OSAKA -- Kobayashi Pharmaceutical has a must-buy item on its hands -- an herbal remedy for bronchial ailments -- and a plan to ride Dusmock's popularity by boosting production 30% this year.
Visitors to Japan once wanted mainly to buy jewelry and other high-priced items. Now many of them look for medicines and other everyday goods. As a maker of remedies and household products, Kobayashi Pharmaceutical stands to benefit.
