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REGULATORY
Japan Cabinet Adopts 2017 Honebuto Policy
The Japanese Cabinet on June 9 approved the 2017 Basic Policy on Economic and Fiscal Management and Reform, dubbed honebuto, which reconfirmed a suite of proposals for drug pricing overhauls made by four state ministers late last year. This year’s…
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