He did not have the chance to remain at the university to become a researcher as he only ranked 8th in his graduating class, but went on to help out his father's clinic, all the time dreaming of visiting Germany as an overseas student with the Ministry of Education.
卒業席次が8番であり、大学に残って研究者になる道が閉ざされたものの、文部科学省派遣留学生としてドイツに行く希望を持ちながら、父の病院を手伝っていた。