“Sensei”
— A term of respect and honor collectively bestowed by the Yahoo! Japan team

“He constantly inspires everyone around him to bring out their best.”
— Arkiti Singhal, Engineer

“He brings an admirable mixture of creativity and hard work to every problem he approaches.”
— Norm Walsh, Engineer 

“He took personal time to work with me to help better my understanding of design patterns and improve code structures; making me a stronger developer and team member. I’ve since used this knowledge throughout my work here and now have a better foundation to stand on for future projects.”
— Scott Brooks, Engineer

“He earned much respect and appreciation from the Yahoo! Japan Mobile team, so much so that the Japan team started calling him the honorific ‘Sensei'”
— Aya Taketomi, Project Manager

“M.Joel is a deep thinker and innovator – he has a knack of coming up with novel solutions.”
— Amit Kumar, Entrepreneur