Japan’s ruling coalition sustained a crushing blow in the Lower House election last month, only managing to win 215 seats,…
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Ex-Minister Kato Joins Fray in LDP Race, Pledges Inflation-Linked Drug Prices
Former health minister Katsunobu Kato on September 10 officially declared his bid for the Liberal Democratic Party’s (LDP) leadership election scheduled for later in the month, promising to revise drug prices in line with inflation. At a press conference, Kato,…
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