Members

Trustee

Title	Name	Institute
Chairman	Michio IMAWARI	Emeritus Professor, Jichi Medical University Director, Institute for Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases, Shin-yurigaoka General Hospital
Trustee	Toshihiko OSAWA	Emeritus Professor, Nagoya University Visiting Professor, Faculty of Human Sciences, University of Human Arts and Sciences
Trustee	Rodrigo LIMA	President, Danone Japan Co., Ltd.
Trustee	Teiji NAKAMURA	President, Japan Dietetic Association Honorary President, Kanagawa University of Human Services

Director

Title	Name	Institute
President	Yasuyoshi OUCHI	Emeritus Professor, The University of Tokyo Honorary Director, Toranomon Hospital
Director	Makoto SHIMIZU	Emeritus Professor, The University of Tokyo
Director	Hisakazu IINO	Emeritus Professor, Showa Women’s University
Director	Katsumi IMAIZUMI	Emeritus Professor, kyushu University
Director	Yukari TAKEMI	Vice President, Professor, Kagawa Nutrition University
Director	Atsushi NAKAJIMA	Hospital Director, International University of Health and Welfare Atami Hospital
Director	Satoshi HACHIMURA	Vice Director, Research Center for Food Safety, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
Director	Beneace STEFFENS	Director, Research and Innovation, Danone Japan Co., Ltd.
Director	Nami FUJIMOTO	General Representative, Danone Institute of Japan Foundation

Auditor

Title	Name	Institute
Auditor	Kazutaka SHO	President & CEO, Zeisei Management Research Institute, Inc.

Scientific Council

Title	Name	Institute
Chairman	Toshihiko OSAWA	Emeritus Professor, Nagoya University Visiting Professor, Faculty of Human Sciences, University of Human Arts and Sciences
Vice-chairman	Teiji NAKAMURA	President, Japan Dietetic Association
Scientific Council	Hisakazu IINO	Emeritus Professor, Showa Women’s University
Scientific Council	Hiroshige ITAKURA	Director, IHL Shinagawa East One Medical Clinic
Scientific Council	Hideki ITO	Director, Local Independent Administrative Agency, Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital and Institute
Scientific Council	Katsumi IMAIZUMI	Emeritus Professor, kyushu University
Scientific Council	Michio IMAWARI	Emeritus Professor, Jichi Medical University Director, Institute for Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases, Shin-yurigaoka General Hospital
Scientific Council	Kazuhiro UENISHI	Professor, Laboratory of Physiological Nutrition, Kagawa Nutrition University
Scientific Council	Yasuyoshi OUCHI	Emeritus Professor, The University of Tokyo Honorary Director, Toranomon Hospital
Scientific Council	Yukio YAMORI	Director, Mukogawa Women’s University Institute for World Health Development
Scientific Council	Takashi KADOWAKI	Director, Toranomon Hospital
Scientific Council	Toshiaki SHIMIZU	Professor, Dept. of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine
Scientific Council	Makoto SHIMIZU	Emeritus Professor, University of Tokyo
Scientific Council	Yukari TAKEMI	Vice President, Professor, Kagawa Nutrition University
Scientific Council	Atsushi NAKAJIMA	Hospital Director, International University of Health and Welfare Atami Hospital
Scientific Council	Fusao TOMITA	Emeritus Professor, Hokkaido University
Scientific Council	Satoshi HACHIMURA	Vice Director, Research Center for Food Safety, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
Scientific Council	Jun KUNISAWA	Director, Microbial Research Center for Health and Medicine, National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition
Scientific Council	Satoshi NISHIDA	Administrator, Research Strategy and Promotion Division, Department of Research Strategy, Headquarters for Co-creative Future Sciences, Hiroshima University

Adviser

Title	Name	Institute
Honorary Adviser	Soichi ARAI	Visiting Professor, General Research Institute, Tokyo University of Agriculture
Honorary Adviser	Hiroshige ITAKURA	Professor Emeritus, Ibaraki Christian University
Honorary Adviser	Shuichi KIMURA	Professor Emeritus, Tohoku University
Honorary Adviser	Fusao TOMITA	Professor Emeritus, Hokkaido University
Honorary Adviser	Yukio YAMORI	Director, Mukogawa Women’s University Institute for World Health Development
Honorary Adviser	Tsuneo HIRAHARA	Honorary Adviser, Danone Institute of Japan Foundation
Honorary Adviser	Takashi KADOWAKI	Director, Toranomon Hospital
Adviser	Toshiaki TAKANO	Adviser, Danone Institute of Japan Foundation

As of February, 2026