He is from Tokyo, Japan, though his mother gave birth to him in Hiroshima to escape intensifying air raids during World War II.
He graduated from Waseda University with a bachelor's degree in Applied Chemistry.
Fukui worked on the CVCC (Compound Vortex Controlled Combustion) engine as his first project at Honda to reduce toxic exhaust emissions.
The CVCC, which became the base for the Honda Civic car, became the first vehicle to comply with the 1975 U.S. Clean Air Act without a catalytic converter.
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