​To build and sustain your ideal career and lifestyle, maintaining your health is just as important as building your skills and experience.

​Have you ever sacrificed sleep or prioritized convenience over nutrition just to squeeze in a little more work? The next day, you're left with more fatigue, less energy, and lower productivity. Before long, it can become a cycle that's hard to break.

​Good health is a professional's most valuable asset. To help us pause, reset, and refocus on our health, we're pleased to welcome Registered Dietitian Makiko Osada, who will share practical nutrition strategies for building a healthier life and sustained work performance.

​We'll start with the fundamentals of nutrition before exploring real-world examples of how better eating habits have improved health, energy levels, and productivity. Makiko will also cover the long-term benefits of maintaining a balanced diet.

​In the second half of the session, participants will have the opportunity to share their own eating habits and receive live feedback and practical advice from Makiko in an interactive discussion.

​Your health is the foundation of your work and one of the best investments you can make in your future.

​Join us to see how small changes to your diet can have a lasting impact on your health, work, and lifestyle.

​Guest Speaker

​Makiko Osada
Founder at PON｜Registered Dietitian
Longevity Nutrition Expert｜TEDx Speaker

​Makiko began her career in the food industry, where she worked in recipe development, product planning, and the development of reduced-sodium food products.

​She later oversaw nutrition programs at senior care facilities, where she witnessed firsthand how better nutrition could restore people's health and vitality. Inspired by these experiences, she founded her own business with the mission of helping people live healthier, more fulfilling lives through food.

​Today, she draws on her experience providing nutritional guidance to over 1,000 individuals, from business professionals to older adults, as well as her research and field work on Japan's healthy longevity communities to deliver corporate seminars on food and nutrition. She also collaborates with restaurants and companies on recipe and product development, guided by her philosophy of combining great taste with healthy longevity.

​Makiko is also a research student at the Graduate School of Medicine at Juntendo University, where she contributes to the Health Longevity Project.

​In 2025, she gave a TEDx talk at TEDxAkitaIntlU titled "The Power of Food," and has also given lectures at Juntendo University's Graduate School of Medicine.

​Register for the event via the Venture Cafe Tokyo page:
https://community.venturecafetokyo.org/sessions/3031

※This event will be conducted primarily in Japanese. Language tools will be available. The speakers are bilingual and will be able to give additional support in English as necessary.