What Kobayashi Pharma’s “death scandal” tells us about “made in Japan”?
06 August 2024

What Kobayashi Pharma’s “death scandal” tells us about “made in Japan”?

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Japanese pharmaceutical giant Kobayashi is at the center of a health scare with over 100 deaths reported potentially linked to its health supplements with red yeast rice, or beni-koji. CMG Tokyo correspondent Xin Lei joins Deep Dive to unravel the causes of Kobayashi’s “death scandal” and what it tells us about Japan’s manufacturing.