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Soiken Holdings will undertake clinical studies and functional evaluations in Japan domestic, Sennitte will handle cross-border coordination between Japan and China, and Colun Yongnian will provide the development foundation.\n\n### Outlook and impact\nWe will advance scientific evidence through clinical studies and functional evaluations in the Japanese market, considering expansion to products such as foods with functional claims. Subsequently, we will explore sales expansion in the Chinese market including cross-border e-commerce, aiming to build a bi-directional Japan-China business model. 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