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Oct 20, 2026 · 2 min read
EnBio Holdings has signed to take over four Next Energy & Resources solar businesses through a new subsidiary, with the transfer planned for 1 February 2027 subject to a shareholder vote, construction-law approval and customer consents.
Oct 20, 2026 · 2 min read
Hodogaya Chemical's Korean OLED-materials subsidiary SFC has Korea Exchange approval for a KOSPI listing and has filed its registration statement, though the parent has not yet given a listing date, offering size or proceeds.
Oct 20, 2026 · 2 min read
Ferrotec will pay 150mn yuan (about ¥3.6bn) in cash for a 46.7% stake that lifts its holding in Chinese showerhead maker AMTD to 67.6%, with the transfer planned for 30 November; AMTD lost ¥352.1mn at the operating level in the year to March 2026.
Oct 20, 2026 · 2 min read
Optorun's board resolved to dissolve and liquidate NLT, its 58.8%-owned nanoimprint venture with AIMECHATEC and JSR, with liquidation expected around February 2027, the loss still under review and both partners expecting a minor effect on results.
Oct 20, 2026 · 2 min read
estie has set an indicative IPO range of ¥1,070 to ¥1,100, with existing holders selling 5,638,800 shares against 50,000 new ones, and pricing is due on October 28 ahead of a planned November 6 first trading day.
Oct 20, 2026 · 2 min read
Japan's finance minister Katayama Satsuki succeeds Sweden's Elisabeth Svantesson as chair of the IMF-World Bank Development Committee, whose next meeting is in April 2027 in Washington.
Oct 20, 2026 · 1 min read
Arata said a consolidated subsidiary received a Japan Fair Trade Commission on-site inspection on suspicion of resale price maintenance, and that it will cooperate fully; the notice gives no financial impact.
Oct 20, 2026 · 2 min read
BCJ-110 drew 12,759,681 eSOL shares against a 10,535,800-share floor, enough for 64.70% of voting rights once payment settles on October 26; delisting steps and timing are yet to be announced.
Oct 20, 2026 · 2 min read
Ariake Capital reports holding 10.09% of Tokyo Kiraboshi Financial Group, up from 9.00%, and says its talks with management cover UI Bank's deposit strategy, group governance and growth strategy; it reports no material proposals.
Oct 20, 2026 · 2 min read
Japan's postal policy committee is taking public comment until November 20 on which features of universal mail service, such as speed, reliability, price or frequency, should take priority and how to sustain the network in disadvantaged areas; no service change is proposed.
Oct 20, 2026 · 2 min read
Tsugami now expects first-half operating profit of ¥25.2bn, up from ¥19.5bn, citing China and India, and has raised its interim dividend forecast by ¥12 to ¥61 while holding the year-end forecast at ¥49 until full-year guidance on November 12.
Oct 20, 2026 · 3 min read
The residential J-REIT forecasts payouts of ¥2,453 and ¥2,479 per unit over its next two periods while guiding net income lower on rising interest costs, with a reserve drawdown supporting the distributions.
Oct 20, 2026 · 3 min read
KDX Kolet REIT's filing describes an estimated ¥49.9bn offering and ¥45.6bn of green loans to buy 2,281 detached and townhouse rental homes around Tokyo, with listing planned for 25 November and the offer price still unset.
Oct 20, 2026 · 3 min read
Nidec's liability committee found nine former officers liable and counted ¥22.2bn of investigation costs among the company's losses, but did not apportion damages. Nidec says it is still considering whether to sue.
Oct 20, 2026 · 3 min read
METI's draft would add synthesisers without a joining function, explosives-making 3D printing equipment and a new processor performance band to Japan's export controls, with comments open until 18 November 2026.
Oct 20, 2026 · 3 min read
Mitsubishi Electric will keep 49% of its distribution and control equipment business after a planned ¥82.4bn sale of 51% to ABB's Japanese unit, with completion targeted for October 2027 pending antitrust and other approvals.
Oct 20, 2026 · 2 min read
Koito Manufacturing has resolved to dissolve and liquidate its wholly owned Hubei car-lighting maker, citing the EV shift, local Chinese rivals and weaker sales at its Japanese carmaker customers, while calling the earnings hit minor.
Oct 20, 2026 · 2 min read
Peak XV Partners Investments IV cut its Appier Group holding from 9.81% to 6.79% with an off-market sale of 3mn shares on 13 October, and has agreed not to sell more without J.P. Morgan's consent until 1 November.
Oct 20, 2026 · 2 min read
Tokyo employers with 20 or fewer staff (five or fewer in commerce and services) have until October 23 to enter a draw for heatstroke-prevention grants; applying early confers no advantage in a program sized at 1,000 businesses.
Oct 20, 2026 · 1 min read
Japan's NEDO is taking applications until November 25 from parties that want to carry out the third round of its solar power deployment technology development work.
Oct 20, 2026 · 3 min read
The Tokyo Tourism Foundation will fund two-thirds of digital and product projects by city tourism firms, up to ¥30mn, but only plans built on a prior expert diagnosis. Applications close on 30 November.
Oct 20, 2026 · 2 min read
Under a new memorandum, JBIC and the European Investment Bank will work on co-financing for critical-minerals and Ukraine-rebuilding projects that Japanese and European companies are expected to join.
Oct 19, 2026 · 2 min read
Kinki Sharyo's board has resolved to sell its Piscataway plant in New Jersey for $26mn, with handover set for October 26 and a gain of about ¥2.4bn expected this fiscal year, though forecast revisions remain possible.
Oct 19, 2026 · 2 min read
BuySell Technologies says AI already handles about 70% of its contract calls and about 40% of follow-up calls, and it expects roughly ¥600mn in labor-cost restraint next year across its call-centre and marketing departments.