Japan 2010s In Review: Specialize, Focus, Innovate
Decade Marked By Positive Regulations, M&A, Restructuring
Executive Summary
Reimbursement issues continued to dominate the policy sphere in Japan during the last decade, while new forms of therapy benefited from positive regulatory reforms. Meanwhile, consolidation and specialization were major threads running through the corporate sector.
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