The rapid increase in the proportion of older population in Japan has been producing serious health and welfare problems. The mission of our research institute is to contribute to creating a society, in which people can live more vital and healthy. For the achievement of our mission, we have been engaging in research to solve these problems. In particular, our recent research projects have focused on developing the methods of population approach for health promotion in a community or workplace. To make this possible in society, we have challenged and collaborated with local government, academia, private enterprises, and various stakeholders in the community.

The results from those studies are presented in our own publication “Bulletin of the Physical Fitness Research Institute”, domestic and international academic conferences and journals.