Akio Yasukawa
Veterinarian
He completed his graduate studies at the Tokyo Medical and Dental University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences. He served as the director of Nishi-Ogikubo Animal Hospital and as an advisor to Kami-Ishigami Animal Hospital, and is now retired. He is the former representative director of the Japanese Society for Comparative and Integrative Medicine and a director of the Next Generation Absorption Research Association. Since opening his practice in 1982, he has saved the lives of many animals as a veterinarian, and has also traveled around the world visiting animal hospitals to introduce the latest treatment methods to Japan. He also served as the chairman of the Japanese Society of Traditional Veterinary Medicine, the predecessor of the Japanese Society for Comparative and Integrative Medicine.