Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on March 5 unveiled the revised NHI prices for drugs subject to…
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Japan OKs FY2025 Budget Ceiling, 410 Billion Yen for Social Security Cost Rise
Japan’s Cabinet on July 29 adopted budget request guidelines for FY2025, beginning next April. The government will allow a request of up to 410 billion yen as an increase in social security spending over the prior year that is driven…
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