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  • Updated: July 2025, 09
    [Ended] [Tokyo 10/18 (Online available)] 5th Macrobiotic Research Conference

     The Macrobiotics Research Conference, commemorating the birth of Sakurazawa Nyoichi, the founder of macrobiotics, will be held again this year.
     Macrobiotics has spread throughout the world, and after the death of Sakurazawa Nyoichi, thanks to the efforts of his successors, it has taken root in various regions, undergoing various changes.
     We aim to create a forum where we can share this diversity and discuss its universality. Please enjoy the views of our diverse speakers. 

    Date:10Month18(Sat) 13 : 00~17 : 00
    Admission: Free
    Venue: Japan CI Association Seminar Room
        B1F, 1-6 Higashiyama 3-chome, Meguro-ku, Tokyo
        3 minutes walk from the east exit of Ikejiri-Ohashi Station on the Tokyu Denentoshi Line

    Participation Style
    Venue: Capacity 20 people
    Online: We will send you the ZOOM ID by the day before.

    If you are interested, please apply using the application form on the following website.
    -5th Macrobiotic Research Conference Details Site
    5th Macrobiotic Research Conference: Overview, details, timetable, etc.5th Macrobiotic Research Conference Presenter Profiles
    Organized by JapanCIAssociation/Shokui Association

  • Updated: July 2024, 11
    Subscriptions for the quarterly magazine "Musubi" will be available from December 12st!

    Subscriptions for the quarterly magazine "Musubi" will start being accepted from Sunday, December 12st!

    Subscriptions to the quarterly magazine "Musubi" will start being accepted from December 12st!
    For those who apply for a subscription at the Seishoku Online Store by January 2025, 1
    As an early registration bonus, we will give you a coupon that can be used at the Seishoku Online Store!


    [Special offer for early subscription applicants to the Seishoku Online Store]
    20% discount coupon for all products on the Seishoku Online Store (one-time use per person)
    *The Seishoku Online Store is a book store. We do not sell food or treatment products.
    *Cannot be used for quarterly "Musubi" subscriptions. *Up to 20 issues can be used.
    *The coupon expires on March 2025, 3.

    ↓To apply, please visit the "Seishoku Online Store"
    Book specialty shop
    Seishoku Online Store


    Please click here for detailed application procedures.

    Quarterly "Musubi" Subscription Application Manual】(Approx. 26.6MB)

    If you have any further questions, please contact the Food and Drug Administration.

    Japan Macrobiotic Association
    TEL 06-6941-7506
    FAX 06-6941-7039
    Mail:  [email protected]

  • Updated: July 2024, 09
    Notice of change in publication format of "Musubi" magazine

    To all readers of "Musubi"

     Thank you for always reading the monthly magazine "Musubi".

     We would like to inform you that the monthly magazine "Musubi" will change its publication format from a "monthly magazine" to a "quarterly magazine" after the December 2024 issue.
    Since its first issue in 1958, Musubi has continued to promote macrobiotics by covering a variety of topics, including food, agriculture, medicine, and the environment, and has been supported by many readers.
    We will continue to strive to create an even more fulfilling magazine.

    The publication schedule for the December 2024 issue and beyond is as follows.
    Future publication schedule (four times a year)
    3/1 Quarterly Magazine Spring Issue (tentative)
    6/1 Quarterly Magazine Summer Issue (tentative)
    9/1 Quarterly Magazine Autumn Issue (tentative)
    12/1 Quarterly Magazine Winter Issue (tentative)

     Further details will be provided in the upcoming issue of Musubi.
    We ask for your continued support in the future.

    *Due to the transition to a quarterly magazine, the application form for the monthly magazine is currently unavailable.

    ◎ To those who have applied for a subscription
     The current subscription contract will be terminated with the December 2024 issue of the monthly magazine "Musubi."
    For customers with remaining subscription periods, we will provide a refund for the number of months not yet issued.
    We will publish an application form for refund procedures in our October, November, and December 2024 issues, so please apply for a refund.
    After you apply, we will check the number of months remaining and then refund you.
    Refunds are scheduled to take place around the end of January 2025.

    If you have any questions, please contact the Food and Drug Administration.

    Japan Macrobiotic Association
    TEL 06-6941-7506 FAX 06-6941-7039
    Mail: [email protected]

  • Updated: July 2024, 06
    Notice regarding delay in publication and delivery of July issue of Musubi

    ConclusionTo our readers
    Notice regarding delays and delivery of "Musubi July Issue"


     Thank you for always subscribing to Musubi.
    "Conclusion7The "Monthly Issue"6End of the month7Month1Will be delivered within a week.

     We are very sorry for the delay in delivery this time. We sincerely apologize.

    Musubi Editorial Department, Shokushoku Association

  • Updated: July 2024, 06
    Apology for the July issue of Musubi

    ConclusionTo our readers
    Apology for "Musubi July Issue"


    Thank you for always subscribing to Musubi.

     April10The monthly "Musubi" magazine was scheduled to be released on7In some of the articles in the "monthly issue,"
    It was also discovered that the information contained in the article was not factual.
    The page in question has been suspended and a restructured version of "Musubi" has been published.7We are currently preparing to publish and distribute the monthly issue.

     To all our readers who are looking forward to Monthly Musubi,
    We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience caused to the authors and all other parties involved.

     This is something that should never happen as a business that disseminates information. To ensure that something like this never happens again, we will review our editorial operations as a responsible media outlet and strive to avoid mistakes.

    We hope you will continue to read Musubi.

