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Ryukakusan Co.

35°41′44″N 139°46′49″E / 35.6954532°N 139.7802246°E / 35.6954532; 139.7802246

Ryukakusan Co., Ltd.
Native name
株式会社 龍角散
Company typePublic KK
IndustryPharmaceuticals
Founded1871; 153 years ago (1871)
HeadquartersHigashi-Kanda, Chiyoda, Tokyo101-0031, Japan
Key people
Ryuta Fujii
(President and CEO)
Products
  • Ryukakusan and other throat products
WebsiteOfficial website

Ryukakusan Co., Ltd. (株式会社 龍角散, Kabushiki-gaisha Ryukakusan) is a Tokyo-based Japanese pharmaceutical company that develops and markets prescription and over-the-counter drug (OTC) products, especially throat and swallowing products.

History

In the early 18th century, "Ryukakusan" was a powdered herbal cough medicine produced by the Fuji family, physicians to the Satake Clan of the Akita Domain. Shoteiji Fujii began selling it as medicine for the public in 1871.

In 1995, the company had a ¥4 billion debt. They recovered from this by selling the Iatron Laboratory to Mitsubishi in 2002.

Ryukakusan's products are popular in China and Taiwan. Tourists buy their products in bulk, to bring home, when they travel to Japan.

Chiba factory

Products

  • Ryukakusan
  • Ryukakusan Direct
  • Ryukakusan Throat Refreshers
  • Swallowing Aid Jelly

References

  1. ^ Ryukakusan (25 October 2018). "Ryukakusan". Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  2. ^ "History of Ryukakusan|Ryukakusan Co., Ltd".
  3. ^ 【もとをたどれば】龍角散/秋田藩の薬 中国でも人気 Archived 2020-08-14 at the Wayback Machine毎日新聞」朝刊2019年9月15日(6面)2019年9月18日閲覧
  4. ^ "「龍角散」のふるさと秋田 健康を支えた家庭薬展". 秋田県市民活動情報ネット". Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  5. ^ "Tourists' favorite throat remedy to get a big dose of investment". Nikkei Asian Review. Retrieved 2019-03-11.