More than 100,000 packets of sliced bread have been recalled in Japan after parts of a black rat's body were discovered inside two of them, the manufacturer said Wednesday.

About Kyowa Kirin Kyowa Kirin aims to discover novel medicines with life-changing value. As a Japan-based Global Specialty Pharmaceutical Company, we have invested in drug discovery and biotechnology ...

The Osaka headquarters of The Yomiuri Shimbun, a Japanese national daily newspaper, on May 1 announced punishments for its ...

The system has been criticized for leaving it entirely up to functional food makers to guarantee the safety of their products.

The Yomiuri Shimbun announced punishments against reporters and top officials over fabricated comments from a company ...

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Kobayashi Pharmaceutical will pay the medical bills of people who became ill after taking its troubled beni kōji fermented ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said that as of yesterday, it had received 58 reports of suspected adverse reactions after taking supplements produced by Japanese drugmaker Kobayashi ...

Scandal-hit Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. announced April 25 it will begin covering the medical expenses of people who ...

Three of the five people reported by Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. to have died after taking its red yeast rice dietary supplements had preexisting medical conditions such as prostate cancer and ...