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Dr. Kitagawa also receives personal fees for lectures or presentations from Asahi Kasei Pharma Corporation, Taiho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Kaken Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Kowa Company, Ltd., Ethicon Inc., Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Otsuka Pharmaceutical Factory, Inc., Olympus Corporation, Cardinal Health K.K., Shionogi & Co., Ltd., Bristol-Myers Squibb K.K., MSD K.K., Aska Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Miyarisan Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Toray Industries, Inc., Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited, Chugai Foundation for Innovative Drug Discovery Science, Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd., EA Pharma Co., Ltd., Intuitive Surgical G.K., Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, Sysmex Corporation, Tsumura & Co., AI Medical Service Inc., and Eisai Co., Ltd. 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