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Jun 16, 2026 · 2 min read
Premium and other income rose to ¥6,944,066,000,000 in the year to March 2026, but investment income made the bigger jump, reaching ¥3,735,313,000,000. Ordinary income was nearly flat at ¥753,688,000,000, while total assets ended the year at ¥74,159,096,000,000.
Jun 16, 2026 · 2 min read
The optics maker raised this year's dividend forecast to ¥51 a share from ¥37, lifting the interim payment to ¥20 and the year-end payout to ¥31. From 2027, dividends will be set at whichever is higher, a 60% payout ratio or 8% DOE, and Tamron says it plans about ¥18 billion of additional returns by the end of 2029.
Jun 16, 2026 · 2 min read
The company will place 2,329,100 treasury shares with Japan Activation Capital-serviced funds and use the ¥12,091,003,600 net proceeds for a market buyback of up to the same size. The authorization runs from July 9, 2026 to March 31, 2027 and is expected to start only after Hoshizaki's current buyback program ends, so the anti-dilution logic is clear even if the full offset is not guaranteed.
Jun 16, 2026 · 3 min read
WOWOW plans to set up a new company on June 17, have NTT Docomo move Lemino into it via an absorption-type split, then buy 51% of the vehicle so it becomes a joint venture from Oct. 1. In parallel, WOWOW will issue 815,800 new shares to Docomo for gross proceeds of about ¥841.1m, while saying the 51% purchase itself will be funded with WOWOW cash. The structure matters because Docomo will end up both as a 49% partner inside the venture and a direct shareholder in WOWOW outside it. The catch is that the split consideration can still be adjusted, the assets and liabilities moving with Lemino are not yet fixed, and WOWOW says the effect on the year ending March 2027 is still being assessed.
Jun 15, 2026 · 2 min read
JTM says it holds 55,211,107 RISE shares and equivalents, or 53.99% of the total, after the tender offer closed, replacing the former parent and pushing RISE into controlled-subsidiary territory. The stake includes 6,244,307 Class A preferred shares that JTM wants converted into common stock, while its side agreement stops short of seeking a board majority for at least three years.
Jun 15, 2026 · 3 min read
Revenue for the half year fell 12.0% to ¥12,542 million, but the group posted ¥1,363 million of operating profit, largely from crowdfunding rather than property sales. It still recorded a ¥1,056 million net loss and an equity ratio of 1.9%, while the auditor declined to express a conclusion on the half-year statements as the company investigates Yamawake Estate transactions with buyback arrangements.
Jun 15, 2026 · 2 min read
The group will unwind its alliance with Antway and prepare to transfer the house-meal business at Kushikatsu Tanaka, a unit that generated ¥1,302,610 thousand of sales in the year to November 2025, or 6.2% of consolidated revenue. A separate ¥500 million Mizuho loan earmarked for new directly operated stores makes the capital-allocation message clear enough even before the transfer price and transferee details are disclosed.
Jun 15, 2026 · 2 min read
First-quarter revenue rose 24.1% to ¥6,134 million and ordinary profit 89.1% to ¥480 million, helped by inbound demand and new stores, but management left full-year guidance and the ¥7 year-end dividend outlook unchanged. Japan same-store sales were only 100.4%, so the quarter was strong without being a clean same-store breakout.
Jun 15, 2026 · 1 min read
Hong Kong-based DYNAMIC BEST GROUP disclosed a 9.50% stake, or 3,044,400 shares, and said the position was funded with ¥608.88 million of its own money. The filing states the purpose as pure investment, not a control push.
Jun 15, 2026 · 1 min read
The fund logged a ¥22.05 billion loss in the year to March 15, almost all tied to derivatives, even as principal jumped to ¥1.45 trillion from ¥781.63 billion. Not a same-day sentiment gauge, but a sharp one-year read on appetite for downside exposure.
Jun 15, 2026 · 2 min read
First-quarter sales reached ¥4.299 billion and operating profit ¥1.234 billion, then management paired the print with Kobe and Bangkok openings and a non-binding move toward buying the company behind UNDERCOVER. This is a map expansion story as much as a margin story.
Jun 15, 2026 · 3 min read
A feared UK restructuring hit came in at ¥8.724 billion instead of the ¥25.0 billion assumed in March, while a ¥31.087 billion deferred-tax benefit was pulled into the first half instead of the final quarter. That sent full-year net profit guidance to ¥44.0 billion from ¥26.0 billion even as sales and operating profit guidance only edged up to ¥411.0 billion and ¥42.5 billion, and the company will stop monthly overseas parking commentary after the restructuring.
