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Japan's Takeda aims to sell vaccines in U.S., targeting dengue first

Drugmaker hopes to break into market dominated by American and European players

A Takeda vaccine factory in Germany. The Japanese drugmaker will apply for approval to sell its dengue vaccine in the U.S. (Takeda Pharmaceutical)

TOKYO -- Takeda Pharmaceutical plans seek approval from U.S. regulators to sell a dengue fever vaccine there, aiming to become the first Japanese company to enter the American vaccine market, Nikkei has learned.

Takeda's plan to file an application with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration was revealed by Takeda CEO Christophe Weber. Details, such as the timing of the filing and production plans, will be ironed out later.

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