Teruyuki Fukuda completed a master's degree at the Graduate School of Natural Sciences, Chiba University (1999). In the same year, he worked in Konica Co., Ltd. (currently Konica Minolta Co., Ltd.) in Hino-city, Tokyo. and after developing inkjet media, system parts, and inks, joined Kao Co., Ltd in Wakayama-city, Wakayama-prefecture. (2006) engaged in inkjet colorant and ink development.