A Japanese employee of Astellas Pharma, who has been sentenced to three years and six months in prison for espionage in China, did not appeal the ruling by a Monday deadline, embassy officials said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/29/japan/crime-legal/astellas-no-appeal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #espionage #chinajapanrelations #astellaspharma #china

A Japanese employee of Astellas Pharma, who was sentenced to three years and six months in prison for espionage in China on Wednesday, has no intention to appeal the ruling. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/20/japan/crime-legal/japanese-man-china-spy-ruling-no-appeal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #chinajapanrelations #espionage #astellaspharma

Concerns are growing among Japanese firms operating in China after a Chinese court on Wednesday found an employee of major Japanese drugmaker Astellas Pharma guilty of spying. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/17/japan/japan-firms-in-china-worry-spying-charges/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #chinajapanrelations #astellaspharma #espionage

A Chinese court sentenced a Japanese citizen to a prison term for espionage, in a verdict that threatens to damage ties between Asia’s two largest economies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/16/japan/crime-legal/china-court-jails-japanese-executive/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #chinajapanrelations #china #astellaspharma #espionage

A district court in Beijing will hand down a ruling on Wednesday for a Japanese employee of Astellas Pharma, who has been charged with espionage in China, sources have said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/11/japan/crime-legal/china-court-astellas-pharma-ruling-date/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #astellaspharma #espionage #china #chinajapanrelations

Shares of Asian pharmaceutical companies fell after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a plan to order a cut in U.S. prescription drug costs to bring them in line with other countries. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/05/12/markets/asian-pharma-trump-drug-price/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #medicine #pharmaceuticals #us #republicans #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #astellas #onopharmaceutical #sumitomopharma #shionogi #eisai #takeda #astellaspharma #otsukaholdings

Chinese prosecutors have indicted a Japanese citizen on suspicion of espionage, China's foreign ministry said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/22/japan/japanese-citizen-china-espionage-indictment/ #japan #astellaspharma #espionage #japan #china

New Japanese Ambassador to China Kenji Kanasugi met Tuesday with a compatriot who has been detained in Beijing on suspicion of espionage for the first time since the envoy assumed duties last month. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/31/japan/japan-envoy-china-detainee/?utm_content=buffer4c77d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #chinajapanrelations #china #astellaspharma

Chinese authorities have formally arrested a Japanese businessman detained earlier this year on suspicion of espionage, the Japanese government said Thursday, despite its repeated calls to release him. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/19/japan/china-arrest-japanese-businessman/?utm_content=buffer7b7d2&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #chinajapanrelations #astellaspharma #espionage

China is expected to soon decide whether to formally arrest a Japanese businessman detained in Beijing since March on suspicion of espionage. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/09/21/japan/crime-legal/china-japan-spy-charge/?utm_content=buffer3e873&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #crimelegal #chinajapanrelations #espionage #astellaspharma

Japan's Astellas Pharma said Monday that it has agreed to buy U.S. drugmaker Iveric Bio for about $5.9 billion in its biggest acquisition, giving it access to a range of ophthalmology treatments. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/05/01/business/astellas-iveric-bio-acquisition/?utm_content=buffer0f36e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #business #us #investments #pharmaceuticals #astellaspharma #ivericbio