Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on March 5 unveiled the revised NHI prices for drugs subject to…
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Furukawa Resigns as Heartseed Outside Director
Heartseed, a Keio University offshoot, said on September 17 that Toshiharu Furukawa resigned as an outside director effective the same day following his appointment as digital minister.Furukawa offered his resignation after taking up the Cabinet post, the company said.
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