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Kazuya Ogasawara

Academic Advisor to sonomoto Inc. / Former Specially Appointed Associate Professor at Kyushu University Graduate School

His ancestor was Minamoto no Yoshimitsu, the younger brother of Minamoto no Yoshiie, who is said to have discovered natto.
A thousand years later, as one of his descendants, he is deeply devoted to natto research.
He completed his graduate studies at the Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University.
Building on 39 years of experience in research and development of microbiology, fermentation, and enzymology, focusing primarily on Bacillus subtilis (natto bacteria), as well as in functional food ingredients such as nattokinase, he continues to contribute widely to the field.