Mitsubishi Pharma, Tanabe Seiyaku to merge Oct. 1

Mitsubishi Pharma, Tanabe Seiyaku to merge Oct. 1

TOKYO, Japan - Natsuki Hayama (L), president of Tanabe Seiyaku Co., and Takeshi Komine, president of Mitsubishi Pharma Corp., shake hands during a press conference at a hotel in Tokyo on Feb. 2. They announced that the two mid-ranking pharmaceutical firms will merge Oct. 1.

Taisho, Tanabe scrap merger plan

Taisho, Tanabe scrap merger plan

TOKYO, Japan - Akira Ohira (R), vice president of Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., and Natsuki Hayama, vice president of Tanabe Seiyaku Co. announce at a press conference at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Dec. 3 that the two companies have agreed to scrap their plans to integrate their operations under a holding company.

Taisho, Tanabe drugmakers to merge next April

Taisho, Tanabe drugmakers to merge next April

TOKYO, Japan - Akira Uehara (R), president of Japan's Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., and Toshio Tanaka, president of Tanabe Seiyaku Co., another Japanese drugmaker, shake hands during a news conference at a Tokyo hotel on Sept. 17. They announced an integration of their business operations next year in a bid to survive the intensifying race in the domestic pharmaceuticals market, the world's second largest.

Taisho, Tanabe scrap merger plan

Taisho, Tanabe scrap merger plan

TOKYO, Japan - Akira Ohira (R), vice president of Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., and Natsuki Hayama, vice president of Tanabe Seiyaku Co. announce at a press conference at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Dec. 3 that the two companies have agreed to scrap their plans to integrate their operations under a holding company.

Mitsubishi Pharma, Tanabe Seiyaku to merge Oct. 1

Mitsubishi Pharma, Tanabe Seiyaku to merge Oct. 1

TOKYO, Japan - Natsuki Hayama (L), president of Tanabe Seiyaku Co., and Takeshi Komine, president of Mitsubishi Pharma Corp., shake hands during a press conference at a hotel in Tokyo on Feb. 2. They announced that the two mid-ranking pharmaceutical firms will merge Oct. 1. (Kyodo)

Baseball: Fighters extend win streak to 11

Baseball: Fighters extend win streak to 11

Nippon Ham Fighters pitcher Luis Mendoza throws seven effective innings to help the team extend its winning streak to 11 games with an 8-3 victory over the Rakuten Eagles at Shonai Bank & Nisshin Seiyaku Stadium in Nakayama, Yamagata Prefecture, on July 5, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo