For Industry - for development in Japan

For Your Reading

[Drugs]
　PMDA’s Support to Venture Companies(2026 March Edition)[2.74MB]
　Start in Japan, Transform Global Healthcare(2026 March Edition)[903KB]
[Regenerative Medical Products]
　Doing business in Japan: What is attracting?(2026 March Edition)[3.28MB]
[Medical Devices]
　PMDA’s Activities Leading to Medical Device Innovation(2026 March Edition)[2.39MB]
[Others]
　Supports from Japanese government (MHLW)(PDF)[1.4MB] (external link)

For Your Watching

[ENDPOINTS Events]
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• Why Japan for drug development
  • Vol.1 Developing your new medicine in Japan faster [2.6MB]
    ENDPOINTS Events on-Demand Session(November 14^th, 2024) (external link)
  • Vol.2 Taking the next steps with your drug in Japan [2.4MB]
    ENDPOINTS Events on-Demand Session(May 21^st, 2025) (external link)
• Navigating regulatory pathways for rare disease drugs in Japan [1.06MB]
  ENDPOINTS Events on-Demand Session (November 19^th, 2025) (external link)

[PMDA Channel]

• Regulatory Evolution to Expedite Drug Development in Japan: A PMDA Initiatives
  Expediting Drug Development in Japan: A PMDA Perspective
  Kohno Y, Ishiguro A, Yasukawa T, Yasuda N, Tanaka D, Araki Y, Takahashi Y, Uyama Y and Fujiwara Y
  Clin. Pharmacol. Ther. 2025; 118(6): 1262-4. Epub 20250804
  http://doi.org/10.1002/cpt.70022　 PMID:40757691

• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
• PMDA Updates

• Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) 
  • Medical Innovation Support Office (MEDISO)
• Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED)
• National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition(NIBN)
  • Orphan Products Development Support Program
• Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) 
  • Healthcare Innovation Hub (InnoHub)
• Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)
• Cabinet Secretariat : Council of the Concept for Early Prevalence of the Novel Drugs to Patients by Improving Drug Discovery Capabilities

• Japan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (JPMA) 
• Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)
• European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations, Japan (EFPIA Japan) 
• The Japan Federation of Medical Devices Associations (JFMDA)
• American Medical Devices and Diagnostics Manufacturers' Association (AMDD)
• EUROPEAN BUSINESS COUNCIL IN JAPAN (EBC)
• Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed)
• Forum for Innovative Regenerative Medicine (FIRM)
• Japan CRO Association (JCROA)