1. Build a Strong Employer BrandFirst up, let’s talk about your employer brand. Think of it as your company’s personality and reputation. In Japan’s competitive pharmaceutical and medical device industry, it’s crucial to stand out. You need to showcase your…
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Opposition Party Lawmakers Push for Abolishing Off-Year Price Revisions
A number of lawmakers from opposition parties of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP) and the Democratic Party for the People (DPP) joined a chorus of opposition against “off-year” drug price revisions at a labor union symposium on November…
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For the first time in many years, Japan appeared to have pivoted to a pro-innovation path with the FY2024 drug pricing reform. All eyes were apparently on this course change as seen in this year’s most-read story list, though the…