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Jul 3, 2026 · 2 min read
A planned 5.6% fall in net income for the year ending April 2027 reflects a return to a roughly 35% tax burden, the pet-care group says, while advertising has already been stepped back up after a deliberate fourth-quarter pause.
Jul 2, 2026 · 1 min read
A possible take-private of Dentsu Soken is under consideration inside Dentsu Group's domestic strategy, but the company says the Nikkei report was not its announcement and no concrete decision has been made.
Jul 2, 2026 · 3 min read
The draft agenda leans toward international-equivalent standards to spare groups exposed to EU rules from duplicate assurance, but provider eligibility and the regime's legal architecture are still being debated.
Jul 2, 2026 · 2 min read
The move: Mizuho's plan pairs a ¥73.5bn 10-year subordinated note with a ¥107.0bn callable 10-year tranche. The catch is in the clauses, both carry write-down-upon-insolvency and subordination terms, so the filing reads as capital management as much as funding.
Jul 2, 2026 · 3 min read
The move: Kawasaki Heavy will sell 37.35mn shares overseas for factory expansion and issue ¥101bn of euro-yen convertibles, including what it calls the first transition CB, for physical AI and a liquefied-hydrogen chain.
Jul 2, 2026 · 2 min read
Oasis says it has already proposed asset disposals and business shutdowns at Infomart, and may seek broader restructuring moves while considering a larger stake.
Jul 2, 2026 · 2 min read
Speee will move its Reform DX business into new subsidiary ReFact on August 1, then sell SOMPO Holdings 39.3 per cent in September, turning a repair-referral partnership into an insurer-backed venture it still controls.
Jul 2, 2026 · 2 min read
The 10-year issue is split between a ¥73.5bn tranche and a ¥107bn tranche with an early-redemption clause, leaving ¥2.81tn of unused capacity under Mizuho's current programme.
Jul 2, 2026 · 3 min read
Bain Capital and LINE Yahoo's binding ¥3,384-a-share proposal, with a possible ¥3,500 price if a KDDI structure is agreed, prompted Kakaku.com to drop its tender recommendation while Kamgras keeps its existing ¥3,000 offer open until July 16.
Jul 2, 2026 · 2 min read
Kawasaki Heavy Industries has approved an overseas common-share offering and two euro-yen convertible bond tranches for foreign markets, but the filing excerpts leave the size and pricing terms unresolved.
Jul 2, 2026 · 2 min read
About ¥92.7bn from the new-share leg is earmarked for factory investment through March 2029, as Kawasaki ties an overseas equity and convertible-bond sale to robotics, physical AI and a subsidised hydrogen build-out.
Jul 2, 2026 · 2 min read
Renesas says the disposal, agreed in February and expected to close by the end of 2026, will significantly affect its financial position, results and cash flow, though the filing excerpt gives no price or quantified effect.
Jul 2, 2026 · 2 min read
The draft would add a dedicated standard for a CHO-cell recombinant shingles vaccine and amend technical provisions for Covid-19 and inactivated polio vaccines, with comments open until July 31.
Jul 2, 2026 · 2 min read
Positive phase 3 data move the IgA nephropathy treatment beyond its earlier proteinuria-based accelerated approval, while leaving Otsuka's outlook for the year ending December 2026 unchanged.
Jul 2, 2026 · 2 min read
Takahiko Ijichi left Seino Holdings on July 1 after what the company called a major difference over corporate governance, and the filing offers little detail beyond confirming the board still meets legal headcount rules.
Jul 1, 2026 · 2 min read
The move: Funai Soken will place 2.196mn treasury shares with Tokio Marine at ¥1,067 apiece, accepting 2.20% dilution to fund working capital and deepen a capital-and-business alliance aimed at SME consulting and risk management.
Jul 1, 2026 · 2 min read
Operating profit rose to ¥418.8mn, or 83.8% of KTK's full-year goal, as higher-margin reuse toner and IT cross-selling lifted both segments and left guidance unchanged.
Jul 1, 2026 · 1 min read
The number: June repurchases of ¥13.36bn lifted Hankyu Hanshin's total to ¥22.31bn and 4,868,700 shares, equal to 74.4% of the current ¥30bn authorisation by June 30.
Jul 1, 2026 · 1 min read
The move: shareholders approved an October rename to Nitten, a 160 yen year-end dividend with an 80 yen special payout, and one-year director terms as management says the business now extends beyond beet sugar into food, feed and agricultural materials.
Jul 1, 2026 · 2 min read
The move: sales guidance for the year to November rose to ¥28.5bn, but the bigger change is profit, with operating profit lifted to ¥1.4bn as electronic components and photomasks held up and costs ran lower than planned.
Jul 1, 2026 · 2 min read
The move: ASTI will sell its wholly owned Zhejiang manufacturing subsidiary, a maker of wire harnesses and ECUs, after saying slower Chinese growth and stronger domestic rivals made the unit a worse use of management resources.
Jul 1, 2026 · 2 min read
The catch: QPS now expects revenue of ¥3.8bn, 5% below its April forecast, but earlier recognition of ¥144mn in JAXA subsidy income and a ¥100mn deferred-tax asset lift ordinary profit and net income guidance to ¥1.1bn.
Jul 1, 2026 · 2 min read
Shareholders signed off on a ¥79 per-share year-end payout and elected a seven-director board including president and CEO Izumi Oi, alongside two Audit and Supervisory Board members.
Jul 1, 2026 · 2 min read
Shareholders approved a ¥52 a share year-end payout worth ¥389.2mn and an ¥800mn reserve transfer, while confirming seven director appointments including president Naozumi Ashikaga.