DIA Japan 2026

Japan holds its own regulatory standards, its own development pathways and its own expectations, and meeting them is what separates a smooth entry into the market from a stalled one. DIA Japan is where that knowledge is shared. Now in its 23rd year, the DIA Japan Annual Meeting is the country’s premier forum for drug development and regulatory science, bringing industry, academia and regulators together to bridge global standards with the specific requirements of the Japanese market.

The 2026 meeting runs under the theme “Crossing Boundaries, Shaping a Future Beyond Imagination with Innovation”, with sessions spanning regulatory reform, clinical development, patient-centric approaches, post-marketing surveillance and the growing role of digital tools and AI. For anyone planning a trial, a submission or a launch in Japan, it is three days close to the people who shape how medicines reach patients here. Akesa will be there throughout.

Who should attend

DIA Japan draws the people who move a therapy from global plan to Japanese reality. It is worth a conversation with us if you are:

• A regulatory affairs team working on Japanese submissions and global-to-Japan strategy
• A clinical development or clinical operations team planning or running trials in Japan
• A clinical supply or sourcing team responsible for comparators and standard of care
• A sponsor, biotech or CRO bridging global standards with Japanese requirements

Meet Akesa in Tokyo

Japan is one of Akesa’s core markets, and DIA Japan is where its regulatory, clinical and access communities gather. Akesa is the operational partner behind clinical trial supply and medicine access across the Asia-Pacific region. We source comparators, combination therapies and standard of care for clinical trials. If you are bringing a trial or a therapy into Japan, our Country Manager for Japan, Chisako Mizutani, will be there and glad to talk it through.

Event links

• Official event website: https://www.diaglobal.org/en/conference-listing/meetings/2026/10/the-23rd-dia-japan-annual-meeting-2026
• Registration: through the official event website
• Venue, Tokyo Big Sight: Tokyo

Get in touch

If a Japan submission, trial or launch is on your roadmap, get in touch and we will set time aside in Tokyo.