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