Jun 29, 2026 · 2 min read
ZOA shareholders approve ¥75 dividend and three-director slate
A ¥75 a share year-end payout, worth ¥94.4mn in total, takes effect on June 29 after shareholders also back a board slate including president Kazufumi Ii.
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Jun 29, 2026 · 1 min read
Nihon Dengi shareholders back ¥99 a share payout and board slate
The ¥1.59bn year-end dividend becomes effective on June 29, and investors also approved four directors plus one Audit and Supervisory Committee member.
Jun 29, 2026 · 2 min read
TOSO shareholders approve ¥10.5-a-share dividend and director slate
The June 25 annual meeting put a ¥92.8mn payout into effect from June 26 and approved separate resolutions for three directors, three Audit and Supervisory Committee directors and one substitute committee director.
Jun 29, 2026 · 1 min read
NSK shareholders approve nine-director board including Akitoshi Ichii
The June 25 vote confirmed a nine-member board slate, including president Akitoshi Ichii, but the source text available here stops short of a readable vote breakdown.
Jun 29, 2026 · 1 min read
Nichicon shareholders approve ¥19 year-end dividend, ¥1.28bn total
Nichicon's annual meeting cleared a ¥19 per-share year-end dividend worth ¥1.28bn in total, with the distribution effective from June 29 and no broader capital-allocation update in the excerpt.
Jun 29, 2026 · 2 min read
Hanshin Diesel Works shareholders approve six directors and four Audit and Supervisory Committee directors
The June 26 vote confirms Hanshin Diesel Works' formal board lineup, including President Kazuhiko Kinoshita, although the disclosure excerpt does not show whether the slate is mostly reappointments or new faces.
Jun 29, 2026 · 2 min read
ESPEC shareholders approve ¥70 year-end dividend and board slate
The annual meeting confirmed a ¥70 payout per common share and elected seven directors plus three Audit & Supervisory Committee members, giving investors final public confirmation on cash return and governance.
Jun 29, 2026 · 2 min read
SCREEN shareholders approve ¥170 year-end dividend, elect eight directors
The annual meeting approved a ¥170 per-share payout and elected Masato Goto alongside seven other directors, formalising cash return and board appointments but offering no new operating update.
Jun 29, 2026 · 1 min read
Taisei Oncho shareholders approve ¥92 year-end dividend and board lineup
A ¥577.9mn payout took effect on June 26 after shareholders approved a ¥92-a-share year-end dividend and elected six directors plus four Audit & Supervisory Committee directors.
Jun 29, 2026 · 2 min read
Forest Holdings lifts sales to ¥522.4bn as ordinary income slips
Net assets rose to ¥160.44bn and profit attributable to owners of parent climbed to ¥8.82bn, even as ordinary income fell to ¥7.32bn.
Jun 29, 2026 · 1 min read
SIG Group shareholders approve three-director slate
The June 26 annual meeting approved three directors outside the audit and supervisory committee, including president Sumio Ishikawa and executive vice-president Hidenobu Hatta, though the excerpt provided does not show the vote totals.
Jun 29, 2026 · 2 min read
Nichiden Kogyo lifted sales to ¥2.35bn, but net income and cash flow fell
Revenue rose to ¥2.35bn, but net income fell to ¥41.6mn and operating cash flow to ¥105.3mn, while the dividend held at ¥3 a share.
Jun 29, 2026 · 2 min read
Omori Engei Holdings carried ¥1.36bn of bonds against ¥77.3mn of net assets
The unlisted company, which holds 31.98% of Ota Kaiki's voting rights and shares a director with the listed group, posted ¥5.4mn of net profit for the year to March on ¥19.5mn of dividend income.
Jun 29, 2026 · 2 min read
Monex resets executive pay, raising performance-linked incentives
Monex Group's chief executive will have a standard pay mix of 40% base pay, 25% short-term incentive and 35% long-term incentive under a policy overhaul that adds profit, ROE, relative TSR and mission goals to the scorecard.
Jun 29, 2026 · 2 min read
Mizuho's US-GAAP profit nearly doubles as assets approach ¥295tn
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
SMFG’s IFRS net income reaches ¥1.19tn in year to March
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
Kissei consults Japan regulators after EU panel recommends revoking Tavneos
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
Synspective puts 10th StriX satellite into orbit, verification phase begins
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
WisdomTree's Tokyo commodity ETFs split between metal holdings and futures roll risk
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
Jelly Beans launches STADIUM AI with NTTSportict, sets out four revenue lines
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
Saijo forecasts 74.4% operating profit rise as fresh food and fewer markdowns offset softer volumes
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
Kanagawa Chuo Kotsu grows sales, but profit slips back
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
AP Holdings swings back to profit as net income reaches ¥1.14bn
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
Buffalo sales fell, but earnings and cash held up
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.