The Functional Food Center has successfully held 25 International Conferences, including this one, since 2004. We take special interest in enabling the assimilation of scientific knowledge at our conferences under the series "Functional Foods and Chronic Diseases: Science and Practice." The 25th International Conference was held October 27th throguh October 28th, in Osaka, Japan. This conference was titled "Encounters of Functional Foods and Asian Traditional Medicines."Main conference sessions and topics include: -Functional Food Definition and the Status in Japan and USA-Japanese traditional medicine (Kampo medicine)-Traditional medicines in China, Taiwan, South Korea, and Indonesia-Traditional medicines and functional foods-Functional Food Ingredients: Sources and Potential Benefits in Public Health-Immunomodulation by Functional Foods: Promising Concept for Chronic Disease and Healthy Aging-Functional Foods and Chronic Diseases-Current Research and Development of New Functional Food Products The Functional Food Center's research has allowed modern society to evade the side effects of modern pharmaceuticals and the problems associated with treating chronic diseases through surgical procedures. Presented in this book are scientists, food manufacturers, and healthcare professionals who are committed to functional food research that have brought together ideas and research to treat chronic illnesses and improve the quality of life through the utilization of functional foods with bioactive compounds.