TOKYO -- A Hong Kong-based activist hedge fund is pushing Japanese drugmaker Torii Pharmaceutical to ban accepting executives from parent Japan Tobacco, Nikkei learned Friday.
Activist fund seeks higher returns from Torii Pharmaceutical

Japan Tobacco owns a 55% stake in Torii Pharmaceutical.
TOKYO -- A Hong Kong-based activist hedge fund is pushing Japanese drugmaker Torii Pharmaceutical to ban accepting executives from parent Japan Tobacco, Nikkei learned Friday.