Highlighting progress it has made over the past few years, Japan’s regulatory agency says it wants to raise even further the number of “Japan-first” approvals, as part of its stated mission to get safe and effective new drugs to patients more quickly.

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Given its ever-growing role as a critical component of the global biopharma industry, you can’t afford not to be up to speed on Asia. This biweekly selection of insights from our experienced on-the-ground team will help.