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Oct 26, 2026 · 2 min read
Invincible Investment's Kansai hotels saw RevPAR fall 51.1% in September, while the rest of its 101 domestic hotels rose 17.2%, leaving the portfolio up 6.8%; the issuer expects October to rise about 5.3%.
Oct 26, 2026 · 2 min read
The Tokyo Stock Exchange kept ACCESS under special caution, citing weak receivables controls at an overseas network subsidiary and gaps in related-party approvals; the company says it will publish concrete measures around the end of November.
Oct 26, 2026 · 2 min read
Chidori GK has contracted to tender all 50,507,600 Leopalace21 shares to K891 before the 30 October close, but can terminate if a funded rival bid at least 2.5% higher goes unmatched.
Oct 26, 2026 · 2 min read
3D Investment Partners now holds 12.73% of J.Front Retailing, up from 11.63%, and argues the department-store group is overcapitalised once its property is valued at market; its filing says it may submit written proposals.
Oct 26, 2026 · 2 min read
Shin-Etsu Polymer lifted its operating-profit forecast for the year to March 2027 to ¥18.2bn from ¥16.0bn and raised its annual dividend forecast to ¥72, citing semiconductor-related containers and wrapping film.
Oct 26, 2026 · 2 min read
Marudai Food now expects first-half operating profit of ¥1.45bn against ¥4.3bn guided in May, as price rises lag higher costs and ham and sausage volumes fall; its full-year outlook is due on 9 November.
Oct 26, 2026 · 2 min read
Joshin says its member database server may have exposed up to about 6 million records, with smaller possible exposures in its subscription service and a renovation photo system, while the investigation continues and some services stay down.
Oct 26, 2026 · 2 min read
Shimizu Bank raised its full-year consolidated ordinary profit forecast to ¥4.7bn from ¥3.8bn and lifted its annual dividend forecast to ¥70 from ¥60, saying higher rates boosted loan and securities income.
Oct 26, 2026 · 3 min read
enish will cancel its May warrants, which raised ¥320mn of a ¥1.12bn target, and issue new EVO FUND warrants covering 109.66% of its shares, with ¥400mn of crypto purchases ranked behind game spending.
Oct 26, 2026 · 2 min read
Tillotts, Zeria's Swiss subsidiary, has signed to buy all of Haupt Pharma Wülfling, the German site that makes most of its Asacol, from Aenova; the price is undisclosed and closing is planned for January 2027 or later, subject to approvals.
Oct 26, 2026 · 2 min read
PowerX began shipping its 10-foot Mega Power 2500 battery system on 26 October; 444 of 477 firm orders are scheduled for 2027, and the company expects only a minor effect on this year's forecast.
Oct 26, 2026 · 2 min read
Procrea Holdings said its bank subsidiary's held-to-maturity bonds carried ¥14.448bn of unrealized losses at 30 September, 220.3% of last year's ordinary profit, while its earnings and dividend forecasts stay as published in May.
Oct 26, 2026 · 3 min read
Fujiya now expects ¥1.6bn of operating profit for the year to December, half its February forecast, after a third quarter hit by rain, an earthquake in Kumamoto, shopper thrift and higher packaging and energy costs.
Oct 26, 2026 · 3 min read
Ymirlink says data was output from 49 Cuenote FC systems, a cumulative 51,628,280 records, and the figure may grow because 16 systems are still being investigated; unsolicited emails impersonating third parties from its domain have also been confirmed.
Oct 26, 2026 · 2 min read
Trustbank has restarted the donation management system used by municipalities and gift suppliers, but Furusato Choice donations remain suspended after a leak of 4,454,097 records, and CHANGE Holdings is still assessing the impact on its results.
Oct 26, 2026 · 2 min read
Medipal Holdings said a Silchester-linked trust has petitioned the Tokyo District Court for permission to convene a meeting on removing one director, a charter change, a special dividend and a buyback; the notice does not say the court has granted permission.
Oct 26, 2026 · 3 min read
METI's draft Cyber/Physical Security Framework 1.1 re-maps supply-chain security requirements to NIST CSF 2.0 and ISO/IEC 27001:2022, with comments due December 21 and AI-related risks left to a later revision.
Oct 26, 2026 · 3 min read
Foreign visitors spent a third-quarter record of about ¥2.2tn between July and September, up 3.2%, though September arrivals fell 5%; from November, consumption tax will be charged at the sale and refunded once export is confirmed at the airport.
Oct 26, 2026 · 5 min read
The Bain Capital-formed bidder raised its planned Kakaku.com tender price from ¥3,597 to ¥3,700 a share, above rival Kamgras 1's ¥3,682, keeping ¥3,720 if KDDI agrees to stay out, but launch still needs the target's board.
Oct 26, 2026 · 2 min read
Tokyo's 14th equipment-investment subsidy round pays one-half to four-fifths of eligible costs, but the higher rates require a zero-emission or wage commitment, and applications close on 24 November 2026 at 13:00.
Oct 26, 2026 · 3 min read
The Environment Ministry's draft would enlarge the Hokkaido park by a net 2,444 hectares and steer tourism toward guided, non-motorised use, with visitor caps and entry fees among rules it says it will work on; comments close 21 November.
Oct 26, 2026 · 3 min read
Finance Minister Katayama called the energy aid begun in March effective but said she did not think a decision on winter support had been made; the ministry will respond if the prime minister gives instructions.
Oct 26, 2026 · 3 min read
The FSA's audit subcommittee broadly endorsed a longer going-concern look-ahead for audits of years ending March 2028, while several members said Japan still has no accounting standard obliging management to make the assessment.
Oct 26, 2026 · 3 min read
Internal affairs ministry draft would push the end of 5.8GHz experimental drone radio use from March 2027 to March 2028, drop five test areas and add two, with comments due by 24 November.