The Tokyo Yakult Swallows employee whose humor and quick wit made Tsubakuro one of the most popular mascots in Japanese professional baseball has died, the team said Feb. 19. The employee had ...

The Yakult beverage was developed five years later when he figured out how to deliver the bacteria in the form of a delicious drink. Since then, Yakult has continued to spread across the globe and ...

Yakult's business activities began with founder Dr Minoru Shirota’s pursuit to build a body that is resilient to disease. The origins for Dr Shirota’s beliefs are in the philosophy of Shirota ...