Overview of the Organization
| Name of organization | NPO Research Institute of Fucoidan |
|---|---|
| Principal office | Sun Building 4F, 1-18 Tenjin, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka city, Japan |
| Secondary office | 13-12, Ginza 5-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan |
| President | Toshiya Satoyama |
| Purpose of establishment | Our organization has carried out activities aiming to help people live healthy and comfortable lives through diet, by widely disseminating the benefit of "fucoidan" which is a high molecular polysaccharide, extracted from seaweed (brown algae). Fucoidan is said to have a natural healing power (immunity) activation component. |
| Directors | Kazumasa Kawahara Medical Doctor Mitsuya Shimoda Honorary Professor,Doctor of Agriculture,Kyushu University Graduate School Masakuni Takou Ryukyu University, Professor, Doctor of Agriculture, Daisuke Tachikawa Doctor, Doctor of Medicine, Food Health Educator Visiting Professor, Kyushu University Graduate School Satoshi Hirata Fukuoka University of Education, Professor, MD Shin Fujii Kagoshima University, Professor, Doctor of Agriculture Aihiko Fujimoto Gotofu Animal Hospital, Director Takeshi Fujiyoshi Ryojunkai & Fujiyoshi Clinic, Medical Corporation Association , President , Director Yoshiyuki Miyazaki Associate Professor,Kyushu University Graduate School Tetsuji Yuda Former President |
| Auditor | Hideaki Ohta Nakamura Gakuen University ,Professor Emeritus, Doctor of Agriculture |
| Date of Establishment | April 8, 2003 |
| Date certified by the Cabinet Office | September 17, 2004 |
We are conducting research on fucoidan, whose various physiological functions have been elucidated, including 'anti-tumor,' 'cholesterol-lowering,' 'blood pressure-lowering,' and 'anti-virus' effects.