Policy "Respect life" has been our managing philosophy since the founder set the principle.We hope that we can contribute to promote lives of all the living thruough our business,and thus to bring hapiness and walfare. Living organisms on the earth can be classified to three groups - animals,plants and microorganisms. It is through that microorganisms provided an improved environment for animals and plants to live. Our company has conducted research on mushroom fungi (basidiomycetes) ,ones of these microorganisms. The energetic work brought us success to develop the major products LEM,an extract of cultured media of Shiitake mushroom (Lentinus edodes) mycelia. The results of research showed that LEM has physiological activities,such as anti-tumor,imuno activities and anti-viral activity. That resultd in LEM to be notable in the clincial field of cancer,viral hepatitis and AIDS. Our company also developed registerd agricultural chemicals such as anti-viral and plant growth chemicals. MAK,an extract of cultured solid medium of mannentake (Ganderuma lucidum) was successfuly developed recentry.Both LEM and MAK will contribute to increasing your health. Those products are evaluated its highly non-toxic nature because they are based on the substance producted by Shiitake mushroom.  Overview LEM is producted by unique method established by the founder of the Company,former president Chiyokichi Iizuka.The outstanding research achieved by Iizuka brought him not only Ph.D,degree in science and agriculture but also many patents. The research on LEM has been accomplished at various universities and corporate institutes.The results of those works have been presented and published in academic journals. LEM has been in health food market for a long time,and has a good reputation among consumers to keep good health condition.  Profile The name of company Noda Shokukin Kogyo co.,Ltd. Establishment 1969.8.22 Capital stock 99,920,000 yen Business contents Manufacturing and marketing of health foods,agricultural chemicals and fertilizers by application of basidiomycetes etc. Head office & Factory 295 Nanakodai Noda City,Chiba-Prefecture,278-0051 Japan  Phone : 04 ( 7127 ) 3811  Facsimile : 04 ( 7127 ) 3857 Head office & Laboratory 295 Nanakodai Noda City,Chiba-Prefecture,278-0051 Japan  Phone : 04 ( 7127 ) 3811  Facsimile : 04 ( 7127 ) 3174 Tokyo Office Kanda Kajicho BLD.1F 1-8-8 Kaji-cho,Chiyoda-ku,Tokyo,101-0044 Japan  Phone : 03 ( 5298 ) 2661  Facsimile : 03 ( 5298 ) 2981 Main banks The Mizuho Bank Noda Branches The Chiba Bank Kawama Branches Main Custemers Japan Create Co.,Ltd. Nissan Chemical Industries Ltd. Mitsui & Co.,Ltd. Nissan Aguri Co.,Ltd. Wakunaga Pharmceutical Co.,Ltd. Sumika Takeda Gardening Products Co.,Ltd. Riken Co.,Ltd. Nisshin Flour Filling Co.,Ltd. Sunny Mart Co.,Ltd. JCR Pharmaceuticals Co.,Ltd.  History 1969 Established NODA SHOKUKIN KOGYO CO.,LTD. in Shimizu Noda-city Chiba Prefecture. 1970 Succeeded in extracting LEM from cultured solid of Lentinus edodes mycelia. 1972 Manufactured and Licensed health food "SHIIKIN" 1975 Established laboratory in Nanakodai Noda-shi Chiba Prefecture. 1977 Confirmed anti plant virus activity of LEM. Established Tokyo Office. 1981 Anti-cancer effect of LEM reported by The Pharmaceutical Society of Japan. 1983 Registered as an anti plant virus chemicals by MAFF."LENTEMIN" 1984 Brought "FINE granule" 1987 Registerd with The Japan Society for health food. 1994 Moved the head office to Nanakodai Noda City. Completed New factory capable of producing 500,000 bottles ( 100ml ) of per month. 1995 Introduced "DRINK type" to market. 1996 Introduced "CAPSULE type" to market. 1999 Introduced "PILL type" to market.