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Luncheon Seminar
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Luncheon Seminars are available by advance reservation only.When registering, please select your preferred seminar number from LS 1 to LS 8 in the options menu.
＊On October 14 and 15, in addition to the luncheon seminar, a light buffet lunch will be served.
＊Vegan lunch options are available for both events.
Registration Period
Sep 14 – Oct 5 , 2026 (JST, UTC+9)Advance reservations will no longer be accepted after 23:59 on October 5. If you wish to attend a Luncheon Seminar, please come directly to the venue of your preferred seminar on the day of the event.
For details on how to apply for the options, please click here.
Day 1 - Wednesday, October 14
Luncheon Seminar 1
Room A (G304)
Sponsored by: Pharma Foods International Co., Ltd.
Hidden bioactive peptides in fermented foods and food protein hydrolysate: What LC-MS SIM reveals in human blood.
Chair: Young-il Kim (Pharma Foods International Co., Ltd.)Speaker: Kenji Sato（Pharma Foods International Co., Ltd.）
Luncheon Seminar 2
Room B (G303)
Sponsored by: Royal Society of Chemistry
Food & Function: Meet the Editor-in-Chief and Editorial Board — their science, and their tips for publishing with impact
Chair: Ana Rodriguez Mateos (King’s College London, UK)From (poly)phenol content to bioavailability: what determines exposure to real foods?
Speaker: Ana Rodriguez Mateos (King’s College London, UK)
Impact of diet on the gut-brain axis
Speaker: David Vauzour (University of East Anglia, UK)
Incorporating genetic diversity into preclinical models of phytochemical bioavailability and bioactivity
Speaker: Andrew Neilson (Plants for Human Health Institute, USA)
Recent trends in animal studies focusing on gut microbiota metabolism
Speaker: Hiroyuki Sakakibara (Kobe University, Japan)
Day 2 - Thursday, October 15
Luncheon Seminar 3
Room A (G304)
Sponsored by: Shimadzu Corporation
Studying 1,200 People over 10 Years to Investigate the Association between Diet and Cognitive Functi on：Insights from cohort study entitled “Ebetsu’s Active Future Study“
Chair: Tairo Ogura(Deputy General Manager, Analytical & Measuring Instruments Division, Shimadzu Corporation)
Dietary Patterns and Cognitive Function: A Cohort Study Based on Theoretical Nutrition in Hokkaido, Japan
Speaker: Jun Nishihira M.D.,Ph.D.
（Chairman, Hokkaido Information University. Professor of Department
of Medical Management and Informatics, Director of the Center of Health Information Science Center,
Hokkaido Information University, Hokkaido Japan Dr. Jun Nishihira graduated from Hokkaido Universit
y School of Medicine (1979).）
From Biomarkers to Dietary Prevention of Mild Cognitive Impairment: Insights from Ebetsu Active Future Study
Speaker: Toshiro Kobori,Ph.D.
（Leader, Institute of Food Research, National Agriculture and Food Rese
arch Organization）
Luncheon Seminar 4
Room B (G303)
Sponsored by: BIW Bio-Intelligence for Well being
Food augmentation through Sensory Nutrition: Utilizing the Novel Database "Polyphenol Finder"
Chair: Prof. Naomi Osakabe(Shibaura Institute of Technology)Speaker: Yasuyuki Fujii Ph.D.（Osaka Metropolitan University）
Day 3 - Friday, October 16
Luncheon Seminar 5
Room A (G304)
Sponsored by: Meiji Co., Ltd.
Cocoa Flavanols and Healthy Aging
Chair: Hitoshi Ashida (Mukogawa Women's University)
Cocoa Flavanols and Human Health: Lessons from COSMOS and knowledge gaps
Speaker: Rikuta Hamaya（Brigham and Women's Hospital）
Luncheon Seminar 6
Room B (G303)
Sponsored by: Kirin Holdings Company Limited
Green Tea Catechins for Healthy Longevity: Approaches for Body and Brain
Chair: Prof. Naomi Osakabe(Professor, College of Systems Engineering and Science, Shibaura Institute of Technology/CTO of Sensory Nutrition Labs., Co. Ltd.)
Fat-Reducing Effects of Tea Catechins
Speaker: Prof. Michiya Igase
（Professor, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Toon, Japan）
Effects of Catechins and Green Tea
Speaker: Dr. Keiko Unno
（Visiting Associate Professor of Tea Science Center, University of Shizuoka）
Luncheon Seminar 7
Room C (G302)
Sponsored by: Wellness Research Institute
Black Tea Polyphenols: New Insights from Molecular Mechanisms to Human Health
Chair: TSUTOMU NAKAYAMA (University of Shizuoka, Visiting Professor)
Recent Advances in Black Tea Polyphenols: Effects Mediated by the Gut-Brain Axis
Speaker: Yusaku Iwasaki
（Professor, Laboratory of Animal Functional Science, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Kyoto Prefectural University）
Chemistry and activities of black tea polyphenols
Speaker: Takashi Tanaka
（Professor Emeritus, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University）
Luncheon Seminar 8
Room D (G301)
Sponsored by: NIPPN CORPORATION
The Science of “When” We Eat
Chair: Shoko Kobayashi (Associate Professor, Faculty of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University）
Chrononutrition: Past, Present, and Future
Speaker: Hideaki Oike
(Project Professor, Food Research Laboratory for One Well-being, The University of Tokyo; CTO and Founder, NARO One Health Co., Ltd.)