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ME-BYO Summit Kanagawa 2026 Summer — Event Overview
Introduction
Visualizing and improving mental health, stress and cognitive function
Kanagawa promotes the ME-BYO concept and the importance of improving ME-BYO to support healthy longevity and expand its ME-BYO industry. ME-BYO Summit Kanagawa 2026 Summer will discuss and share initiatives focusing on mental health, stress and cognitive function.
Event dates and times
Thursday, July 2, 2026
13:00–17:00 (doors open at 12:30)
Venue
Tokai University Shonan Campus, Building 2 Auditorium, Room 2S-101
(4-1-1 Kitakaname, Hiratsuka; a 15-minute walk from Tokai-Daigaku-mae Station on the Odakyu Line)
Capacity
300 participants, free admission, advance registration required. Recorded videos will be available later.
Audience
Businesses, academic institutions, government organizations and residents interested in ME-BYO and healthcare
Theme
Visualizing and improving ME-BYO of the mind and brain through science, technology and community collaboration
Overview
The event will introduce advanced scientific and technological developments in Kanagawa for visualizing and improving mental health, stress and cognitive function. It will also discuss diverse community initiatives and the social systems needed to support them.
Program
Program
-Opening remarks
- Chair, ME-BYO Summit Kanagawa Executive Committee
- President, Tokai University
- Vice Speaker, Kanagawa Prefectural Assembly
-Keynote addressToward Vibrant INOCHI
- Governor of Kanagawa Prefecture
-LectureAdvanced science and technology for visualizing and improving ME-BYO of the mind and brain
- Department Head and Principal, Research and Consulting Division, The Japan Research Institute, Limited
- President and CEO, PST Inc.
- Professor and Chair, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine
- Professor, Keio University School of Medicine
-Panel discussionDiverse approaches to improving ME-BYO of the mind and brain in Kanagawa
- Senior Director for Special Policy Issues, Life and Future Strategy Headquarters Office, Policy Bureau, Kanagawa Prefecture; Director of ME-BYO Promotion / Moderator
- Vice Director, Tokai University Hospital; Head of Internal Medicine and Professor and Chair of Neurology, Tokai University School of Medicine / Panelist
- Professor of General Medicine and Director, AI Incubation Farm, Juntendo University / Panelist
- Head Coach, Kanagawa University Football Team / Panelist
- Chair and Director, Memory Care Clinic Shonan, Shoyokai Medical Corporation / Panelist
Break
-LectureSocial frameworks and systems for ME-BYO management
- Assistant to the President for Planning and Strategy; Professor of Health Management, School of Health Studies, Tokai University
-Panel discussionThe ME-BYO Social System
- Chair, Kanagawa University of Human Services; Advisor to Kanagawa Prefecture / Panelist
- Board Member and Vice President, Kanagawa University of Human Services; Dean, Graduate School of Health Innovation; Advisor to Kanagawa Prefecture / Moderator
- Vice Governor of Kanagawa Prefecture / Panelist
- Assistant to the President for Planning and Strategy; Professor of Health Management, School of Health Studies, Tokai University / Panelist
- Governor of Kanagawa Prefecture / Concluding comments
-Closing remarks
- Chair, ME-BYO Summit Kanagawa Executive Committee
Speakers
Speakers
Yoichiro Matsumoto
Chair, ME-BYO Summit Kanagawa Executive Committee
Opening remarks / Closing remarks
Hideki Kimura
President, Tokai University
Opening remarks
Nobuo Sugiyama
Vice Speaker, Kanagawa Prefectural Assembly
Welcome remarks
Yuji Kuroiwa
Governor of Kanagawa Prefecture
Keynote address / Concluding comments
Nobuyuki Kii
Department Head and Principal, Research and Consulting Division, The Japan Research Institute, Limited
Lecture
Hiroshi Otsuka
President and CEO, PST Inc.
Lecture
Nobuyuki Sasaki
Professor and Chair, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine
Lecture
Taishiro Kishimoto
Professor, Keio University School of Medicine
Lecture
Yoshiyuki Makino
Senior Director for Special Policy Issues, Life and Future Strategy Headquarters Office, Policy Bureau, Kanagawa Prefecture; Director of ME-BYO Promotion
Moderator
Eiichiro Nagata
Vice Director, Tokai University Hospital; Head of Internal Medicine and Professor and Chair of Neurology, Tokai University School of Medicine
Panelist
Yuichiro Yano
Professor of General Medicine and Director, AI Incubation Farm, Juntendo University
Panelist
Yuzaburo Omori
Head Coach, Kanagawa University Football Team
Panelist
Hirotake Uchikado
Chair and Director, Memory Care Clinic Shonan, Shoyokai Medical Corporation
Panelist
Manami Hori
Assistant to the President for Planning and Strategy; Professor of Health Management, School of Health Studies, Tokai University
Lecture / Panelist
Yasuo Otani
Chair, Kanagawa University of Human Services; Advisor to Kanagawa Prefecture
Panelist
Yuichi Tei
Board Member and Vice President, Kanagawa University of Human Services; Dean, Graduate School of Health Innovation; Advisor to Kanagawa Prefecture
Moderator
Kenji Shuto
Vice Governor of Kanagawa Prefecture
PanelistAbout ME-BYO
What is ME-BYO?
Our physical and mental condition continuously shifts along a spectrum between health and illness. ME-BYO is a term that describes this state. Through ME-BYO management, the summit aims to help build a sustainable society where people enjoy long, healthy lives.
Let’s measure your ME-BYO Index!
The ME-BYO Index uses numerical and other measures to show your current ME-BYO status across four areas: lifestyle, cognitive function, physical function, and mental health and stress. You can take the assessment in your browser.
Measure your ME-BYO Index (opens in a new window) Assess your cognitive function (opens in a new window)
Next Event
ME-BYO Summit Kanagawa 2026 Autumn
The autumn event will take place in Hakone as the culmination of a five-event series spanning 2025–2026. Details will be announced on this website when confirmed.
The five-event series at a glance- Date and time
- Wed, November 4 – Thu, November 5, 2026
- Venue
- Yumoto Fujiya Hotel
(256-1 Yumoto, Hakone, Ashigarashimo District, Kanagawa; three minutes on foot from Hakone-Yumoto Station)
Sponsors
Sponsors
Contact
Contact us
ME-BYO Summit Kanagawa 2026 Secretariat
FUNmedication Co., Ltd.
3-4-204 Tsurumaki, Tama, Tokyo 206-0034, Japan
Email:kanagawa@funmedi.co.jp