Analysis of individual placements across 43 companies over the past 18 months paints a vivid picture of Japan’s evolving healthcare industry. This comprehensive snapshot illuminates current market demands, strategic shifts, and the enduring appeal of this pivotal Asian market.Rare Diseases…
REGULATORY
Japan Diet Enacts Bill to Lift Ban on Cannabis-Derived Drugs
Japan’s Diet passed into law a bill to amend the country’s Cannabis Control Act by a majority vote at an Upper House plenary session on December 6, opening the way for removing a ban on the use of cannabis-derived drugs.…
To read the full story
Related Article
- Japan Consortium to Promote Domestic R&D of Cannabis-Derived Meds
May 14, 2025
- Japan to Discuss Orphan Designation for Cannabidiol, 2 More Drugs
April 15, 2024
- MHLW Set to Submit Bill to Lift Ban on Cannabis-Derived Drugs
October 11, 2023
- MHLW Moving Toward Allowing Use of Cannabis-Derived Drugs: LDP Session
September 8, 2023
- MHLW Likely to Give Up Submitting Bill to Lift Bans on Cannabis-Derived Drugs
January 13, 2023
- MHLW Panel Proposes Lifting Bans on Cannabis-Derived Drugs, Introducing Distribution Control
October 3, 2022
- MHLW Eyes Diet Submission of Bill to Amend Cannabis Control Act Next Year: Official
September 20, 2022
- MHLW Panel to Discuss Cultivation of Cannabis for Use as Pharmaceutical Ingredient
July 1, 2022
- Japan Should Accelerate Debate on Legalizing Cannabis-Derived Drugs for Refractory Epilepsies
June 27, 2022
- MHLW Announces Recommendation for Cannabis Drug Debate
June 28, 2021
- MHLW Panel Recommends Lifting Ban on Cannabis-Derived Drugs, Eyes Legal Amendment Next Spring
June 15, 2021
- Manufacturing and Use of Cannabis-Derived Drugs Should Be Permitted: MHLW Panel
June 2, 2021
- MHLW Proposes Lifting Domestic Ban on Cannabis-Derived Drugs, Seeking “Ingredient-Based” Regulation
May 18, 2021
REGULATORY
- Public-Private Pharma Talks Expand to Domestic R&D, Manufacturing Investment
November 2, 2026
- Japan’s Healthcare Spending Hits Record 48.8 Trillion Yen in FY2024
November 2, 2026
- PMDA Renews Warning on Off-Label GLP-1 Use amid Adverse Event Reports
November 2, 2026
- PMDA Halts Medical Device Application Platform after Unauthorized Access
October 30, 2026
- Drug Makers Can Refuse Diabetes Drug Supply over Improper Prescribing: JFTC
October 30, 2026
The approval of Aβ-clearing antibodies like Leqembi (lecanemab) and Kisunla (donanemab) marked a landmark shift toward disease-modifying therapies in Alzheimer’s,…
Members of a key reimbursement policy panel on October 28 raised no objections to expanding drug makers’ access to deliberations…
Japan’s pharmaceutical industry asked the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on October 29 to boost the country’s drug supply security…
Eli Lilly’s breast cancer drug Imulrio (imlunestrant) is finally joining Japan’s NHI price list on October 14, nearly 300 days…
Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on March 5 unveiled the revised NHI prices for drugs subject to…
Japan’s Central Social Insurance Medical Council (Chuikyo) on November 5 approved the reimbursement listing for a slate of new medicines,…
The Japanese government approved a bill to amend the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices (PMD) Act at its Cabinet meeting on…
Japan’s health ministry doled out regulatory approvals for a throng of new medicines on December 27 including Eli Lilly’s obesity…
Japan’s all-important reimbursement policy panel on December 20 approved an outline of drug pricing reforms for FY2024, which enshrines a…