YAKULT Yakult's story began in 1935, inspired by Dr. Minoru Shirota's dream of improving public health. Growing up in early 20th-century Japan, he witnessed how diseases like cholera claimed lives due to poor hygiene. This inspired him to study medicine at Kyoto University, where he discovered the power of lactic acid bacteria. After years of research, he successfully cultured Lactobacillus casei strain Shirota, a probiotic that could survive stomach acids and improve gut health. Determined to m
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YAKULT Yakult's story began in 1935, inspired by Dr. Minoru Shirota's dream of improving public health. Growing up in early 20th-century Japan, he witnessed how diseases like cholera claimed lives due to poor hygiene. This inspired him to study medicine at Kyoto University, where he discovered the power of lactic acid bacteria. After years of research, he successfully cultured Lactobacillus casei strain Shirota, a probiotic that could survive stomach acids and improve gut health. Determined to m
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