The Central Social Insurance Medical Council, a key Japanese reimbursement policy panel better known as Chuikyo, approved an outline of…
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Multiple Candidates Tout Drug Policies as Snap Poll Campaigning Starts
Official campaigning began on October 15 for Japan’s Lower House election later this month. The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has taken an unconventional step of not allowing funds scandal-tainted members to file double candidacies in the single-seat district and the…
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