Committees

[Editorial board]

Director:

Noriyuki IWABUCHI	(Chairperson)
Keita NISHIYAMA	(Vice chairperson)
Mihoko MOTO	(Editorial secretary)

Member:

Kensuke ARAKAWA	Okayama University
Shinji SAKATA	Asahi Quality & Innovations, Ltd
Naoto TANAKA	Tokyo University of Agriculture
Akira TSUJI	Takasaki University of Health and Welfare
Masanori TOHNO	National Agriculture and Food Research Organization
Mahoko HAMURA	Yakult Honsha Co.,Ltd.
Hiroto MORITA	Asahi Quality & Innovations, Ltd.

[Bioscience of Microbiota, Food and Helth (BMFH)]

Director:

Keita NISHIYAMA

Tohoku University

Member:

Yasushi KAWAI	Nihon University
Masanori TOHNO	National Agriculture and Food Research Organization
Jiro NAKAYAMA	Kyushu University
Satoru FUKIYA	Hokkaido University
Yuji YAMAMOTO	Kitasato University
Hiroto MORITA	Asahi Quality & Innovations, Ltd.

Management:

Yasuyuki SETO

MEGMILK SNOW BRAND Co., Ltd.

Accounting / administration:

Kenji AOYAMA

Kikkoman Corporation

[Meeting]

Director:

Masafumi NODA	(Chairperson)
Hanae TSUCHIHASHI	(Vice chairperson)

Member:

Satoru TOMITA	National Agriculture and Food Research Organization
Satoru HIRAYAMA	Niigata University
Yuichiro FUKUI	Kagome Co..Ltd.

[Seminar]

Director:

Akihito ENDO	(Chairperson)
Kazutoyo YODA	(Vice chairperson)

Member:

Shizunobu IGIMI	Tokyo University of Agriculture
Yasushi KAWAI	Nihon University
Mitsuo SAKAMOTO	Riken BioResource Research Center
Tadashi SHINODA	Asahi Quality & Innovations, Ltd.
Kazuya MASUDA	Showa Women’s University
Yuji YAMAMOTO	Kitasato University

[Accommodation-included seminar]

Director:

Akihito ENDO	Tokyo University of Agriculture
Kazutoyo YODA	Takanashi Milk Products Co., Ltd.

Chairperson:

Kensuke ARAKAWA

Okayama University

Vice chairperson:

Shinji SAKATA	Asahi Quality & Innovations, Ltd.
Tsukasa SHIRAISHI	Sapporo Medical University

Member:

Chinatsu ARAKAWA	Kagome Co..Ltd.
Shun Obuchi	MEGMILK SNOW BRAND Co., Ltd.
Daisuke KYOUI	Nihon University
Mikiyasu SAKANAKA	Kyoto University
Takumi SATOH	Tokyo University of Agriculture
Shiori SHIBATA	San-ei Sucrochemical Co., Ltd.
Hirotoshi SUSHIDA	National Agriculture and Food Research Organization
Takeshi ZENDO	Kyushu University
Yukihiro TASHIRO	Kyushu University
Akira TSUJI	Takasaki University of Health and Welfare
Hanae TSUCHIHASHI	Meiji Co., Ltd.
Kazuya TODA	Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd.
Naoki TOYOKAWA	Ohayo Dairy Products Co., Ltd.
Ryuhei NOMOTO	Environmental health research institute, Kobe City
Tatsuro HAGI	National Agriculture and Food Research Organization
Hiroshi MAKINO	Yakult Honsha Co.,Ltd.
Jyunichirou MARUI	Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences
Mihoko MOTO	Wayo Women’s University
Shino YAMASAKI	Kansai University

[Public Relations / Negotiation]

Director:

Masaki SERATA	(Chairperson)
Shin KURIHARA	(Vice chairperson)

Member:

Tadao SAITO	Professor Emeritus, Tohoku University
Fusao TOMITA	Professor Emeritus, Hokkaido University

[Asian Federation of Societies for Lactic Acid Bacteria (AFSLAB)]

Japan representative director (IEBC):

Haruki KITAZAWA	Tohoku University
Chise SUZUKI	Nihon University

Fellows:

Tadao SAITO	Professor Emeritus, Tohoku University
Fusao TOMITA	Professor Emeritus, Hokkaido University

Observer:

Takane KATAYAMA

Kyoto University

[Classification and culturing for lactic acid bacteria and gut bacteria]

Chairperson:

Tatsuro HAGI

National Agriculture and Food Research Organization

Vice chairperson:

Masanori TOHNO

National Agriculture and Food Research Organization

Member:

Kensuke ARAKAWA	Okayama University
Akihito ENDO	Tokyo University of Agriculture
Takashi KOYANAGI	Ishikawa Prefectural University
Mitsuo SAKAMOTO	Riken BioResource Research Center
Jiro NAKAYAMA	Kyushu University
Shino YAMASAKI	Kansai University