The North America Group of the European and American Subcommittees of the #JPMA #International Affairs Committee held a study session with Mr. Lu (Greenberg Traurig), an attorney practicing in the United States, as a lecturer.

He spoke about policy and regulatory trends surrounding the pharmaceutical industry in the U.S., and opinions were exchanged.

News Release

The Japan Council on the Proper Use of Drugs, the Japan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association, and the #JPMA have collaborated to produce an educational material for the general public on how to identify medical and health information, "Don't believe everything you read! which is an educational material for the general public on how to identify medical and health information, and released it on each organization's website on April 9.

For more information, click here 👇.
https://www.jpma.or.jp/news_room/release/2026/260409.html

Drug discovery karuta" created by female junior high and high school students is now available✨.

DL is here 👇.
https://www.jpma.or.jp/information/industrial_policy/report/260402.html

The girls expressed the realities of drug discovery such as AI, iPS cells, drug-resistant bacteria, drug loss, etc. in their own words!
#GirlsMeetSTEM #STEM #Science Museum #Alchemy Notebook

On April 3, the Quality culture PJ of the #JPMA #Quality & Technology Committee and the Toyama Pharmaceutical Association held the third meeting to exchange opinions following 2025.

Lively discussions were held on quality culture. The content of the exchange of opinions will be shared at the JPMA GMP Case Study Group and utilized in quality assurance efforts in the future!

On March 28, #JPMA Chairman Miyabashira took the podium at the Diversity Promotion Symposium of the Pharmaceutical Society of Japan! He spoke about human resource development efforts in the pharmaceutical industry and the importance of diversity in creating innovation!

# JPMA held a career awareness seminar for junior high and high school students at the annual meeting of the Pharmaceutical Society of Japan last weekend.

How drugs are created and delivered to patients 💊 Through the story of how drugs are created and delivered to patients, the seminar introduces the appeal and satisfaction of working in pharmacy and drug discovery!

We hope this seminar will be an opportunity for the young people who will be responsible for the next generation of pharmacy and drug discovery to chart their own future 🌱.

# JPMA also co-sponsored the "63rd Advertising Conference Awards for Junior High and High School Students".
Among the many entries, more than 100 people from the JPMA were involved in the judging process and selected 6 catchphrases 🏅.

Congratulations to all the winners 🎉.
The selected works will be used in JPMA's future PR activities!

To read about the judging process and interviews with the winners, please visit 👇.
https://www.jpma.or.jp/information/public_affairs/pr/2025/index.html

JPMA website Top page renewed!

#JPMA ' s Vision for 2035 (Innovation, Access, and Trust), the three pillars of JPMA's Vision for 2035, has been reorganized and visualized in a new structure 👇.

https://www.jpma.or.jp/

Following the recent introduction of automatic translation (English), we will continue to strengthen our ability to communicate domestically and internationally✨.

Policy Research Institute #Position Paper No. 14 is now available📊.
The theme of this issue is here👇.

✅Japanese Patient-Reported Outcome (PRO) Compendium - Facts about Phase III Clinical Trials
https://www.jpma.or.jp/opir/positionpaper/pp_014/article_014.html

Please take a look!
#Policy Research Institute #Patient-Reported Outcome #PRO

Today is #Sakura Day🌸

The season to enjoy beautiful cherry blossoms is here again this year✨.
Here are some pictures of cherry blossoms taken in Nihonbashi-Honcho, where #JPMA 's office is located 📸.

I hope you have a peaceful and relaxing spring 😊.

Please take care of yourself today and have a wonderful day🍀.

Medical DX is becoming a theme for society as a whole to think about.

A video discussing the future of healthcare was released at #NewsPicks "Innovation for 2030"!
JPMA challenged a new approach this time, using a short drama to "feel" and a session to "think"!
Click here to watch the video 👇.
https://newspicks.com/live-movie/6646/

#Ranmaru Kishitani #Makiko Nakamuro #Aisako Tsuji #Eric Matsunaga

On March 23, JPMA participated in "Girls Meet STEM" for the first time! ✨

Through drug discovery karuta, molecular model making, and roundtable discussions with female researchers, students were exposed to the world of science and medicine 🔬.
Hoping for more people to become future scientists 🌱.

#GirlsMeetSTEM #STEM

Policy Research Institute #Position Paper No. 13 is now available📊.
Here is the theme of this issue 👇👇.

✅ Comparison of Drug Originators and Drug Discovery Support Environments Across Metropolitan Areas
https://www.jpma.or.jp/opir/positionpaper/pp_013/article_013.html

Please take a look!
#Policy Research Institute #Drug Discovery Ecosystem #City-area comparisons

#Only One of the Palace Pillars💬.

#JPMA Hosted first ever JPMA Town Hall! Thanks for the opportunity for dialogue. Did you enjoy the hot talk by the regular vice president & chairman of the board of directors?

Toward an organization that is resilient to change and can contribute to society