Satoshi Seii

3 weeks ago | asahi.com | Satoshi Seii

Mazda Motor Corp. will solicit 500 employees to voluntarily retire early, encouraging older workers to find new careers as the industry shifts to electric and self-driving vehicles. The program, which runs through the end of next year, will cover employees between ages 50 and 61 who have been with Mazda for five years or more, the automaker said April 22. It will exclude technical personnel at factories.

Aug 13, 2024 | asahi.com | Satoshi Seii

Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. announced that it had failed to report 11 additional cases potentially linked to its “benikoji” dietary supplements to the health ministry. Satoshi Yamane, company president, apologized at an online news conference on Aug. 13, acknowledging that there were problems with the company’s internal system for verifying complaints from bereaved families. He also announced plans to increase the number of personnel involved in identifying and reporting adverse reactions.

Apr 25, 2024 | asahi.com | Satoshi Seii

Scandal-hit Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. announced April 25 it will begin covering the medical expenses of people who developed health problems after taking its dietary supplements made with benikoji red yeast. The Osaka-based company pledged to cover medical expenses and transportation costs of those who purchased and consumed the products from July 2023 onward and have been diagnosed with kidney-related diseases or other symptoms.