Yakult Japan has been collaborating with Springer Nature, publisher of the prestigious scientific journal “Nature,” since 2018 to support the further development of the field of gut microbiota and probiotics through the Global Grants for Gut Health (GGGH) research grant program aimed at researchers in this field.

We are thrilled to inform you that Yakult Japan has recently secured the exclusive sponsorship rights for a two-year period for the newly produced website dedicated to research on gut microbiota by Springer Nature. As a result, Yakult have partnered with Springer Nature to launch a dedicated site called “The human microbiome” on “Nature.com.”

We encourage everyone to utilize it for outreach activities in related research areas.

Below are the key details of the dedicated site “The human microbiome”:

1. Overview of the Special Site “The human microbiome” Content

· Monthly publication of high-quality papers on “Human Gut Microbiota” published in the Nature journal

· Original feature articles on cutting-edge research on gut microbiota (published once every  two months)

· Publication of articles and advertisements by our corporate media team at Nature Portfolio about our company’s mission and research development (published once a year) Note: The specific details of each publication are currently pending.

· Target Audience Researchers and opinion leaders who are readers of Nature.

2. Opening Date December 12, 2023 (Tuesday) at 8:00 p.m. (Japan Time). At the time of opening, nine high-quality papers on human gut microbiota published in the Nature journal (available for free access for one month) and our introductory articles were published. Subsequently, the content will be updated regularly.

3. Access Information Click on the link below to access the dedicated site: www.nature.com/immersive/human-microbiome/index.html

We hope that this dedicated site will be a valuable resource for your academic outreach activities and research endeavours.