Police on Friday arrested peace activist Chiyo Takahashi and three other people on suspicion of selling unapproved medicine.
The four, who also include Mutsukazu Komi, the 78-year-old president of a pharmaceutical retailing firm, are suspected of violating the Pharmaceutical Affairs Law by selling the medicine.
They also allegedly violated the law by not being properly licensed to sell pharmaceutical products, police said.
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