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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 ...

The Tokyo Yakult Swallows of Nippon Professional Baseball have signed right-hander Pedro Avila, according to multiple reports out of Japan. Avila elected free agency in January rather than ...

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 ...