I did my Bachelor degree in the field of Food Science and Technology from Faculty of Agro-Industry, Chiang Mai University, Thailand. I completed my study on May 2015 with a GPA of 3.46 from 4.00. During my study period, I participated in some University activities, which were carried out both inside and outside the University. This included visiting several food factories in Thailand, which were consistent with the study course. During my Bachelor study, I had a lot of interest and did well in some subjects, particularly food chemistry, food analysis and a number of subjects that were based on chemistry. Since at the moment people are interested with healthy diet and food products that can prevent illness, I have a particular attention with a domestic plant, called as Perilla. The reason for my interest was due to the presence of polyunsaturated fatty acids in the oil of Perilla seed of the species Perilla frutescens. High amounts omega-3 fatty acids, omega-6 (linoleic acid) components and omega-9 (oleic acid) have been reported to be presence in the Perilla seed oil. These fatty acids are essential for human health and the presence of omega-3s and -6s in the human body can only be done through supplementation. Therefore, in my final year project, I did a research about supplementation of Perilla oil in dairy ice cream, which is known to be poor in polyunsaturated fatty acids and phenolics. The results of the study showed that the oil addition in the ice cream did not affect most of physicochemical characteristics of the dairy ice cream. However, the presence of the oil significantly improved the phenolic content of the dairy ice cream and higher addition levels of the oil significantly increased 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging activity. A good result from this study motivated me to learn more about antioxidant compounds and functional food.If I have a chance to study further, I would like to continue working in the area of antioxidants and/or functional food. Some relevant topics that are particularly interested to be further study are a possibility to identify new antioxidant compounds from domestic food plants, to incorporate antioxidant compound(s) in specific food products without affecting their sensory characteristics, to do encapsulation of antioxidant elements or to investigate how the antioxidant chemical or food containing the compounds affect lifestyle related diseases, such as cancer. The reason that I would like to have a deeper understanding about antioxidant compounds was partly due to my past experience to look after my aunt, who had cancer. I also read and learned previous research works about antioxidants during my research project. I believe that a good knowledge about antioxidant can help people to consume food with good properties. For my study plan in Japan, I have several targets to be learned, including: