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Creating a New Style of Japanese Management >>

On July 2, 2008 the Keizai Doyukai (Japan Association of Corporate Executives) - a private, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization formed to contribute to the reconstruction of the Japanese economy, publishes the Executive Summary of its key policy document "Creating a New Style of Japanese Management"

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Pharma M&A in Japan >>

Although they are considered giants in their field, Japan's pharma majors cannot take their future for granted. Some have already formed M&As but mega-mergers may come next.

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Pharmaceutical Market Research >>

Cultural prejudices and regulatory restrains that have crippled the Japanese pharmaceutical market in Japan for decades are melting down. Could an innovative approach to the pharmaceutical market research play a new role in the changing environment for drug development in Japan?

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