The **Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited** (武田薬品工業株式会社) is a Japanese [multinational](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multinational_corporation "Multinational corporation") [pharmaceutical](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharmaceutical_industry "Pharmaceutical industry") company, with partial American and British roots. It is the largest pharmaceutical company in [Asia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia "Asia") and one of the top 20 [largest pharmaceutical companies in the world by revenue](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_pharmaceutical_companies_by_revenue "List of largest pharmaceutical companies by revenue") (top 10 following its merger with [Shire](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shire_(pharmaceutical_company) "Shire (pharmaceutical company)")).