Japan’s recent Upper House election delivered a stinging defeat for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and junior coalition partner…
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LDP Pharma Study Group’s Final Proposal Urges Raising of Social Security Budget Ceiling
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s (LDP) study group on pharmaceutical policies submitted its proposal to the ministers of health and finance on May 28, leaning on the government to raise its ceiling on social security spending and create a category-based…
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