The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare is considering increasing the amount patients pay for prescription drugs in order to raise funds for new drug development(NHK)
(新薬開発の財源 処方薬の患者負担額を増やす方向で検討 厚労省)
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20231001/k10014212211000.html

In short, this is a repeat of the Liberal Democratic Party's attempts to maintain its power by extorting money from us and diverting it to corporations (in this case, pharmaceutical companies). :mastorage: :mastorage: :mastorage: