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Korea, Japan ink medical device info sharing pact

July 23, 2025
By Marian (YoonJee) Chu
South Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety signed a confidentiality agreement with Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare and Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency to boost bilateral regulatory cooperation in the field of medical devices.
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Japan’s PMDA sees a role for e-consent in clinical trials

Sep. 11, 2023
By Mark McCarty

Japan’s Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA) has jumped on board the e-consent train for clinical trials, publishing a guidance for the use of electronic means for obtaining a study participant’s informed consent.


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Aurion victorious with Vyznova cell therapy approval in Japan

March 28, 2023
By Caroline Richards
Japan’s PMDA has approved Aurion Biotech Inc.’s cell therapy, Vyznova, for the treatment of bullous keratopathy of the cornea, making it the first-ever approval of a cell therapy to treat corneal endothelial disease.
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Aurion victorious with Vyznova cell therapy approval in Japan

March 23, 2023
By Caroline Richards
Japan’s PMDA has approved Aurion Biotech Inc.’s cell therapy, Vyznova, for the treatment of bullous keratopathy of the cornea, making it the first-ever approval of a cell therapy to treat corneal endothelial disease.
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PMDA warns of shock, anaphylaxis with Joyclu

June 1, 2021
By Mari Serebrov
With 10 cases of serious shock and anaphylaxis, including one death, in the month since Seikagaku Corp.’s osteoarthritis drug, Joyclu (diclofenac etalhyaluronate sodium), launched in Japan, the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA) issued a blue letter to health care professionals and is adding a warning section to the drug’s Japanese label.
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After years of effort, Japan slashes drug lag

Dec. 8, 2020
By Alfred Romann
TOKYO – Steadily over a decade and a half, Japan’s drugs and devices regulator has all but eliminated a huge drug lag that put the second largest drug market in the world well behind most others in terms of the time it took for approvals and patient access to innovative drugs.
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Pills and bottle

After years of effort, Japan slashes drug lag

Dec. 7, 2020
By Alfred Romann
TOKYO – Steadily over a decade and a half, Japan’s drugs and devices regulator has all but eliminated a huge drug lag that put the second largest drug market in the world well behind most others in terms of the time it took for approvals and patient access to innovative drugs.
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Japan defines path for COVID-19 vaccines

Oct. 12, 2020
By Mari Serebrov
The latest global regulatory news, changes and updates affecting biopharma, including: ICER cost models going global; Canada prepares for ICH Q12; HHS partners on Lyme innovation.
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Japan’s drug repricing plan to hit some top sellers

Feb. 4, 2020
By Jihyun Kim
HONG KONG – Aiming to increase the financial stability of the national health care insurance system, Japan has announced a list of 17 drugs for which prices will be reduced. The country’s Central Social Insurance Medical Council, an advisory group from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), approved the drug repricing system on Jan. 22.
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Japan’s drug repricing plan to hit some top sellers

Feb. 3, 2020
By Jihyun Kim
HONG KONG – Aiming to increase the financial stability of the national health care insurance system, Japan has announced a list of 17 drugs for which prices will be reduced.
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