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Japan Pharma Lobbies Likely to Enter Yasukawa/Miyabashira Era toward FY2026 Reform

By Kohei Hori and Yoshinori Sagehashi February 26, 2025
The leaders of two major Japan pharma groups are slated to hand over their helms to their successors as their terms expire in May, with top officials from Astellas Pharma and Takeda Pharmaceutical likely to take up the reins towards…

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