Asuka Miyabashira

Asuka Miyabashira is president of Japan Pharma Business Unit of Takeda.​

Asuka joined Takeda in 2004 and has served in roles of increased responsibility in marketing and medical in Japan and other countries. Her experiences include leading regional sales in Japan as well as important international assignments, such as country manager at Takeda Vietnam, where she led the development of the local business strategy and transformation. Prior to this role, she served as business operation manager at Takeda Indonesia to build the foundation for Takeda Oncology’s new product launch and access strategy. She served as the head of the Neuroscience Business Unit within JPBU for two years before the appointment to her current role.​

Asuka holds an MSc in Agriculture from Kyushu University, Japan.

She lives in Tokyo.