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Japan – Pharmaceuticals Snapshot
Sources:
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW)
http://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/roudou/index.html
https://www.wantedanalytics.com/
https://www.takeda.com/who-we-are/company-information/company-facts/
https://www.statista.com/statistics/802395/otsuka-pharmaceutical-employee-numbers-by-location/
https://www.merckgroup.com/en/annualreport/2019/combined-management-report/fundamental-
information-about-the-group/people-at-merck.html
https://www.mitsubishichem-hd.co.jp/english/group/group_outline/tanabe_pharma.html
https://www.shionogi.com/global/en/company/outline.html
https://ir.kyowakirin.com/en/library/annual/main/01/teaserItems1/0/linkList/0/link/ar2019_en_2.pdf
https://www.eisai.com/company/glance/index.html
https://www.ds-pharma.com/profile/profile/pdf/ecp202005_3.pdf
https://www.astellas.com/en/responsibility/data
https://www.contactcenterworld.com/company/msd-k.k..aspx
https://trybiotech.com/top-10-pharmaceutical-companies-in-japan-2020/
https://pharmaboardroom.com/articles/top-10-pharma-companies-in-japan/
Key Pharmaceutical Companies in Japan
In 2019, the Pharmaceutical Industry in Japan
was ranked third in the world (based on
revenue) behind China and USA.
It is estimated to be worth USD 95 billion.
Pharmacists, Chemical Engineers (Development), Chemical
Manufacturing Workers, Clinical Laboratory Technicians
Potential Candidates Japan-Wide 743,000
Tokyo, Tokyo 137,000
Osaka, Osaka 48,000
Nagoya- Komaki, Aichi 28,000
Kyoto, Kyoto 14,000
Kobe, Hyoogo 12,000
Fukuoka, Fukuoka 12,000
Sapporo-Otaru, Hokkaido 10,000
Sendai, Miyagi 8,600
Okayama, Okayama 8,500
Hiroshima, Hiroshima 8,200
Pharmacists, Chemical Engineers (Development), Chemical
Manufacturing Workers, Clinical Laboratory Technicians
Open Positions Japan-Wide 10,561
Tokyo, Tokyo 1,617
Osaka, Osaka 687
Nagoya- Komaki, Aichi 234
Kyoto, Kyoto 228
Kobe, Hyoogo 150
Utsunomiya, Tochigi 132
Kitakyushu, Fukuoka 128
Fukuoka, Fukuoka 119
Kagoshima, Kagoshima 113
Toyama, Toyama 111
Key Pharmaceutical
Companies
Number of Employees
(In Japan)
Takeda 47,495
Daiichi Sankyo 15,350
Otsuka 13,360
Chugai 7,394
Mitsubishi Tanabe 6,987
Astellas 5,608
Shionogi Japan 5,233
Eisai 4,593
MSD 4,400
Kyowa Hakko Kirin 3,792
Sumimoto Dainippon Pharma 3,023
Novatis/Sandoz/Aspen 110,000 worldwide
GSK 103,000 worldwide
Pfizer 88,300 worldwide
Key Metro Areas based on Potential Candidates Metro Areas With the Highest Demand for Candidates
Distribution of Vacancies by Annual Salary Bands