MEMBERS

MEMBERS OF THE TRUSTEES

Name	Institution
Shuichi KIMURA	Professor Emeritus, Tohoku University
Soichi ARAI	Visiting Professor, General Research Institute, Tokyo University of Agriculture
Hiroshige ITAKURA	Professor Emeritus, Ibaraki Christian University
Fusao TOMITA	Professor Emeritus, Hokkaido University
Yukio YAMORI	Director, Mukogawa Women’s University Institute for World Health Development
Luis MAIA	President and Representative Director, Danone Japan Co., Ltd.
Kazumi HASEGAWA	Director, Corporate Affairs, Danone Japan Co., Ltd.

MEMBERS OF THE DIRECTORS

Name	Institution
Michio IMAWARI	Director, Institute for Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases, Shin-yurigaoka General Hospital
Hisakazu IINO	Professor, Life Mechanism Research Course, Showa Women’s University Graduate School
Toshihiko OSAWA	Affiliate Professor, Department of Nutritional Science, Aich Gakuin University
Takashi KADOWAKI	Professor, Department of Nutrition and Metabolism, The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine
Akira MATSUI	Specially appointed professor, St. Luke’s International University
Teiji NAKAMURA	President, Kanagawa University of Human Services
Duc Nguyen	R&D Director, Danone Japan Co., Ltd.
Toshiaki TAKANO	Exective Director, Danone Institute of Japan Foundation

AUDITOR

Name	Institution
Kazutaka SHO	Corporate Officer, INSTITUTE OF TAX & MANAGEMENT GROUP Tax Accountant Corporation

MEMBERS OF THE SCIENTIFIC COUNCIL

Name	Institution
Hiroshige ITAKURA	Professor Emeritus, Ibaraki Christian University
Hisakazu IINO	Professor, Life Mechanism Research Course, Showa Women’s University Graduate School
Hideki ITO	Director, Local Independent Administrative Agency, Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital and Institute
Katsumi IMAIZUMI	President, Kurume Institute of Technology
Michio IMAWARI	Director, Institute for Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases, Shin-yurigaoka General Hospital
Kazuhiro UENISHI	Professor, Laboratory of Physiological Nutrition, Kagawa Nutrition University
Yasuyoshi OUCHI	Director, Toranomon Hospital
Toshihiko OSAWA	Affiliate Professor, Department of Nutritional Science, Aichi Gakuin University
Takashi KADOWAKI	Professor, Department of Nutrition and Metabolism, The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine
Makoto SHIMIZU	Professor, Department of Nutritional Science, Faculty of Applied Bio-Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture
Fusao TOMITA	Professor Emeritus, Hokkaido University
Kunio TORII	Chief Executive Officer, Torii Nutrient-Stasis Institute Inc.
Atsushi Nakajima	Professor, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Yokohama City University School of Medicine
Teiji NAKAMURA	President, Kanagawa University of Human Services
Satoshi HACHIMURA	Vice Director, Research Center for Food Safety, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
Akira MATSUI	Specially appointed Professor, St. Luke’s International Hospital
Yukio YAMORI	Director, Mukogawa Women’s University Institute for World Health Development
Satoshi NISHIDA	Senior Manager, R&D, Danone Japan Co., Ltd.
Tsuneo HIRAHARA	Former Senior Adviser, Danone Institute of Japan Foundation
Toshiaki TAKANO	Exective Director, Danone Institute of Japan Foundation