Jun 15, 2026 · 1 min read
Revenue rose 25.1% to ¥11.8 billion and operating profit 72.7% to ¥1.98 billion in the year ended April. It also proposed a ¥76 first post-listing dividend, though next year's profit guide cools.
Jun 15, 2026 · 2 min read
After sales of ¥10,828 million and operating profit of ¥1,088 million beat the company's prior forecast, the board authorized repurchases of up to 50,000 shares, or 3.84% of shares outstanding excluding treasury stock, with a ¥400 million cap. Next year's guide drops back to ¥720 million of operating profit, which makes the buyback read more like balance-sheet confidence than exuberance.
Jun 15, 2026 · 2 min read
The three months to April 30 produced no revenue and an ¥836 million net loss, yet AKUGO was added to Japan's reimbursement list in May at ¥72 million and commercial sales began. SanBio also said it agreed Phase 3 trial design with the FDA for traumatic brain injury, though the company did not disclose early sales volume or hospital uptake.
Jun 15, 2026 · 2 min read
The company raised revenue guidance to ¥6,950 million from ¥6,620 million and business profit to ¥820 million from ¥560 million on stronger electronics orders and smooth production. But the larger jump in profit attributable to owners, to ¥1,835 million from ¥730 million, also reflects April-end valuation gains on a Singapore-listed holding that will be remeasured each quarter.
Jun 15, 2026 · 2 min read
Revenue for the half year ended April rose 15.3% to ¥22.35 billion and total DPU reached ¥3,407, but guidance falls to ¥1,908 next period because the latest payout included much larger excess distributions and reserve add-backs. Management's recurring EPU still edges higher and the REIT is adding Prime Maison Kinshicho for ¥4.27 billion, so the awkward-looking headline says more about mix than occupancy panic.
Jun 15, 2026 · 2 min read
First-quarter sales rose 6.6% to ¥1,010 million, but operating loss widened to ¥434 million as the group pushed deeper into defense, UTM and overseas build-out. It kept full-year guidance unchanged, formed an Estonia defense hub and set out a staged warrant financing plan with estimated net proceeds of about ¥14.5 billion.
Jun 15, 2026 · 3 min read
The hotel REIT reported a distribution of ¥6,832 per unit for the period ended April 30, ¥332 above its earlier forecast, as variable rent from roadside assets and the five the b hotels ran ahead of assumptions. Guidance slips to ¥6,700 for the next period before recovering to ¥6,850, with higher rates, repairs and a cooler Osaka market after Expo strength offsetting new lease terms at three Comfort hotels.
Jun 15, 2026 · 2 min read
The company raised its annual dividend forecast to ¥50 a share from ¥40 after moving to the TSE Prime market on June 15. The extra ¥10 is a commemorative payout, not a rewrite of the ordinary dividend line.
Jun 15, 2026 · 2 min read
Full-year revenue guidance rose by just ¥8 million to ¥3,501 million, while operating profit was lifted to ¥822 million and ordinary profit to ¥927 million as tripla Book volume and take rate stayed on plan, costs came down and cash from advance payments earned more interest. Management says the rest-of-year assumptions on interest income and foreign exchange remain conservative.
Jun 15, 2026 · 1 min read
The group plans an October 1 merger in which GMO TECH absorbs GMO Trihatch, the MEO provider it bought in February. Management says combining the two should improve efficiency and decision-making, while the effect on consolidated earnings will be minor.
Jun 15, 2026 · 3 min read
After agreeing to buy GMO Digital Lab for ¥700 million, plus a potential earn-out of up to ¥100 million, the company moved its dividend rule to consolidated accounts and nudged its year-end payout forecast to ¥50.56 from ¥48.24. The revised group outlook adds far more revenue than net profit, because a matching ¥700 million bank loan helps fund the deal and drags interest costs into the picture.
Jun 15, 2026 · 3 min read
First-half revenue rose 17.5% to ¥2,989 million and operating profit more than doubled to ¥52 million, helped by steady IT-services demand and NEX's first-half IoT contribution. The Zenko acquisition has so far changed the balance sheet faster than earnings, though: goodwill stood at ¥2,289 million after a ¥207 million impairment, while Zenko's profit and loss only starts flowing through from the third quarter and full-year guidance stayed unchanged.