Kaiun Mishima, the founder of CALPIS® first discovered cultured milk when it was offered to him by the locals as a remedy for his weakened digestion during a trip to inner Mongolia for business. Inspired by the astounding taste and goodness of cultured milk, he returned to Japan with a mission to learn more about the benefits of cultured milk and devoted his time to developing a similar product, which led to the birth of CALPIS®. A series of breakthrough researches led to the birth of CALPIS®, Japan's first cultured milk since 1919.