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Labor Group Urges MHLW to Support Pharma Talent Development

June 3, 2026

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Labor group Yakusho Rengo on June 2 submitted a proposal to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) for the government’s annual “honebuto” economic and fiscal policy guidelines and growth strategy. The group, formally the Japanese Federation of Pharmaceutical…

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