About

Organization

Representative Director
Mari Maeda-Yamamoto
NARO Food Research Institute (NFRI)
Executive Researcher
Representative Vice Director
Jun Nishihira
Hokkaido Information University, President
Director
Fuminori Inagaki
Shimadzu Corporation, Executive Managing Director
Director
Shigenori Suzuki
Kagome Co., Ltd., General Manager, Diet & Well-being Research Institute
Director
Yasuhiro Takeda
Morinaga Milk Industry Co.,Ltd., Fellow, R&D Division
Director
Shigetoshi Nagasawa
Hakubaku Co., Ltd., President
Director
Kazuya Katada
Self-Care Food Council, Executive Secretary
Auditor
Masaaki Yoshihara
Shimadzu Corporation
Ebetsu Research Center Director
Naohito Ito

Directors (As of April 1, 2026)