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Oct 28, 2026 · 2 min read
Japan Post Insurance reported ¥5.045tn of gross unrealized losses on listed held-to-maturity and policy-reserve bonds at September-end, ¥5.025tn net of gains, and left its full-year forecasts unchanged.
Oct 28, 2026 · 2 min read
Japan Post Bank's unrealized loss on listed held-to-maturity bonds reached ¥5.676tn at September 30, against a book value of ¥33.17tn, but the bank says its forecasts for earnings and dividends this fiscal year are unchanged.
Oct 28, 2026 · 1 min read
Matsui Securities says it is discussing an alliance with Japan Post Bank that includes a possible investment in Matsui, while the bank says only that it is weighing broker tie-ups; both say nothing is decided.
Oct 28, 2026 · 2 min read
Hulic lifted its 2026 net profit forecast to ¥126bn and added a ¥900bn revenue forecast, citing sales of properties outside its holding policy, and raised its annual dividend forecast to ¥70.
Oct 28, 2026 · 3 min read
Hitachi raised its full-year profit forecast to ¥920bn from ¥900bn and lifted its interim dividend to ¥32, though first-half profit attributable to owners fell 11.9% to ¥416.6bn against a year-earlier base with reorganisation gains.
Oct 28, 2026 · 2 min read
Future will cancel 6,648,879 treasury shares on December 24 only if shareholders approve a 10,000,000-to-1 consolidation on November 30; delisting is planned for December 23 and the consolidation takes effect on December 25.
Oct 28, 2026 · 2 min read
FreeBit's restated half-year net profit is 3.8% lower even though operating profit rose, and its internal control report says the board and auditors did not adequately examine deals involving its founder-president.
Oct 28, 2026 · 3 min read
Japan's finance minister said five FX brokers have reported customer damage thought to be linked to GMO Internet rental servers; they have suspended trading for affected customers, while the FSA's authority covers only domestically registered operators.
Oct 28, 2026 · 2 min read
Dalton Investments reports a 5.05% stake in Premium Group, says the shares are undervalued, and plans to propose governance changes and a review of all strategic options, including going private and spin-offs.
Oct 28, 2026 · 3 min read
Trust Bank is restarting the system linking Furusato Choice to partner sites from October 28, but donations will reopen partner by partner and the donor-facing site stays suspended, while CHANGE Holdings is still assessing the effect on consolidated results for the year to March 2027.
Oct 28, 2026 · 2 min read
Air Water's revised report to the Tokyo Stock Exchange shows the board restructuring complete, but internal audit has 25 people against a target of 52 and the probe into executive liability is not due to finish until December.
Oct 28, 2026 · 3 min read
Advantest raised its operating profit forecast for the year to March 2027 to ¥967.0bn on AI-related tester demand, lifted its interim dividend to ¥49, and authorised buying back up to ¥280bn of shares through March 24, 2027.
Oct 28, 2026 · 3 min read
Net income rose 59.7% to ¥10.44bn as Matsui's equity trading value doubled, but second-quarter ordinary profit fell 13% from the first quarter to ¥7.67bn, and the broker gives no earnings forecast.
Oct 28, 2026 · 2 min read
Kansai Paint now owns all of Polisan Kansai Boya after paying $93mn for the other half, and a capital injection to repay the Turkish unit's debt is next; the profit effect is still unquantified.
Oct 28, 2026 · 3 min read
Customers whose data an apparent attacker published will receive ¥10,000 to ¥25,000 per category, capped at ¥3mn per release, while parent GMO Internet Group funds a bounty of up to $1mn; the total cost cannot yet be calculated.
Oct 28, 2026 · 2 min read
Local governments, companies and nonprofits can claim up to ¥2mn per low-speed electric vehicle, but only for models the administering association has pre-registered, and projects must finish by 28 February 2027.
Oct 28, 2026 · 2 min read
Small Tokyo firms can claim half of eligible costs, capped at ¥1mn, for pre-development technical studies, but a grant covering only materials will not be accepted. Applications close on 18 November.
Oct 28, 2026 · 2 min read
Draft guidance would have prefectures press fishing cooperatives to widen their district limits for members and fishing-right holders, and add whistleblower, cybersecurity and disability-access checks; public comment closes on 25 November 2026.
Oct 27, 2026 · 2 min read
Axium Capital says it proposed an immediate ¥3bn-¥5bn buyback and a payout ratio of at least 60%, up from 30%, at Hirakawa Hewtech, and has raised its stake to 10.36% from 9.01%.
Oct 27, 2026 · 1 min read
Nitto Denko raised its full-year dividend forecast from ¥64 to ¥72 a share and authorised repurchases of up to ¥50bn, or 17 million shares, between 4 November 2026 and 24 March 2027.
Oct 27, 2026 · 2 min read
ES-CON JAPAN signed a ¥17bn syndicated term loan due October 2033 to fund its Kitahama Realty share purchase and refinance debt, with covenants on net assets and consecutive ordinary losses.
Oct 27, 2026 · 2 min read
Ichigo Office REIT expects a one-time gain of about ¥7.93bn from selling five central Tokyo offices, which lifts its forecast payout for the six months to April 2027 from ¥2,010 to ¥5,552 per unit.
Oct 27, 2026 · 2 min read
Bank of Nagoya's held-to-maturity bonds stood ¥12.172bn below their ¥120bn book value at the end of September, equal to 43.3% of last year's ordinary profit, while the bank says its forecasts are unchanged.
Oct 27, 2026 · 2 min read
Hyakujushi Bank now expects ¥25bn of full-year net profit, up from ¥21bn, and a ¥90 annual dividend, saying loan interest and stock-sale gains are expected to exceed its original forecast.