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What Beauty Salons Need to Know About Advertising Regulations Under the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Act

What Beauty Salons Need to Know About Advertising Regulations Under the Pharmaceuticals and Medi.

Advertising plays a crucial role in attracting customers to beauty salons. As a salon owner, you would naturally want to highlight the unique featu...

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Is User Feedback Regulated Under Japanese Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Laws? A Guide to Related Legislation

Is User Feedback Regulated Under Japanese Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Laws? A Guide to Rel.

Is it possible that a business owner is questioned for responsibility regarding posted reviews.When considering purchasing a product, consumers can...

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Is 'Before and After' Photos in Beauty and Diet Advertisements Prohibited Under the 'Japanese Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Act'?

Is 'Before and After' Photos in Beauty and Diet Advertisements Prohibited Under the 'Japanese Ph.

Have you ever seen advertisements for cosmetics and other products that compare before-and-after photos? In situations like online shopping where t...

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Can You Be Arrested for Violating the Japanese Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Act? An Explanation of the Penalties

Can You Be Arrested for Violating the Japanese Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Act? An Expla.

The Japanese Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices Act (PMD Act) sets out various regulations related to pharmaceuticals and medical devices. Violatio...

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What Changed in the 2022 Japanese Criminal Law Amendments? An Attorney Explains the Stricter Penalties for Insult Crimes

What Changed in the 2022 Japanese Criminal Law Amendments? An Attorney Explains the Stricter Pen.

Defamation and insult can have serious impacts on their victims. With the increase in defamation and insults on the internet and social media, the ...

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From October 2023 (Reiwa 5), 'Advertising' Disclosure Becomes Mandatory. Explanation of the Operational Standards for Stealth Marketing Regulations

From October 2023 (Reiwa 5), 'Advertising' Disclosure Becomes Mandatory. Explanation of the Oper.

Stealth marketing, or "stema" in Japanese, refers to advertisements that are disguised as non-advertisements. This includes instances where celebri...

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How are 'Pharmaceuticals','Quasi-Drugs' and 'Cosmetics' Distinguished in Japan?

How are 'Pharmaceuticals','Quasi-Drugs' and 'Cosmetics' Distinguished in Japan?

The Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Act, officially known as the "Act on Securing Quality, Efficacy and Safety of Products Including Pharmaceutic...

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What are the Legal Regulations for Advertising Supplements?

What are the Legal Regulations for Advertising Supplements?

Supplements, while not medicines, are considered health foods. However, from the consumer's perspective, they are not simply ordinary foods consume...

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Regulation of Cosmetic Advertising Expressions on LPs and Other E-commerce Sites

Regulation of Cosmetic Advertising Expressions on LPs and Other E-commerce Sites

When advertising cosmetics, in order to encourage more customers to purchase a variety of products, it is necessary to widely disseminate the posit...

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What are the Advertising Regulations for CBD Products? A Lawyer Explains the Relationship with the Japanese Pharmaceutical Affairs Law and Other Related Laws

What are the Advertising Regulations for CBD Products? A Lawyer Explains the Relationship with t.

CBD (Cannabidiol) is one of the components found in what is commonly known as cannabis. Needless to say, in Japan, cannabis itself is illegal under...

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Guidelines for Advertisements of Quasi-Drugs: Key Points to Consider

Guidelines for Advertisements of Quasi-Drugs: Key Points to Consider

When it comes to advertising products categorized as quasi-drugs, such as "medicinal cosmetics," there are specific guidelines that must be followe...

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Points to Note Regarding Advertising Expressions for Cosmetics and Health Foods

Points to Note Regarding Advertising Expressions for Cosmetics and Health Foods

In the operation of women's media, there may be instances where specific cosmetics or health foods are introduced within articles.While it is neces...

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An Attorney's Explanation on the Key Points of the Japanese Medical Advertising Guidelines

An Attorney's Explanation on the Key Points of the Japanese Medical Advertising Guidelines

When posting content such as advertisements, information provision, reviews, and personal experiences related to hospitals, clinics, and medical of...

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Legal Regulations on Advertising Medicines: Explaining the Japanese Pharmaceutical Affairs Law

Legal Regulations on Advertising Medicines: Explaining the Japanese Pharmaceutical Affairs Law

On June 12, 2014, a part of the Japanese Pharmaceutical Affairs Law (currently known as the Act on Securing Quality, Efficacy and Safety of Product...

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Definition of Supplements under the 'Japanese Act of Pharmaceutical and Medical Device' and Advertising Expressions to Take Caution

Definition of Supplements under the 'Japanese Act of Pharmaceutical and Medical Device' and Adve.

Many people use supplements to compensate for the nutrients they often lack in their daily lives. Supplements are not only found in drugstores, but...

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