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A research team in Japan has uncovered a part of the mechanism by which a substance found in Kobayashi Pharmaceutical's supplements containing red fermented rice triggered kidney damage. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/05/japan/science-health/benikoji-study/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #health #kobayashipharmaceutical #medicine

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Japan's Kobayashi Pharmaceutical will accelerate efforts to reform its corporate culture marked by workers' reliance on top management, Chairman Yoshihito Ota has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/04/companies/kobayashi-pharmaceutical-corporate-culture-reform/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #kobayashipharmaceutical #osaka #pharmaceuticals #health #corporategovernance

Kobayashi Pharmaceutical remains only halfway through overhauling its corporate governance, as it struggles to restore public trust after health problems linked to some of its dietary supplements more than a year ago. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/08/companies/kobayashi-reform-founding-family/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #kobayashipharmaceutical #pharmaceuticals #corporategovernance #koji #health #norikazutoyoda

The head of Kobayashi Pharmaceutical has promised that it will never cause health damage again, following a high-profile scare last year caused by its supplements containing red fermented rice. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/06/04/companies/kobayashi-health-scare/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #kobayashipharmaceutical #pharmaceuticals #norikazutoyoda

In the wake of a health scandal involving its supplements last year, Kobayashi Pharmaceutical has suffered its first year-on-year decline in group net profit since its 1999 stock listing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/02/11/companies/kobayashi-pharma-profit-fall/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #kobayashipharmaceutical #health #pharmaceutical

Oasis Management plans to sue the former Kobayashi Pharmaceutical chairman and others over a health hazard scandal involving beni kōji rice supplements. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/29/japan/crime-legal/oasis-management-sues-kobayashi-pharma-execs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #kobayashipharmaceutical #oasismanagement #pharmaceuticals #japanesecourts

Oasis Management plans to sue the former Kobayashi Pharmaceutical chairman and others over a health hazard scandal involving beni kōji rice supplements. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/29/japan/crime-legal/oasis-management-sues-kobayashi-pharma-execs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #kobayashipharmaceutical #oasismanagement #pharmaceuticals #japanesecourts

Oasis Management plans to sue the former Kobayashi Pharmaceutical chairman and others over a health hazard scandal involving beni kōji rice supplements. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/29/japan/crime-legal/oasis-management-sues-kobayashi-pharma-execs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #kobayashipharmaceutical #oasismanagement #pharmaceuticals #japanesecourts

Oasis Management plans to sue the former Kobayashi Pharmaceutical chairman and others over a health hazard scandal involving beni kōji rice supplements. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/29/japan/crime-legal/oasis-management-sues-kobayashi-pharma-execs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #kobayashipharmaceutical #oasismanagement #pharmaceuticals #japanesecourts

A team of researchers at Osaka University has linked Kobayashi Pharmaceutical’s beni kōji red yeast rice supplements to persistent kidney damage. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/08/japan/science-health/beni-koji-damage-study/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #kobayashipharmaceutical #pharmaceuticals #health

Hong Kong-based activist investor Oasis Management has increased its equity stake in Japan's Kobayashi Pharmaceutical, rocked by a high-profile health hazard scandal over its supplements containing red fermented rice. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/12/26/companies/hong-kong-fund-kobayashi-pharma/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #oasismanagement #kobayashipharmaceutical #investments

Hong Kong-based activist investor Oasis Management has increased its equity stake in Japan's Kobayashi Pharmaceutical, rocked by a high-profile health hazard scandal over its supplements containing red fermented rice. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/12/26/companies/hong-kong-fund-kobayashi-pharma/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #oasismanagement #kobayashipharmaceutical #investments

Hong Kong-based activist investor Oasis Management has increased its equity stake in Japan's Kobayashi Pharmaceutical, rocked by a high-profile health hazard scandal over its supplements containing red fermented rice. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/12/26/companies/hong-kong-fund-kobayashi-pharma/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #oasismanagement #kobayashipharmaceutical #investments

Hong Kong-based activist investor Oasis Management has increased its equity stake in Japan's Kobayashi Pharmaceutical, rocked by a high-profile health hazard scandal over its supplements containing red fermented rice. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/12/26/companies/hong-kong-fund-kobayashi-pharma/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #oasismanagement #kobayashipharmaceutical #investments

A Taiwanese consumer group sued Osaka-based Kobayashi Pharmaceutical for compensation for health issues allegedly caused by products related to its beni kōji red fermented rice on Friday, Taiwanese media reported. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/09/28/kobayashi-pharma-sued-taiwan/ #business #food #health #kobayashipharmaceutical #koji #taiwan #lawsuits

Puberulic acid produced by blue mold is the cause of kidney problems suffered by consumers of Kobayashi Pharmaceutical’s beni kōji (red yeast rice) supplements, the health ministry said Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/18/japan/science-health/beni-koji-puberulic-acid-to-blame/ #japan #sciencehealth #food #health #kobayashipharmaceutical #koji

Japan introduced a system Sunday to oblige businesses to report health damage from supplements and other food products labeled as having specific health benefits. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/01/japan/society/supplements-health-damage-report/ #japan #society #food #health #kobayashipharmaceutical

Japanese health and beauty products, once seen as the gold standard for safety and quality in China, are starting to lose their luster in the world’s largest consumer market amid safety scandals and China's decelerating economy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/08/14/companies/japanese-brands-china/ #business #companies #chinajapanrelations #china #cosmetics #kobayashipharmaceutical #shiseido #uniqlo

Kobayashi Pharmaceutical said Tuesday it has newly found 11 more fatalities that should have been reported to the health ministry over possible links to supplement products containing its red fermented rice. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/14/japan/society/kobayashi-pharma-deaths/ #japan #society #kobayashipharmaceutical #pharmaceuticals #health #osaka

Kobayashi Pharmaceutical, currently wrestling with the response to health problems linked to its beni kōji (red yeast rice) products, said Thursday that it will withdraw from that product segment amid criticism of its handling of the incident. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/08/japan/science-health/kobayashi-pharma-beni-koji-withdrawal/ #japan #sciencehealth #kobayashipharmaceutical #pharmaceuticals #health

The president and the chairperson of Kobayashi Pharmaceutical resigned Tuesday to take responsibility for numerous health problems and deaths that could be linked to its beni kōji red yeast rice supplements. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/07/23/japan/science-health/kobayashi-pharma-leaders-resign/ #japan #sciencehealth #kobayashipharmaceutical #health #pharmaceuticals #koji

492 people have been hospitalized in relation to Kobayashi Pharmaceutical's supplements containing beni kо̄ji red fermented rice, according to the health ministry. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/07/03/japan/society/beni-koji-hospitalization/ #japan #society #kobayashipharmaceutical #pharmaceuticals #health

The health ministry revealed on Friday that there have been dozens more deaths potentially linked to beni kōji red yeast rice supplements sold by Kobayashi Pharmaceutical, in addition to the five that had been previously confirmed. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/28/japan/society/kobayashi-pharmaceutical-deaths/ #japan #society #kobayashipharmaceutical #health #pharmaceuticals #koji

The government has created a plan to overhaul a system allowing foods to be labeled as having specific functions on health, following Kobayashi Pharmaceutical's beni kо̄ji scandal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/31/japan/functional-foods/ #japan #kobayashipharmaceutical #pharmaceuticals #food #mhlw

Two more unexpected compounds have been detected from Kobayashi Pharmaceutical's supplements containing beni kо̄ji (red fermented rice), health ministry officials said Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/29/japan/beni-koji-compounds/ #japan #kobayashipharmaceutical #food #health #pharmaceuticals

A panel at Japan's Consumers Affairs Agency has proposed that reporting of health problems caused by "functional foods" should be mandatory and that quality control should be tightened for such products. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/24/japan/functional-food-health-problems/ #japan #foodpoisoning #food #kobayashipharmaceutical

A Japanese government panel is reviewing the "functional food label" system in the wake of Kobayashi Pharmaceutical's beni koji (red yeast rice) scandal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/30/japan/science-health/functional-food-label-review/ #japan #sciencehealth #kobayashipharmaceutical #pharmaceuticals #food #rice #koji

Kobayashi Pharmaceutical will pay the medical bills of people who became ill after taking its troubled beni kōji fermented red rice supplements, the firm has announced. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/26/japan/science-health/kobayashi-pharma-medical-bills/ #japan #sciencehealth #kobayashipharmaceutical #pharmaceuticals #health #koji

More unexpected compounds have been found in some of Kobayashi Pharmaceutical's beni kōji (red yeast rice) supplements that are allegedly behind a series of health problems. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/20/japan/science-health/kobayashi-pharma-beni-koji-more-compounds/ #japan #sciencehealth #kobayashipharmaceutical #pharmaceuticals #health #koji

The scandal over Kobayashi Pharmaceutical’s red yeast rice supplements has put a spotlight on regulatory inadequacies that prevented Japan from swiftly addressing concerns related to foods with health-enhancing claims. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/12/japan/science-health/japan-health-food-regulations/ #japan #sciencehealth #kobayashipharmaceutical #pharmaceuticals #health #food

Kobayashi Pharmaceutical’s beni kōji scandal has prompted growing repercussions in Taiwan, where health authorities have announced steps that will help consumers get refunds from the Japanese drugmaker. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/11/japan/science-health/taiwan-kobayashi-pharma-pills/ #japan #sciencehealth #taiwan #kobayashipharmaceutical #rice #food #koji #pharmaceuticals

Kidney doctors nationwide have received health complaints from 95 people who took Kobayashi Pharmaceutical’s beni kōji red yeast rice supplements, the health ministry has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/09/japan/science-health/health-ministry-beni-koji-presser/ #japan #sciencehealth #kobayashipharmaceutical #pharmaceuticals #health #koji

The health ministry and Osaka city government conducted hearings at the Kobayashi Pharmaceutical headquarters over dangers possibly linked to its supplements containing beni kо̄ji red fermented rice. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/07/japan/crime-legal/government-hearings-kobayashi-pharmaceutical/ #japan #crimelegal #kobayashipharmaceutical #pharmaceuticals #osaka #health #mhlw

Nearly two weeks have passed since Kobayashi Pharmaceutical first reported health concerns over its red yeast rice supplements — but tracking down its tainted products in the supply chain is proving to be extremely difficult. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/04/japan/science-health/beni-koji-supply-chain/ #japan #sciencehealth #kobayashipharmaceutical #health #food #koji #pharmaceuticals #supplychain

Puberulic acid, a natural compound derived from blue mold, has been detected in Kobayashi Pharmaceutical's beni kо̄ji supplements, but the substance's effect on the human body is still unclear. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/04/japan/science-health/kobayashi-pharmaceutical-health-damage/ #japan #sciencehealth #kobayashipharmaceutical #pharmaceuticals #health