Japan’s cost-effectiveness assessment (CEA) panel has approved a revised handling policy for the CEA system for FY2026, with the health…
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Lawyer Hiroaki Tanaka Tapped to Lead Kobayashi Kako in Management Reshuffle
Kobayashi Kako said on May 6 that lawyer Hiroaki Tanaka has become its new president as of May 1, succeeding Hiroyuki Kobayashi who stepped down on the same day by taking responsibility for the company's manufacturing fiasco that triggered a…
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