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Oct 23, 2026 · 3 min read
ENEOS will buy the 65% of NIPPO's holding company that Goldman Sachs vehicles own, citing asphalt supply ties and a changed growth strategy; the notice gives no price, and the share transfer is planned for November 2026.
Oct 23, 2026 · 2 min read
The education ministry's draft would make hybrid paper-and-digital textbooks the norm, bar all-digital books in lower and middle primary grades, and require publishers to build to ministry standard specifications, with public comments due November 8.
Oct 23, 2026 · 2 min read
Daiwa House Industry's three subordinated bonds run 35 to 40 years with first call dates in 2031, 2033 and 2036, and net proceeds of ¥228.3bn are planned to go toward short-term borrowings the company plans to repay by the end of October.
Oct 23, 2026 · 2 min read
Chugin Financial Group now expects interim net profit of ¥29.7bn, up from ¥20.7bn, crediting higher domestic rates and securities portfolio rebalancing; its full-year outlook is due on October 29.
Oct 23, 2026 · 4 min read
The Bank of Japan judges bank capital sufficient even if oil prices, AI-profit expectations and interest rates all turn at once, but flags a ¥126tn tie to foreign non-bank financiers and growing yen-bond valuation losses at regional lenders.
Oct 23, 2026 · 2 min read
Most G-SIB selection indicators will be measured as full-year averages under a final Basel Committee document aimed at window dressing, while the treatment of European Banking Union cross-border exposures remains open for comment until January 14, 2027.
Oct 23, 2026 · 2 min read
and ST HD says a server intrusion may have exposed about 2.5mn customer records and 10,000 business-partner records, with payment data and customer-set passwords excluded, while member points remain unusable in stores and online.
Oct 23, 2026 · 2 min read
For the year starting April 2027, METI and four other ministries propose lowering the paper-packaging recycling obligation from 27,720 tonnes while lifting plastic packaging to 732,600 tonnes. Public comment closes on 21 November 2026.
Oct 23, 2026 · 2 min read
Net sales of short-term debt, ¥2.24tn, outweighed ¥1.45tn of long-term bond buying as nonresidents swung from a revised ¥5.47tn net purchase the previous week to a ¥848.4bn net sale.
Oct 23, 2026 · 2 min read
Fifty large banks put demand for corporate loans at +3 in the Bank of Japan's October survey, up from -1, while local-government demand fell to -4 from +3; most banks reported no change at all.
Oct 22, 2026 · 2 min read
The T. Rowe Price group's combined stake in Taiheiyo Cement is 7.32%, the same as in its prior report; the amended filing was triggered by a change in material contracts covering shares lent to five banks.
Oct 22, 2026 · 2 min read
The steak chain's nine-month operating profit rose 48.4% on 12.8% higher sales, and its April purchase of a Yamaguchi meat processor is meant to supply planned western Japan restaurants, with full-year guidance unchanged.
Oct 22, 2026 · 2 min read
Kyoei Security Service now forecasts a ¥600mn net loss for the year to July 2027, against a ¥700mn profit forecast, after a ¥1.602bn officer retirement special loss; stock pay and a retirement provision trimmed operating profit guidance by ¥170mn.
Oct 22, 2026 · 2 min read
Tokai now forecasts operating profit of ¥10.29bn, reversing an expected decline, as pharmacy prescription prices beat plan and a company grouped in July joins the accounts from the third quarter, and it lifts the year-end dividend to ¥49.
Oct 22, 2026 · 2 min read
Nippon Ski Resort Development earned ¥2.15bn in net profit on a record 544,000 inbound visitors, helped by a ¥1.27bn land-sale gain, while disclosing a fatal accident at a Hakuba resort and ¥5bn in new borrowing for lift renewals.
Oct 22, 2026 · 2 min read
toggle holdings fixed its IPO price at ¥4,040, the top of the range, and will receive ¥3,737 a share on 2,244,600 new shares, split between domestic and overseas buyers, with trading planned to begin October 30.
Oct 22, 2026 · 2 min read
PowerX says production is on plan and its 99.2% progress figure counts built inventory, not shipments or revenue, while it describes the Hokkaido plant's move to July 2028 as a capital-efficiency decision rather than a production problem.
Oct 22, 2026 · 2 min read
Artnature will sell all shares in its Philippine wig-making subsidiary, with transfer planned for December 1, citing a fundamental review of production after its Bangladesh factory began operating; buyer and price are not disclosed.
Oct 22, 2026 · 2 min read
Google approved Cybertrust Japan's new intermediate CA on 20 October, but Apple's review is pending; the company plans to restart certificate issuance at the earliest two business days after Apple signs off, offering a Secom Trust Systems product meanwhile.
Oct 22, 2026 · 2 min read
A Japanese drug panel concluded Steboronine can be approved for recurrent meningioma, but formal approval is pending, and Stella Pharma expects only a slight effect on earnings in the year to March 2027.
Oct 22, 2026 · 2 min read
Tokyo's special hospital work-environment grant starts at ¥133,000 per bed and rises to ¥266,000 for hospitals meeting extra working-hour conditions, with applications open to 31 March 2027.
Oct 22, 2026 · 2 min read
JERA's ¥10bn unsecured bond pays 2.861% to October 2031, with payment scheduled for 28 October; if the fiscal 2030 carbon-intensity target is missed, the filing's stated consequence is a donation.
Oct 22, 2026 · 2 min read
ORIX JREIT guides its half-year payout down to ¥2,300 a unit for the period to August 2027, from ¥2,504, as sale gains drop out and borrowing costs rise, even with occupancy at 99.2%.
Oct 22, 2026 · 2 min read
Kanto Denka Kogyo lifted its full-year operating profit forecast 29.2% to ¥14.6bn on semiconductor-driven specialty gas sales, while saying a boost from cheaper pre-spike inventory will fade after the second quarter.