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Oct 19, 2026 · 3 min read
Pharmacists would have to confirm three conditions and limit quantities before selling a prescription drug to someone without a prescription, and operators would keep a record of the reasons for two years, under draft rules open for comment until 14 November.
Oct 19, 2026 · 3 min read
Three draft rules, open for comment until 14 November, would put the May 2026 amendments into practice: more cultural-property types could anchor historic-district plans, prefectures could set wide-area landscape policy, and residents could propose plans, with effect planned for late November.
Oct 16, 2026 · 2 min read
Four large-shareholding reports show a 1.00% in-kind transfer to a family holding company and two 0.10% off-market disposals by the chairman's sons, while group ratios fall from 38.25% as the reporting groups change.
Oct 16, 2026 · 3 min read
A draft METI notice would set a 2.97 W/m²K heat-loss target for sashes used in non-wooden apartments, applying to makers and importers with about 1% of output; public comment runs to 16 November 2026.
Oct 16, 2026 · 3 min read
Ureru Net Advertising Group says shareholders' October 26 vote on large third-party allotments is non-binding and approves no issuance, after it learned the item did not qualify as Rule 432 consent; any actual allotment needs separate procedures.
Oct 16, 2026 · 2 min read
TradeWorks says it will bear all costs after a misconfigured admin function in the trading system it supplies to Iwai Cosmo Securities may have exposed names and email addresses of 4,611 customers, and it is checking its other financial-institution clients.
Oct 16, 2026 · 3 min read
Tokyo Steel now forecasts a ¥1bn operating profit for the year to March 2027, from a ¥4bn loss, on higher shipment prices and cheaper scrap, while asset sales help lift its interim net income guide.
Oct 16, 2026 · 2 min read
Aviation Capital Group, the US lessor Tokyo Century is selling half of to Itochu, has signed for 75 A320neo-family jets with a catalog value of about ¥1.856tn, delivering from 2032 to 2035; the actual price is undisclosed.
Oct 16, 2026 · 2 min read
Tokio Marine & Nichido fixed coupons of 2.221% to 3.468% on four bond tranches totalling ¥200bn, up from ¥150bn expected earlier, and plans to allocate all net proceeds to green and nature finance projects by September 2029.
Oct 16, 2026 · 2 min read
Takashimaya's duty-free sales are down 12.2% for October 1 to 15, with the count down 10.3% and unit price down 2.2%, after a 12.8% gain in September lifted by higher unit prices.
Oct 16, 2026 · 3 min read
Shimane Bank forecasts a ¥5.98bn net loss for the year to March 2027 on a planned securities sale, and has proposed ¥10bn of non-voting preferred shares for SBI Shinsei Bank that need shareholder approval on December 24.
Oct 16, 2026 · 2 min read
Santen Pharmaceutical's Chongqing joint venture, in liquidation since 2024, will apply for bankruptcy with about ¥3.3bn of liabilities, but the company says a fully provisioned ¥2bn loan means no new loss.
Oct 16, 2026 · 3 min read
Rakuten Group plans to use ¥265.6bn of the Series 26 bond's net proceeds to repay a dollar bond due February 2027, while the ¥40bn Series 27 is earmarked wholly for cash spent on its fintech restructuring.
Oct 16, 2026 · 2 min read
Pharma Foods says a hospital and care-home food supplier joined the group on October 6, while its new three-year plan aims for ¥72bn in sales by July 2029 from ¥63.2bn now.
Oct 16, 2026 · 2 min read
Nidec has the committee report on whether current and former officers are legally liable for its accounting misconduct; the notice gives no findings, promises a redacted version later, and says damages claims will be deliberated next.
Oct 16, 2026 · 3 min read
Economy minister Akazawa says Japan has no kerosene shortage, yet METI will ask sellers to match last year's volumes, create refiner direct sales and subsidize the import-price gap, without yet giving a rate or start date.
Oct 16, 2026 · 2 min read
Unauthorised access to the Fancl and Attenir online shops between 3 and 10 October exposed data on 368,184 Fancl and 417,312 Attenir members, Kirin said; it excludes card details, and the earnings effect is under review.
Oct 16, 2026 · 1 min read
Kanematsu Electronics now owns all of IDAJ and its subsidiaries at a final cost of ¥49.8bn including advisory fees, below the ¥50.4bn first estimate, with a minor expected effect on current-period earnings.
Oct 16, 2026 · 2 min read
Japan Prime Realty has contracted to buy 22.5% of the building portion of two Otemachi towers from its sponsor for ¥32.8bn at a 3.3% NOI yield, betting on rent resets as fixed-term leases are renewed.
Oct 16, 2026 · 2 min read
Specified skilled worker status added 53,960 residents in six months to end-June, the biggest gain among the five most common statuses, as Japan's foreign resident count rose 3.8% to a record 4,281,026.
Oct 16, 2026 · 2 min read
New foreign entrants to Japan fell 0.1% in the first half of 2026, but those from China dropped 57.3% while Korea and Taiwan each rose about a fifth, and the number granted cruise-ship landing permission fell 64.1%.
Oct 16, 2026 · 3 min read
A Financial Services Agency draft would require auditors to assess going concern for at least a year after financial statements are approved and report on it even without material uncertainty, applying from March 2028 year-end audits if adopted.
Oct 16, 2026 · 2 min read
Hoshino Resorts REIT will book a ¥612mn special loss on removing a leasehold chapel at Grand Prince Hotel Osaka Bay, yet forecasts a two-period payout of ¥13,552 per unit, ¥2 above its June figure.
Oct 16, 2026 · 2 min read
The health ministry is taking comment until November 14 on a draft notice adding hospital efficiency and work-environment support to a regional care fund, with final issue planned for late December and an April 2027 start for one provision.