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
Mikiyasu SAKANAKA	Ryukoku University
Yuichiro FUKUI	Kagome Co..Ltd.

[Seminar]

Director:

Akihito ENDO	(Chairperson)
Kazutoyo YODA	(Vice chairperson)

Member:

Yasushi KAWAI	Nihon University
Tadashi SHINODA	Juntendo University
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:

Tsukasa SHIRAISHI

Wayo Women’s University

Vice chairperson:

Hirotoshi SUSHIDA	Norinchukin Research Institute Co., Ltd.
Shino YAMASAKI	Kansai University

Member:

Chinatsu ARAKAWA	Kagome Co..Ltd.
Hiroki ARAMASA	San-ei Sucrochemical Co., Ltd.
Shun OBUCHI	MEGMILK SNOW BRAND Co., Ltd.
Daisuke KYOUI	Nihon University
Shuhei SAIZAKI	Ohayo Dairy Products Co., Ltd.
Shinji SAKATA	Asahi Quality & Innovations, Ltd.
Takumi SATOH	Tokyo University of Agriculture
Koki SHIOYA	The University of Nagano
Yuta SUGIYAMA	Gunma University
Yukihiro TASHIRO	Kyushu University
Akira TSUJI	Takasaki University of Health and Welfare
Ryuhei NOMOTO	Environmental health research institute, Kobe City
Shintaro MAENO	Yamaguchi University
Hiroshi MAKINO	Yakult Honsha Co.,Ltd.
Chiaki MATSUZAKI	Ishikawa Prefectural University
Jyunichirou MARUI	Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences
Eri YAMAMOTO	Meiji Co., Ltd.
Shin YOSHIMOTO	Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd.

[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