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Jun 30, 2026 · 2 min read
The group will launch BCDC.Ai on July 15, but the bigger signal is a retreat from its earlier container data-centre plan, with the August start-up, roughly ¥100mn initial investment and partner terms no longer fixed.
Jun 30, 2026 · 2 min read
Mitsubishi UFJ's paired Tokyo-listed Dow trackers ended May far apart on size and issuance, with the currency-hedged product at ¥12.96bn in net assets versus ¥4.07bn for its sister fund, even as both cut payouts.
Jun 30, 2026 · 2 min read
The TSE Growth company says most of that control sits in indirect and family-linked holdings, while no transactions with the controlling shareholder were reported.
Jun 30, 2026 · 2 min read
SBI has paid for 3.351mn newly issued shares at ¥275 each, lifting Moi's capital to ¥510.8mn and shares outstanding to 17.317mn.
Jun 30, 2026 · 2 min read
The Tokyo-listed company now forecasts ¥32.5bn in sales and a 45.7 per cent payout ratio for the year ending March 2027, yet says higher beta and interest rates pushed both ROE and ROIC below its capital-cost hurdle.
Jun 30, 2026 · 1 min read
Shareholders approved a ¥10-a-share year-end payout at the June 26 annual meeting, confirming a total distribution of ¥207.2mn, while the source text provided here offers no payment date or wider operating update.
Jun 30, 2026 · 1 min read
Shareholders approved a 6.67 yen per-share payout effective June 30, while the available annual meeting disclosure confirms an articles amendment without showing what changed.
Jun 30, 2026 · 2 min read
The June 29 meeting signed off on an incorporation-type company split and articles changes covering a trade-name switch and revised business purposes, but the excerpted filing omits the new name and timing.
Jun 30, 2026 · 2 min read
The June 26 vote backs four directors and three audit committee directors as the company reports ¥1.30bn in sales, ¥125.47mn in net income and a dividend increase to ¥6.00 a share for the year to March.
Jun 30, 2026 · 2 min read
A new 70,000-share pledge with Tokai Tokyo Securities and the release of an earlier Daiwa pledge altered the collateral tied to Syuhei Morita's holding, not the size of the joint stake.
Jun 30, 2026 · 2 min read
Tocalo’s disclosed 10.26% Fidelity holding reflects an August 2018 change, while a filer-name fix and EDINET’s five-year limit make it appear fresh in 2026.
Jun 30, 2026 · 2 min read
Data feeding unit-cost calculations were not updated correctly from the year to March 2019, leaving inventory understated; NEPON now says its reporting controls are effective and the latest year ended with ¥37.7mn in net profit.
Jun 30, 2026 · 2 min read
The draft pairs electronic travel authorisation with stricter residence management as foreign arrivals topped 40mn last year and the resident foreign population reached about 4.13mn.
Jun 30, 2026 · 2 min read
A June 29 snapshot put WisdomTree’s Tokyo gold fund at ¥1.07tn with a 0.00% gap to metal-linked asset value per unit, while the ¥19.5bn broad commodity fund disclosed a 0.15% index divergence and warned that rolling futures can help or hurt returns.
Jun 30, 2026 · 2 min read
The healthcare recruiter says public-company visibility should help fill a chronically under-recognised hospital support role, with ¥1.022bn in sales and ¥43mn in operating profit targeted for the year ending December 2026, but any move to a wider TSE market is still undated.
Jun 30, 2026 · 2 min read
Read-through: Japan Asia Investment withdrew a charter amendment before its June 30 annual meeting after saying shareholder views warranted a rethink of the authorized-share change. A separate disclosure showed Governance Partners holds 23.63% of voting rights and shares the chief executive, adding context on the governance set-up, not proof of who objected.
Jun 30, 2026 · 2 min read
Fuji Kosan says listed status should help lift annual hiring to 1.5 times current levels by 2029 and support a later move to the TSE Standard Market, while this year’s guide points to lower sales but higher operating profit.
Jun 30, 2026 · 2 min read
Sales are forecast to reach ¥3.65bn as the children’s gymnastics operator adds 37 franchise sites, but part of the lift comes from store transfers and price increases.
Jun 30, 2026 · 2 min read
The embedded-systems company says its Sapporo PRO Frontier listing is a bridge to direct financing for a shift toward IoT security software, even as current-year sales are set to edge down.
Jun 29, 2026 · 2 min read
The catch: Yokorei says an extraordinary report due after a December 2024 board decision was left unfiled until June 29, and the delayed document details backdated loss items of ¥6.42bn for doubtful accounts, ¥4.49bn for debt guarantees and ¥2.60bn for investment securities.
Jun 29, 2026 · 2 min read
The move: Blue Incubation will own 14.98% of Petgo after a July 15 share issue and can rise to 19.98% via warrants, funding an app-led push into pet outings across Seibu rail, hotel and leisure assets.
Jun 29, 2026 · 2 min read
The move: NOK shareholders approved the joint share transfer that would create NOK Group on October 1 and recast both operating companies under a single parent.
Jun 29, 2026 · 2 min read
The move: Nippon Chemi-Con completed a ¥9bn issue of Class C and D preferred shares to Development Bank of Japan, then pushed through ¥4.5bn cuts to both capital and capital reserve and cancelled all Class A preferred shares.
Jun 29, 2026 · 2 min read
The catch: Nexon will book a ¥373.46bn dividend from NEXON Korea Corporation as non-operating income in standalone accounts for the year ending December 2026, while consolidated earnings stay unchanged because the payment is eliminated inside the group.