The vegetarian and vegan cultures, widespread in many countries, including Italy, recently have been drawing attention even in Japan. Ethics, religion and health are just some of the main reasons. The lecturer, Gianluca Pardini, director of the International Academy of Italian Cuisine in Lucca and judge in the Gran Concorso di Cucina competition organized by ICCJ, will talk about the principles related to the vegetarian and vegan worlds, the contradictions, the philosophy and the habits, and will answer the questions from the participants.