March 29, 2024

(Update 2) Kobayashi Pharmaceutical COO Apologizes over Health Issues

Osaka, March 29 (Jiji Press)--Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. President and Chief Operating Officer Akihiro Kobayashi on Friday apologized over a series of health issues that have occurred among users of its dietary supplement products containing "beni koji" red fermented rice.

Japan Sees Record Ambulance Dispatches in 2023

Tokyo, March 29 (Jiji Press)--There were 7,637,967 ambulance dispatches in Japan in 2023, the highest figure since comparable data became available in 1963, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency said in a preliminary report Friday.

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