Kusuri no Aoki, run by two brothers who are the sixth generation of the founding family, are fighting for control of the firm with their largest outside shareholders, Aeon and the activist fund Oasis Management. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/16/companies/drugstore-kusuri-no-aoki-defense/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #drugstores #kusurinoaokiholdings #aeon #oasismanagement #retailers #stocks #investments #corporategovernance
Over-the-counter (OTC) sales of an emergency contraceptive pill, aimed at preventing unwanted pregnancy, are set to start in Japan on Monday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/01/japan/science-health/emergency-contraceptive-pills-over-the-counter/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #pregnancy #drugstores #pharmaceuticals #health
Major supermarket operator Aeon is set to make drugstore chain Tsuruha Holdings a subsidiary next week following a tender offer that ended Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/08/companies/aeon-to-make-tsuruha-subsidiary/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #aeon #tsuruha #acquisition #drugstores
Japan's health ministry is in talks to allow emergency contraceptive pills to be sold at pharmacies nationwide without age restrictions or the need for parental consent. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/28/japan/science-health/emergency-contraceptive-pills/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #women039sissues #pregnancy #health #drugstores