MHLW/PMDA has been actively promoting the China/Japan/Korea cooperation.
2011
October 31
Fourth DG and WG meeting s held in Tokyo
- Discussions on the interim reports of ongoing joint projects were made and confirmed further directions toward next phase.
- China proposed developing a guideline for joint clinical trial in China, Korea and Japan.
See also News Release
2010
December 28
September 13-15
APEC Multi-Regional Clinical Trials Seoul Workshop Highlighting Korea, China and Japan Tripartite Symposium
- the outcome of the DG Meeting
- current situation of the three countries'cooperation
See also News Release
Participants List of DG meetings (2008 - 2010)
September 13
Third DG and WG meetings held in Seoul
- Terms of Reference of the Working Groups (WG) were finalized to be published.
- The objectives and outline of the joint research on ethnic factors in clinical data were confirmed, and the Research Group composed of experts from China, Korea and Japan was established to discuss the details as well as the timeline of the joint research project.
- Exchange of information on clinical trials was discussed as another work item of WG.
Terms of Reference of the Working Groups
2009
December 18
Japan/Korea/China Drug Clinical Trial Symposium
The regulators, the industry, and the academia from the three countries expressed their views and hope for the tripartite enterprise.
See also News Release
December 17
Second DG and WG meetings held in Beijing
- agreed on the Terms of Reference of the WG in principle
August 18
Working Group (WG) session held in Tokyo
- The participating authorities cooperated in carrying out the Joint Research Project on Ethnic Factors in Clinical Data, by providing the Project with relevant clinical data and continuing discussion, in order to promote global clinical trials and share clinical data.
- The participating authorities discussed the possibility of jointly comparing each country's drug regulatory system.
- The participating authorities made a general discussion on mutual exchange of information.
2008
April 14
First Director-General (DG) meeting held in Tokyo
- agreed to promote scientific research cooperation under the legal background of each country in the Joint Research Project on Ethnic Factors in Clinical Data with a view to encouraging global development and sharing clinical data.
- initiated Information Exchange Scheme on general pharmaceutical affairs
2007
April
Health Ministers' Joint Statement among China, Korea and Japan
Memorandum of Cooperation among the Ministry of Health of the People's Republic of China, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan and the Ministry of Health and Welfare of the Republic of Korea, on a Joint Response against Pandemic Influenza