Greetings from the President

President Junko Kawano

Greetings from the President and COO, 
Junko Kawano

Greetings

Handing Down a Green Earth to Future Generations
Producing delicious and environmentally-friendly food.

I wonder what the earth look like in 2050. Will it be lush and green? Will there be vast expanses of nature in all its graceful beauty? Will the blue seas be calm and tranquil? Will many forms of life be coexisting with humanity?

We’ve gone from a time when there were no cell phones, no social media, and no self-driving cars to generative AI, ChatGPT, manned rockets, flying cars, and more.... Technological innovation knows no bounds. The human race's skills will undoubtedly create innovations taking us into the unknown in our own lifetime. On the other hand, the global environment in which we live is also being forced to transform. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have been accompanied by a great upheaval in the world today, and we are reexamining the global environment. Moreover, a protein crisis caused by global population growth is an issue that people everywhere will face in the near future, and it is an issue that cannot be avoided.

DAIZ Inc. will continue to pursue this mission to prepare for and alleviate the coming protein crisis as well as save the global environment under the philosophy of "Plant meat for the world" by offering plant-based food through technological innovation.

河野淳子

JUNKO KAWANO

Co-Chairman/President/COO, DAIZ Inc.

Work History

April 1986 Joined Kumamoto City Medical Association Testing Center
April 2000 Joined Trans Genic Inc.
June 2009 Joined Kajitsudo Co., Ltd.
June 2015 Director/General Manager of Business Promotion, Kajitsudo Co., Ltd.
December 2015 Director/COO, DAIZ Inc.
January 2022 Director/COO/Production Manager, DAIZ Inc.
January 2024 Co-Chairman/President/COO, DAIZ Inc. (Current)

Profile

Hobbies Reading (any genre), listening to concerts (especially piano recitals), and caring for houseplants (greenery heals me)
Favorite food Dandan noodles
Mottos “The possibilities are endless” and “When times are tough, smile”