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Oct 30, 2026 · 3 min read
Japan's privacy regulator would write early detection of unauthorised access into its security guidance as a required measure, and has pulled its timetable forward after large breaches; comments are open until 27 November.
Oct 29, 2026 · 2 min read
TEPCO's ¥52.7bn interim net profit follows a ¥712.4bn loss a year earlier, but the business posted a ¥33.7bn operating loss and negative operating cash flow, and the full-year forecast stays undecided.
Oct 29, 2026 · 3 min read
Takeda's half-year net profit rose 171.6% on a 4.1% effective tax rate, yet core operating profit grew just 0.7% at constant currency, even as the drugmaker raised its full-year profit forecasts.
Oct 29, 2026 · 3 min read
Shiga Bank will lift its stake in Senshu Ikeda Holdings to 11.81% of voting rights with a roughly ¥36.6bn purchase on October 30, a day after both banks agreed to work toward a share exchange targeted for April 2028.
Oct 29, 2026 · 3 min read
Renesas's nine-month IFRS operating profit of ¥758.0bn includes a ¥450.3bn gain on selling its Timing business, while its Non-GAAP measure shows ¥408.7bn and third-quarter sales up 30.2%.
Oct 29, 2026 · 2 min read
Osaka Gas raised its full-year sales forecast by ¥84bn to ¥2.25tn while holding ordinary profit guidance at ¥190bn, after a delay in passing fuel costs into gas tariffs cut interim ordinary profit by 21.6%.
Oct 29, 2026 · 2 min read
Oriental Land's April to September operating profit of ¥78.5bn beat its ¥58.9bn forecast, and the Tokyo Disney Resort operator raised its full-year profit guide and annual dividend forecast to ¥18 a share.
Oct 29, 2026 · 3 min read
Chubu, Chugoku, Shikoku and Kyushu exceeded severe-weather demand assumptions this summer, and the national margin fell to 5.6% in the 16:00 to 17:00 minimum-reserve hour, but OCCTO's winter outlook keeps every area above the 3% minimum, with January the thinnest.
Oct 29, 2026 · 2 min read
Nippon Yusen lifted its forecast for net profit in the year to March 2027 by ¥90bn to ¥330bn, citing stronger container rates at affiliate ONE, while operating profit is guided up only ¥25bn to ¥210bn.
Oct 29, 2026 · 2 min read
Nomura Research Institute lifted its operating profit guide for the year to March 2027 to ¥180bn, citing demand for AI-premised system modernisation and digital security, while cutting its consulting revenue forecast to ¥66bn.
Oct 29, 2026 · 3 min read
A draft outline from the Nuclear Regulation Authority would require nuclear operators to confirm their own compliance, keep design records and face penalties for false filings, while ending the 30-day pre-notification system; comment closes Nov 27.
Oct 29, 2026 · 2 min read
Nippon Kodoshi will invest about ¥15bn in a new Yonago line, raising separator capacity to roughly 1.3 times the current level for AI-server and data-centre demand, with operation planned from December 2028.
Oct 29, 2026 · 3 min read
Kurita Water Industries cut its full-year business-profit forecast to ¥40.0bn from ¥61.5bn after design delays and required module rebuilds on one US electronics-industry project pushed estimated costs above the order value, while raising its sales guide.
Oct 29, 2026 · 2 min read
Konami lifted its forecast for the year to March 2027 to ¥583bn in sales and ¥200bn in business profit, up from ¥505bn and ¥150bn, saying first-half results ran ahead of plan and eFootball and Yu-Gi-Oh performed well, and raised its dividend forecast to ¥299.
Oct 29, 2026 · 3 min read
Komatsu lifted its full-year operating profit forecast to ¥585bn as demand beat plan across many regions, while the July-September margin fell to 12.1% and April-September construction and vehicles sales dropped in the Middle East, Asia and Japan.
Oct 29, 2026 · 2 min read
Kissei Pharmaceutical lifted its interim operating profit forecast to ¥1.6bn from ¥500mn, but cut net profit to ¥5.1bn from ¥7.4bn after factoring in special losses on assets for a drug facing approval-revocation proceedings.
Oct 29, 2026 · 2 min read
Keyence's first-half operating profit rose 50.0% to ¥408.3bn on a 34.9% rise in sales, and the company lifted its interim dividend to ¥325 before a five-for-one share split on November 21.
Oct 29, 2026 · 3 min read
Kamgras 1 added ¥1 to its Kakaku.com tender offer and extended it to Nov 12, while the Bain Capital and LINE Yahoo ¥3,700 proposal remains unlaunched and the board's support for Kamgras 1 is unchanged.
Oct 29, 2026 · 2 min read
A binding rival proposal for Kadoya Sesame Mills runs from ¥2,654 to ¥3,000 a share against ITG-G's ¥2,514, with the top price tied to non-tender deals with major shareholders, and ITG-G has extended its offer to November 13.
Oct 29, 2026 · 3 min read
Central Japan Railway plans to lift the Nozomi charge to its approved ceiling in July 2027 and revise Green car charges in December 2027, estimating ¥50bn to ¥60bn a year in extra revenue.
Oct 29, 2026 · 3 min read
A Financial Services Agency working group leaned toward letting companies set up reinsurance-only captives for their own group risk, but members pressed on solvency, collateral and how regulators would supervise the parent; the minutes record no decision.
Oct 29, 2026 · 2 min read
Imperial Hotel's interim sales rose 10.2% to ¥28.01bn, but Kyoto start-up costs and Tower building reopening spending cut operating profit 59.5% to ¥129mn, though results beat the company's May forecast and full-year guidance is unchanged.
Oct 29, 2026 · 2 min read
Ibiden's board approved about ¥151bn of planned spending, centred on its Ogaki site in Gifu, to expand IC package substrates for CPUs, with sequential start-up and mass production planned from fiscal 2029.
Oct 29, 2026 · 3 min read
Personal bankruptcy filings reached 83,100 in 2025, up from 76,309, as the FSA and Consumer Affairs Agency set up a successor debt panel; members pressed for scrutiny of collection on expired claims.