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Jun 26, 2026 · 2 min read
The move: Kaga Electronics extended its tender offer for Shinko Shoji to July 14, kept the price at ¥1,580 a share, delayed settlement to July 22 and shifted any follow-on shareholder meeting target to late September.
Jun 26, 2026 · 2 min read
A ¥750mn buyback authorisation covering up to 5.96% of stock arrives alongside a separate filing showing DOE5% and three joint holders at 7.38%, a combination worth watching even though neither disclosure links the two.
Jun 26, 2026 · 2 min read
Mikuni’s June 26 disclosures were less about annual sales than about governance: the supplier said reporting controls were ineffective after repeated unauthorized transfers at Taiwan Mikuni, and the amendments reach back to the year ended March 2021.
Jun 26, 2026 · 1 min read
The move: Kohjin Bio’s shareholders approved an audit and supervisory committee structure, split the top jobs between a chair and president, and signed off on a ¥10 per share dividend worth ¥51.1mn. Separately, Takahito Nakamura remained disclosed as the controlling shareholder with 53.91% of voting rights.
Jun 26, 2026 · 2 min read
Shareholders elected three directors, appointed Progress Audit Corporation and approved an auditor-liability clause, but Kaihan still needs a continuation meeting to handle unresolved reporting items after its disclaimer of opinion disclosures.
Jun 26, 2026 · 1 min read
The number: Daiei Kankyo closed the year with sales of ¥87.86bn, ordinary income of ¥22.43bn and parent net profit of ¥15.85bn, extending its multi-year climb.
Jun 26, 2026 · 1 min read
The move: AP Holdings reported ¥721.8mn in ordinary income and ¥1.14bn in parent-level net profit for the year to March 2026, with net assets recovering to ¥1.12bn from negative territory.
Jun 26, 2026 · 1 min read
The move: Fureasu swung from a ¥244.5mn loss to ¥508.9mn in profit attributable to owners in the year to March, while net assets rose to ¥2.18bn and shareholders approved a 10.57 yen dividend.
Jun 26, 2026 · 1 min read
Hokuriyo reported ¥3.86bn in net profit, lifted its annual dividend to ¥130 a share and posted 24.4% ROE for the year to March 2026.
Jun 26, 2026 · 2 min read
The move: Miyakoshi now expects ¥3.5bn of revenue, ¥150mn of operating profit and ¥330mn of net profit for the year ending March 2027, after saying supply talks with two major Chinese memory manufacturers and large Japanese sales negotiations are lifting orders above plan.
Jun 26, 2026 · 2 min read
Operating profit rose 17.4% to ¥11.4bn in DCM’s spring quarter, helped by hot-weather demand, temporary stock-up buying and HomeTech’s inclusion, but the retailer left its year-to-February outlook and ¥48 dividend forecast unchanged.
Jun 26, 2026 · 1 min read
The move: Shiseido has moved to issue ¥13bn of corporate bonds, the first use of a ¥300bn shelf that became effective in April and runs until April 2028.
Jun 26, 2026 · 2 min read
The move: Kansai Paint can repurchase up to 5mn shares, or 2.81 per cent of stock excluding treasury shares, between August 2026 and August 2027. The catch: it plans to cancel the repurchased stock, but says some or all orders may go unfilled depending on market conditions.
Jun 26, 2026 · 1 min read
The move: net income reached ¥2.33bn in the year to March, letting Focus Systems raise its annual dividend from ¥42 to ¥64 a share while ROE improved to 15.9%.
Jun 26, 2026 · 2 min read
The catch: Japan System Techniques has approved up to ¥2.5bn of buybacks, but says only the shares not needed for employee restricted stock and executive incentives will be cancelled.
Jun 26, 2026 · 1 min read
The number: annual sales reached ¥269.86bn, with ordinary income at ¥24.85bn, parent profit at ¥18.24bn and basic EPS at ¥152.85, extending the logistics group’s recent growth run.
Jun 26, 2026 · 3 min read
Two EVO FUND warrant series are struck at ¥1,800 and ¥2,000, with a fixed 1.15mn-share dilution ceiling but no guarantee Asterisk actually receives the full ¥2.18bn.
Jun 26, 2026 · 2 min read
The move: ASIAN STAR approved a ¥222.0mn share placement to Hash Global Alpha and up to ¥217.0mn of warrants for two other investors to fund a planned Japanese real-estate RWA business tied to BNB Chain, though the company says the PoC still needs legal, tax and operating work.
Jun 26, 2026 · 3 min read
The move: a June 30 investigation report on former subsidiary Abit is set to trigger added audit work, so Abalance is weighing a 62-day filing extension and says even its separate ¥3bn to ¥5bn US solar-shipment loss cannot be pinned down before late August.
Jun 26, 2026 · 1 min read
The move: shareholders approved a capital reduction and surplus appropriation at the June 25 AGM with 97.93% support, though the report excerpt leaves the amount and effective date unclear.
Jun 26, 2026 · 2 min read
Kaga Electronics extended its Shinko Shoji tender offer to July 14 and pushed any squeeze-out meeting to late September, while saying the ¥1,580-a-share price is not being raised.
Jun 26, 2026 · 2 min read
The number: OPTiM said its tradable-share market value was ¥9.21bn, short of Tokyo Prime’s ¥10bn requirement, even as annual sales rose to ¥11.73bn. A separate same-day disclosure shows the company already used a buyback from founder-president Shunji Sugaya to trim his stake and improve float and liquidity.
Jun 26, 2026 · 1 min read
The move: Kohjin Bio adopted an audit-and-supervisory-committee model and split the top representative role between Takahito Nakamura as chairman and Yuichi Nakamura as president, while a same-day disclosure showed Takahito still controlled 53.91% of voting rights.
Jun 26, 2026 · 2 min read
The move: Koei Chemical won 98.25% support for its share exchange with Sumitomo Chemical, pushing the deal past Koei's shareholder vote, but the filing adds no new timetable or deal economics.