    Musubi Editorial Department, Shokushoku Association

  • Updated: July 2022, 08
    [Finished] [9/16-18 Tokyo] 7th Organic Forum Japan "Organic Lifestyle EXPO"

    Organized by General Incorporated Association Organic Forum Japan, the "7th Organic Lifestyle EXPO" has the main themes as the promotion of "Organic 3.0" advocated by IFOAM (International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements), which leads the world's organic agriculture, and the United Nations. It will be held with the aim of realizing the “Sustainable Development Goals SDGs,” which has been advocated by and has become popular in Japan.At the venue, organic brands such as fresh vegetables boasted by producers working on organic farming, carefully selected processed foods, imported ingredients, organic and natural cosmetics, eco-friendly household goods, gardening, and even local government initiatives will be gathered together. increase.
    Seishoku Kyokai exhibits at "3F-3" on the 07rd floor.Please come and visit us.

    [Exhibition outline]
    7th OrganicForumJapan "Organic Lifestyle EXPO"

    Date: September 2022th (Friday) to 9th (Sunday), 16 18:10 to 17:XNUMX
    Venue: Tokyo Metropolitan Industry and Trade Center (Hamamatsucho Building 2-5F)
    Entrance fee: 1,000 yen (tax included)
    *From the official websiteFree admission with pre-registration will be important.

    Organic Lifestyle EXPO 2022 Official Site

    [Application (advance registration)]
    The admission fee of 1,000 yen will be free by registering for admission in advance from the "Guide to Visitors" page on the official website.

    [Free lecture]
    On Saturday, September 9, from 17:13 on the presentation stage on the 5th floor, there will be a lecture entitled "Food Education and Organics."The lecturer is Mr. Taka Yamaguchi, an editor who mainly works on food education and organic.

    <Introduction of the speaker: Taka Yamaguchi>
    Working on the theme of food education and organic. In 1997, he launched Japan's first organic magazine, "ORgA," and in 2001, "Organic Telephone Directory."He coordinated the manga "Oishinbo" Volume 101 "Food Safety" and appeared as an "organic pilot" in the work. Since 2005, he has been working with Yukio Hattori to publish food education. With the theme of “becoming a person who correctly communicates food education and organics”, he actively promotes food education and organic promotion consulting and lecture activities in municipalities.

  • Updated: July 2020, 07
    Efforts and Requests Regarding New Coronavirus Infectious Disease Control

    About requests to participants in holding cooking classes

    Please refrain from participating if you fall under any of the following.

    1. Those who have a fever of 37.5 degrees or higher, or those who continue to have a fever
    2. Those with cold symptoms (fever, cough, sneezing, sore throat, etc.)
    3. Those with strong fatigue (fatigue) or shortness of breath (dyspnea)
    4. Those who have a patient or a close contact with the new coronavirus infection nearby
    5. Those who have not passed 14 days since entering Japan from countries/regions where the government has immigration restrictions.
    6. Others who are worried about their physical condition

    Please cut your nails short.
    Please note that we will measure your body temperature on the day.


    About measures against new coronavirus infectious diseases

    About measures on the day of the event
    1. All instructors, assistants, students, and staff will be checked for fever (temperature measurement with a non-contact thermometer), and their physical condition will be checked for coughs, shortness of breath, and fatigue.
    2. Ventilation in the classroom (open windows, turn on ventilation fans)
    3. Thorough hand washing with soap for at least 30 seconds before the event, practical training, and tasting

    About the facility
    1. Installation of disposable paper napkins
    2. Installation of rubbing alcohol

    Other Information
    If a state of emergency is declared, classes may be canceled or postponed.Please note.
  • Updated: July 2020, 01
    Released the "Eat + Live" section of the popular series in "Musubi Magazine"
    In the macrobiotic magazine monthly magazine "Musubi", we have released the "Eat + Live" section that introduces the network classes of regular cooking schools in various parts of Japan.

    In addition to introducing the Cooking School with photos, we also post interviews about the background and thoughts of starting the cooking class, and the activities that each instructor engages in other than the cooking class.

    Please take a look at the "Eating + Living" corner where you can learn more about the atmosphere of teachers and classrooms.

    The network classroom of the regular cooking school

  • Updated: July 2019, 06
    [Finished] 4th Organic Forum Japan "Organic Lifestyle EXPO" [8/2, 8/3]
    Organized by General Incorporated Association Organic Forum Japan, the "4th Organic Lifestyle EXPO" is centered on the promotion of "Organic 3.0" advocated by IFOAM (International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements), which leads the world's organic agriculture. As a theme, aiming to realize the "Sustainable Development Goals SDGs", which the United Nations has advocated and has become popular in Japan, on August 2019nd (Friday) and 8rd (Saturday), 2, Tokyo / It will be held at the Shinjuku NS Building Event Hall in Shinjuku.

    At the venue, you can find fresh vegetables that are the pride of producers working on organic farming, carefully selected processed foods, imported ingredients, organic and natural cosmetics, eco-friendly household goods, gardening, and even the initiatives of local governments such as Shimane Prefecture. Brands come together.Approximately 147 booths of 150 companies will be exhibited (as of May 5).

    [Exhibition outline]
    4th OrganicForumJapan "Organic Lifestyle EXPO"
    Date: August 2019 (Friday) to 8 (Saturday), 2, 3:10 to 17:XNUMX
    Venue: Shinjuku NS Building Event Hall (Shinjuku NS Building, 2-4-1 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo)
    Admission fee: 1,000 yen (tax included) *From the official websiteFree admission with pre-registration will be important.
    Official site:https://ofj.or.jp/
    ≫PDF file (size: about 2MB)

    ● Application (advance admission registration)
    The admission fee of 1,000 yen will be free by registering for admission in advance from the "Guide to Visitors" page on the official website.