Japanese Online Retailers Petition Political Parties On Internet Drug Sales Ban
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
The president of Japanese online retailer Rakuten, Hiroyuki Mitani, presented a letter to representatives of both the ruling Japan Liberal Democratic Party and Japan Democratic Party co-signed by over 60 executives of Internet-related businesses in Japan. Citing a need to improve e-business and Japanese competitiveness, Mitani urged the LDP and DPJ to reconsider the ban of online sales for first class drugs in Japan. Mitani also asked the parties to review the strengthened regulations in online drug retail. (Click here for more - Japanese language
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