Economy | ANALYSIS
Households to take hit from tax hike
by Tomoko Otake
The consumption tax increase will hit every household in Japan hard, with many people’s financial future hanging on whether their wages rise enough to offset the hike's impact.
Corporate Sep 27, 2013
Takeda failed to adequately warn of Actos cancer risks, U.S. jury finds
A Maryland jury has ruled that Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. failed to properly warn a former U.S. Army translator and his doctor about the risks of the firm’s Actos diabetes drug and ordered it to pay more than $1.7 million (¥168 million) in damages, but ...