Staff Personnel
Effective on January 5, 2026
Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association of Japan
| Public Relations Department General Manager | Hideki Sato (Seconded from Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.) |
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Effective September 30, 2025
Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association of Japan
| General Manager of External Relations Dept. | Kenichi Mochizuki (Retired) |
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Effective August 1, 2025
Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association of Japan
| General Manager of Production & Quality Control Dept. | Naotsumi Hikage (Seconded from Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited) |
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Effective July 31, 2025
Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association of Japan
| General Manager of Production & Quality Control Dept. | Hisanori Hikage (Seconded from Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited) |
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May 31, 2025
Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association of Japan
| General Manager, International Dept. | Yutaka Hisada (Seconded to Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation) |
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Effective May 1, 2025
Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association of Japan
| Deputy General Manager of Policy Planning Dept. | Takahiro Matsuo (Seconded from Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.) |
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April 1, 2025
Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association of Japan
| General Manager, International Dept. | Keiko Sato (Seconded from Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited) |
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Policy Research Institute
| Senior Researcher | Daisuke Kanai (Seconded from Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited) |
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| Senior Researcher | Makoto Edahiro (Seconded from Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd.) |
March 31, 2025
Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association of Japan
| General Manager, Intellectual Property Dept. | Mitsuo Fujii (Retired) |
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| Director, Public Relations Dept. | Takafumi Adachi (Seconded from Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation) |
| Director, International Affairs Dept. | Takuya Tone (Returned to Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited) |
Policy Research Institute
| Senior Researcher | Norio Okada (Returned to Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.) |
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| Senior Researcher | Hiroshi Azuma (returned to Eisai Co., Ltd.) |
March 1, 2025
Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association of Japan
| General Manager, Intellectual Property Dept. | Masashi Nomura (Seconded to Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited) |
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| Public Relations Department General Manager | Chie Honda (Seconded from Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited) |
February 28, 2025
Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association of Japan
| Public Relations Department General Manager | Akira Jinno (Seconded to Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited) |
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Policy Research Institute
| Senior Researcher | Yuki Miura (Seconded to Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation) |
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September 30, 2024
Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association of Japan
| General Manager of Policy Dept. | Yutaka Moriguchi (Retired) |
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| General Manager of Production & Quality Control Dept. | Kaoru Takeuchi (Retired) |
Policy Research Institute
| Supervisory Researcher | Minoru Ito (Retired) |
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September 1, 2024
Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association of Japan
| General Manager, Policy Planning Dept. | Kotaro Mori (Assumed post) |
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| General Manager, Manufacturing & Quality Control Dept. | Kisunori Kisokoro (Seconded from Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited) |
June 1, 2024
Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association of Japan
| Public Relations Department General Manager | Akira Jinno (Seconded from Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited) |
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Effective May 31, 2024
Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association of Japan
| General Manager, International Cooperation Dept. | Kazuharu Matsuoka (Retired) |
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Effective May 1, 2024
Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association of Japan
| General Manager, International Collaboration Dept. | Yuji Yahiro (Seconded from Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation) |
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April 1, 2024
Policy Research Institute
| Senior Researcher | Mariko Togashi (Seconded to Astellas Pharma Inc.) |
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| Senior Researcher | Natsuko Watanabe (Seconded from MeijiSeika Pharma Co., Ltd.) |
| Senior Researcher | Kumi Yoshino (Seconded from Nippon Shinyaku Co., Ltd.) |
| Senior Researcher | Takahiro Shiraishi (Seconded from Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation) |
March 31, 2024
Policy Research Institute
| Supervisory Researcher | Shinichiro Iida (Returned to Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.) |
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| Senior Researcher | Akiko Yoshida (Returned to Asahi Kasei Pharma Corporation) |
| Senior Researcher | Yosuke Takahashi (Returned to Nippon Shinyaku Co., Ltd.) |
| Senior Researcher | Junya Tsujii (Returned to MeijiSeika Pharma Co., Ltd.) |