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Oct 29, 2026 · 4 min read
Chubu Electric wrote off its nuclear power business assets, a ¥370.3bn special loss, after withdrawing Hamaoka Units 3 and 4 permit applications, and now forecasts a ¥215.0bn net loss for the year to March 2027.
Oct 29, 2026 · 2 min read
Asahi Diamond Industrial and Tokyo Seimitsu will each inject ¥615mn into their 50-50 joint venture to equip a planned Thai hub-blade plant, with operations targeted for April 2028 and a minor near-term earnings effect.
Oct 29, 2026 · 2 min read
Anritsu raised its operating-profit forecast to ¥22bn on strong optical-transceiver test demand and lifted its annual dividend forecast to ¥63, while guiding its environmental-measurement unit to a ¥1.2bn loss after a goodwill write-down.
Oct 29, 2026 · 3 min read
ANA Holdings and RegionalPlus Wings, the parent of AIRDO, signed a largely non-binding agreement toward a share exchange planned for April 2027, with the exchange ratio to be decided by the signing of a final contract planned for late December.
Oct 29, 2026 · 3 min read
A weaker yen lifted Aisin's half-year sales 7.3%, but operating profit fell 16.3% on higher material costs, earthquake expenses and weaker China volumes, and the supplier lowered its full-year operating profit forecast to ¥215bn.
Oct 29, 2026 · 3 min read
Japan's health ministry proposes letting labels on quasi-drugs, cosmetics, medical devices and regenerative products give the compliance officer's office as the appointed marketer's address, with comments due by 26 November.
Oct 29, 2026 · 3 min read
Tokyo's welfare bureau is paying up to three-quarters of a ¥2.7mn clerical salary cap at in-home care support offices, with full cover for consultant and publicity costs, but the cash arrives only after completion and applications close 28 December.
Oct 29, 2026 · 3 min read
A draft METI ordinance would let only certified advanced-safety operators use hardening-resin sealants as temporary repairs on high-pressure gas equipment, with public comment open until 25 November 2026.
Oct 29, 2026 · 1 min read
Japan's state-backed lender is co-financing with Mizuho's Brazilian bank, in a ¥7.1bn package that funds Komatsu's sales finance business in Latin America's largest construction machinery market.
Oct 29, 2026 · 2 min read
A draft guideline from Japan's communications ministry would list 5G core interconnection among functions mobile carriers should open to virtual operators, and change how leased assets and lines count in interconnection fees. Comments close on 26 November.
Oct 29, 2026 · 3 min read
A government draft would let procurement rely on ML-DSA-44, a Category 1 or 2 signature scheme, while keeping other 128-bit-class tools off the new list; comments close 11 November, and the scheme's security evaluation is unfinished.
Oct 28, 2026 · 2 min read
Tomen Devices booked interim net profit of ¥25.11bn on higher memory prices, but inventory and borrowing grew sharply, its equity ratio fell to 14.0%, and full-year guidance stayed where it was.
Oct 28, 2026 · 2 min read
Tokyo Electron Device lifted its full-year sales forecast to ¥270bn from ¥240bn on customer advance orders and AI demand, but said longer supplier lead times on some products need watching.
Oct 28, 2026 · 2 min read
Higher raw-material and fixed costs cut Tokai Rika's first-half operating profit 17.7% despite 5.8% sales growth, with its Japan segment profit down 71.1%; the board still set an ¥8.6bn buyback ceiling and kept its ¥60 interim dividend.
Oct 28, 2026 · 3 min read
A draft opinion before the FSA's sustainability assurance subcommittee proposes limited assurance and Japan-specific versions of international standards, with the target of finishing them by March 2027, a year before mandatory assurance starts for Prime Market companies worth ¥3tn or more.
Oct 28, 2026 · 3 min read
Shinkin Central Bank's interim profit rose 19.3% to ¥26.1bn, yet a ¥229.6bn fall in securities valuation differences left comprehensive income at minus ¥8.4bn, and held-to-maturity bonds carry a ¥671.6bn unrealised loss.
Oct 28, 2026 · 2 min read
MP-2606's tender offer for SHARINGTECHNOLOGY drew 21,614,921 shares against a 16,030,200 minimum, putting its voting stake at 85.74% once settlement starts on 4 November, with a squeeze-out and delisting still to be scheduled.
Oct 28, 2026 · 3 min read
Sakura Internet lifted its full-year operating profit forecast 64.0% to ¥4.1bn, crediting GPU pricing and group contracts, though first-half profit also reflected advertising and hiring plans reviewed after August's incident, with spending weighted to the second half.
Oct 28, 2026 · 2 min read
Nomura's pre-tax profit rose 21.1% to ¥359.5bn in the six months to September, annualized ROE reached 13.3% and the interim dividend went to ¥35, though the company gave no full-year forecast and the second quarter was softer than the first.
Oct 28, 2026 · 3 min read
Nidec will file its internal control confirmation report with the Tokyo Stock Exchange on October 30, but extra auditor-requested checks on 252 sign-off candidates leave no date for audited corrected reports.
Oct 28, 2026 · 3 min read
NEC's newly consolidated CSG added ¥81.3bn of revenue and ¥5.9bn of interim profit, against ¥394.4bn of goodwill, and the group raised its Non-GAAP profit guide to ¥460bn while forecasting minus ¥90bn of free cash flow.
Oct 28, 2026 · 2 min read
Liberaware has been selected for Tokyo's second-round SusHi Tech Global growth programme, which offers up to ¥200mn and up to 18 months of support, while the drone maker says the effect on its results is still under review.
Oct 28, 2026 · 2 min read
Koito's first-half operating profit beat its forecast by 22.9%, but the full-year operating profit guide rises only 1.7% to ¥61bn because management expects a second half slightly below its original plan, while the dividend forecast rises to ¥64.
Oct 28, 2026 · 2 min read
JR Central raised its full-year dividend forecast to ¥34 a share, citing steady Tokaido Shinkansen use, though the line's passenger-kilometres were flat and interim operating profit fell 1.5%; a buyback of up to ¥10bn accompanies it.