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MOUNJARO

Mounjaro, a diabetes medication also known as a weight-loss drug, on display in Osaka on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 2, 2026
Osaka police refer three to prosecutors over ¡¯weight-loss¡¯ drug Mounjaro
All three suspects have admitted to selling the drug in violation of the pharmaceutical and medical devices law, investigative sources said.
More and more people are using Mounjaro, a drug used to treat diabetes, in the hopes of losing weight.
JAPAN / Society / Regional Voices: Kyushu
Jan 12, 2026
Doctors warn of risks of taking diabetes drug to lose weight
There have been reports of people experiencing adverse side effects, according to the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency.
Shares of Eli Lilly & Co. surged on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday after early reports of its experimental weight-loss drug put in a par with market leader Ozempic. The stocks of the drug¡¯s originator, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., also saw an uptick.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 18, 2025
Weight-loss pill orforglipron shines in study, boosting Lilly and Chugai
Eli Lilly¡¯s orforglipron pill, licensed from Chugai Pharmaceutical, could reshape the booming weight-loss drug market, early data shows.
Tropical Storm Jangmi set to lash wide area of Japan
A Meteorological Agency official shows a satellite image of Tropical Storm Jangmi in Tokyo on Sunday.
At least 16 injured as Tropical Storm Jangmi threatens Kyushu
A man looks a departures board showing a canceled flight to Okinawa after Tropical Storm Jangmi shut down the airport there as it moved toward mainland Japan, at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Monday.
Tokyo wants you to wear shorts to work. Say no.
Tokyo¡¯s push for cooler office attire has sparked backlash in Japan, where conservative workplace norms still shape office culture and critics say shorts and sandals do not belong in the workplace.
Billionaire behind Japan¡¯s tiny-room hotel empire bets on U.S.
A guestroom at an APA Hotel in Tokyo. APA built its name in Japan on a standardized formula: a long list of amenities packed into tight rooms engineered for efficiency.
Japan eyes first export of indigenous missile system amid closer ties with Philippines
Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro speaks during a group interview on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue security forum in Singapore on Sunday.
Japan taking cautious ¡ª if firm ¡ª approach to avoiding escalation with China
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi speaks at the Shangri-La Dialogue security summit in Singapore on Sunday.
As immigration rises, Kawasaki¡¯s foreign council shows path toward inclusion
Members of the Kawasaki Foreign Resident Council discuss issues faced by foreign residents during a meeting on May 17.
Mosque fire shows need for better communication with foreign residents
Farooq Soban, a Pakistani resident of Ebetsu, Hokkaido, points to damage from a fire that destroyed a local mosque in the city, on April 29.
How carbon finance could give a boost to Japan¡¯s ailing forestry industry
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