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Ono Apologizes over Arrest of 2 Employees on Bribery Allegations
Ono Pharmaceutical apologized to its shareholders and other stakeholders on January 27 after two of its employees were arrested by the Tsu District Public Prosecutor’s Office the same day for bribery. The company takes this incident very seriously, the company…
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