical Telescope for the Hinode Mission: An Overview.- The Solar Optical Telescope of Solar-B (Hinode): The Optical Telescope Assembly.- Image Stabilization System for Hinode (Solar-B) Solar Optical Telescope.- Polarization Calibration of the Solar Optical Telescope onboard Hinode.