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Tajiri frequently cut classes and nearly did not graduate high school. This confused and upset his parents. His father attempted to get him a job at The Tokyo Electric Power Company, but Tajiri declined to take the position. He took make-up classes and eventually earned his high school diploma Tajiri did not attend college but instead attended a two-year technical degree program at the Tokyo National College of Technology, where he majored in electronics and computer science
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He was born in Tokyo Japan. Tajiri was born on August 28, 1965, in Tokyo. Tajiri grew up in Machida, Tokyo, which at the time still maintained a rural atmosphere.
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As a child, Tajiri enjoyed insect collectingas a hobby, which would be an inspiration for his later video game work. Other children called him "Dr. Bug", and he wanted to become an entomologist. As the urban areas of Japan spread and more land was paved over, habitats for hunting bugs were lost. Tajiri wanted his games to allow children to have the feeling of catching and collecting creatures as he had. The character of Ash Ketchum (named Satoshi in Japan.)
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Tajiri first conceived the idea of Pokémon in 1990. At age 17, Tajiri began writing and editing a fanzine called Game Freak from 1981 to 1986, focusing on the arcade game scene.
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