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Jun 29, 2026 · 2 min read
Net income attributable to shareholders rose to ¥1.16tn in the year to March 2026, while total assets reached ¥294.9tn and loans, securities and trading assets all moved higher.
Jun 29, 2026 · 2 min read
The annual report shows pretax profit of ¥1.56tn, net interest income of ¥2.83tn and total assets of ¥309.2tn at the March year-end.
Jun 29, 2026 · 2 min read
The CHMP said Tavneos’ benefits had not been shown to outweigh its risks after a review linked to phase III data-integrity concerns, leaving Kissei to assess Japan’s response and any earnings effect.
Jun 29, 2026 · 2 min read
The Japanese company says antenna deployment and test communications succeeded after a Rocket Lab launch, and that the event was already built into its outlook for the year ending December 2026.
Jun 29, 2026 · 2 min read
Gold, silver and platinum funds disclosed 0.00% deviations against their London benchmark-based metal values, while the broad commodity product showed a -0.13% gap and repeated that rolling futures can help or hurt returns.
Jun 29, 2026 · 2 min read
The 16-sport video service targets teams, facilities and municipalities, while the earnings effect for the year ending January 2027 remains under review.
Jun 29, 2026 · 2 min read
Sales are seen rising just 2% in the year to August 2026, but the newly listed retailer says stronger fresh-food demand and leaner inventory should lift gross profit even as shoppers buy fewer items.
Jun 26, 2026 · 1 min read
The number: sales reached ¥126.77bn in the year to March, but ordinary income and parent profit both fell from the previous year, underscoring a profitability squeeze the filing excerpt does not explain.
Jun 26, 2026 · 1 min read
Ordinary income came in at ¥721.8mn and net profit at ¥1.14bn for the year to March 2026, versus a loss a year earlier, with sales at ¥21.82bn.
Jun 26, 2026 · 1 min read
Sales dropped to ¥117.31bn in the year to March, but Buffalo still lifted ordinary income to ¥10.22bn and closed the year with a 60.0% equity ratio and ¥27.22bn in cash.
Jun 26, 2026 · 1 min read
Ordinary income rose to ¥2.04bn and parent profit turned positive in the year to March 2026, even as sales edged lower, making this more a profit-recovery story than a top-line growth one.
Jun 26, 2026 · 1 min read
The move: Tsubakimoto Chain expects a $38mn, roughly ¥6.1bn, dividend from U.S. TSUBAKI HOLDINGS in July, but the gain lands only in standalone non-operating income because consolidated results are unchanged.
Jun 26, 2026 · 2 min read
Net income swung to ¥508.9mn in the year to March 2026 from a ¥244.5mn loss, with sales edging up to ¥7.64bn and net assets ending March at ¥2.18bn.
Jun 26, 2026 · 1 min read
The egg producer reported ¥23.11bn in sales and ¥3.86bn in net income for the year to March, while raising its annual dividend to ¥130 a share from ¥70.
Jun 26, 2026 · 2 min read
The move: Miyakoshi lifted its revenue forecast 75% to ¥3.5bn and now expects ¥150mn of operating profit after saying memory-chip procurement talks and large Japanese sales negotiations moved ahead.
Jun 26, 2026 · 2 min read
The move: DCM's operating profit rose 17.4% to ¥11.4bn in the three months to May 31, while revenue increased 9.8% to ¥151.9bn. Management left its full-year profit target at ¥31.2bn and its annual dividend forecast at ¥48 a share.
Jun 26, 2026 · 2 min read
The move: Shiseido’s first disclosed use of its April debt programme sets a ¥13bn corporate bond offering against a ¥300bn ceiling that runs until April 2028, with no prior drawdowns listed in the filing.
Jun 26, 2026 · 2 min read
Up to 5mn shares, or 2.81% of stock, can be repurchased between August 2026 and August 2027, and Kansai Paint says the shares bought will be cancelled, though market conditions could prevent full execution.
Jun 26, 2026 · 1 min read
Palemo posted ¥30mn of operating profit and ¥11mn of net profit for the quarter ended May 20, versus losses a year earlier, while leaving its full-year targets unchanged.
Jun 26, 2026 · 1 min read
The number: Focus Systems reported ¥35.70bn in revenue, ¥3.07bn in ordinary income and ¥2.33bn in net income for the year to March 2026, while raising its annual dividend to ¥64 a share from ¥42.
Jun 26, 2026 · 2 min read
Up to 2 million shares and ¥2.5bn of market purchases back a 50 per cent-plus payout policy, but Japan System Techniques says stock needed for employee RS and executive incentives will be retained rather than cancelled.
Jun 26, 2026 · 1 min read
The number: NIKKON Holdings reported ¥269.86bn in sales for the year to March 2026, with ordinary profit at ¥24.85bn and profit attributable to owners of parent at ¥18.24bn. Total assets ended March at ¥436.40bn.
Jun 26, 2026 · 3 min read
A June 30 probe into accounting and suspicious transactions at former subsidiary Abit has pushed Abalance's results to late August, while a separate U.S. solar-shipment dispute leaves another ¥3bn to ¥5bn potential hit to be settled in the same window.
Jun 26, 2026 · 1 min read
Shareholders backed a cut in stated capital to ¥100mn, but the company says the move is a balance-sheet reclassification into other capital surplus that leaves issued shares and net assets unchanged.