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Nov 4, 2026 · 3 min read
Japan's transport ministry is taking comments until 3 December on a draft that corrects a test-load coefficient for ship lifting gear and tells shipowners how to disable cranes judged unsafe.
Nov 4, 2026 · 2 min read
The labour ministry would let firms hit by the Noto earthquake keep subsidised secondments for up to three years, but sending employers filing a first plan from 1 January 2027 would get a lower rate.
Nov 4, 2026 · 3 min read
Sellers of used homes could carry the Anshin R Housing mark without photographing owner-occupied interiors, and with a promise of a renovation proposal rather than a finished one, under a land ministry draft open for comment to 3 December.
Nov 4, 2026 · 3 min read
Public nurseries and child centres outside special zones could serve meals cooked off-site to children under three from April 2027, provided they keep on-site heating and storage equipment and meet five conditions; comments close December 1.
Nov 4, 2026 · 3 min read
Finance Minister Katayama said Japan will act on disorderly or excessively speculative currency moves under its joint statement with Washington, declined to call ¥157 right or wrong, and promised sharper tax-revenue estimates for the next budget.
Nov 4, 2026 · 3 min read
JPYC and SBI VC Trade want the ¥1mn per-transfer limit on yen and dollar stablecoins eased, while the Japanese Bankers Association calls any relaxation of the second-type cap a matter for extremely cautious review.
Nov 2, 2026 · 2 min read
Takara Bio resolved to conclude a basic agreement dated November 2 to transfer its GMP cell-processing contract business to S-RACMO, with a definitive split contract scheduled for November 16 and an effective date of January 1, 2027; the price is undisclosed.
Nov 2, 2026 · 2 min read
T.RAD now expects ¥8.6bn of net profit, down from ¥9.5bn, citing Japan material costs, an expected US tariff burden and an early write-off of an old production system, even as it raises its sales forecast to ¥168.0bn.
Nov 2, 2026 · 2 min read
Sumitomo Corporation lifted its profit guide for the year to March 2027 by ¥40bn to ¥670bn and raised its dividend forecast to ¥44 a share, citing first-half profit of ¥347.9bn and expected second-half strength.
Nov 2, 2026 · 2 min read
Sumitomo Chemical raised its core operating profit forecast to ¥270bn from ¥215bn, and its materials segment, now guided to ¥75bn against ¥20bn, accounts for the whole ¥55bn increase.
Nov 2, 2026 · 2 min read
Prestige International says up to 5.5mn records, counting duplicates, were taken from a system run by a group company for road-service clients; the system is shut and the earnings impact is still under review.
Nov 2, 2026 · 3 min read
Paycloud Holdings says up to about 380 client companies of its Arara mail service lost email addresses and member data, about 77 million addresses on a provisional count, and the service is suspended with no restart date.
Nov 2, 2026 · 1 min read
Obayashi completed its purchase of BCI UK Holdings on October 30, bringing 11 Multiplex group companies in Australia, the UK and Canada under its ownership; the filing gives no purchase price.
Nov 2, 2026 · 2 min read
Oasis Management says it holds 5.04% of MIRAIT ONE and has already proposed delisting and a capital-policy change, while reserving board, asset and dividend proposals for the next 12 months.
Nov 2, 2026 · 2 min read
A National Tax Agency draft would reserve the name Japanese Whisky for spirit made, aged at least three years in casks and bottled at 40% or more in Japan; public comments close November 30.
Nov 2, 2026 · 2 min read
Nippon Shokubai closed its ¥20bn purchase of all shares in an Uji-based specialty chemicals maker with resist and insulating-protection materials for semiconductors, and expects only a minor effect on results for the year ending March 2027.
Nov 2, 2026 · 3 min read
NH Foods now expects ¥50bn of business profit for the year to March 2027, down 18% from its earlier forecast, as processing costs, feed and Australian cattle prices rise; its ¥1.5tn sales outlook is unchanged.
Nov 2, 2026 · 3 min read
MLIT's draft guideline sets a three-stage path for older pile-supported buildings: screen for toppling-resistant features, test ground or pile capacity, then retrofit if needed. Public comment closes on 29 November 2026, and the text is guidance rather than an enacted retrofit obligation.
Nov 2, 2026 · 2 min read
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines raised its forecast for net profit to ¥300bn for the year to March 2027, from ¥240bn in August, citing dry bulk and energy markets and an Ocean Network Express stake expected to beat its earlier assumptions.
Nov 2, 2026 · 3 min read
Macnica now expects ¥67.5bn of operating profit for the year to March 2027, 29.8% above its May forecast, on semiconductor demand, while its CPS Solutions segment, which includes the autonomous-bus business, is guided to a wider ¥8.0bn loss.
Nov 2, 2026 · 2 min read
Kyowa Kirin books its half of the US KOMZIFTI profit-share with Kura Oncology as selling expense because the nine-month net result was negative, while currency and an Amgen contract release helped lift core operating profit 46.8%.
Nov 2, 2026 · 3 min read
Kameda Seika lowered its operating profit forecast to ¥5.5bn from ¥8.3bn, saying staff turnover at its North American unit TH FOODS limited supply despite firm demand, while volumes fell in Japan after October price rises.
Nov 2, 2026 · 2 min read
Tenders of shares and options, equal to 207,044,870 shares, cleared the 158,716,000-share minimum, so K891, Inc. will buy all of them and, once settlement starts on November 9, become Leopalace21's parent with 63.35% of voting rights.
Nov 2, 2026 · 3 min read
Japan's government wants EFRAG to list the extra disclosures ESRS-40a requires beyond ISSB-aligned reports and to add a company-based option to the mixed approach, citing the burden of two reports and a 2028 start.