Looking back on my research life.

75 - ， Abstract Having reached my retirement age ， I retired from Kagawa Prefectural University of Health Sciences on March 31, 2014 ． The main area of my research interest for 40 years was endocrinology ． In this article ， I look back on my encounters with people who kindly supported my research ． In addition ， I summarize the four main themes of my recent research ：( 1 ） Central mechanisms of appetite regulation ；( 2 ） Clinical research related to obesity ；( 3 ） Role of neuropeptides related to stress ；( 4 ） Methods to evaluate stress and their clinical application ． I sincerely thank Kagawa Prefectural University of Health Sciences for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this journal.