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Issue 2026-06-26Jun 26, 2026

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Guidance leaps, filings slip

Miyakoshi lifted revenue guidance 75%; Abalance pushed results to late August as an Abit probe widened. Japanese filings were in a mood to remind readers that timing matters.

MARKETS

Market pulse

As of: June 25, 2026 JST
Nikkei 22569,360.88-4.15%
TOPIX3,963.36-1.32%
JPX Prime 150 Index1,646.28-1.79%
USD/JPY161.63-0.12%
10Y JGB yield2.637%-3.7 bps

Tokyo equities softened while the 10Y JGB yield nudged lower.

Sourced from Nikkei, JPX, BOJ, MOF - values, not commentary.

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The calendar slips

Abalance shifts results to late August as Abit probe prompts filing-extension plan

A June 30 probe into accounting and suspicious transactions at former subsidiary Abit has pushed Abalance's results to late August, while a separate U.S. solar-shipment dispute leaves another ¥3bn to ¥5bn potential hit to be settled in the same window.

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Capital, strategy and the confidence trade

Miyakoshi flips to projected profit as semiconductor orders top plan

The move: Miyakoshi lifted its revenue forecast 75% to ¥3.5bn and now expects ¥150mn of operating profit after saying memory-chip procurement talks and large Japanese sales negotiations moved ahead.

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Kansai Paint sets ¥10bn buyback, with 5mn-share cap and planned cancellation

Up to 5mn shares, or 2.81% of stock, can be repurchased between August 2026 and August 2027, and Kansai Paint says the shares bought will be cancelled, though market conditions could prevent full execution.

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Ise Chemical secures US brine rights, targets 3,000 tonnes of iodine output by 2030

The Japanese producer will fund the plant build-out itself under a 10-year deal with Select Water Solutions, aiming to establish a new US iodine supply source and reach about 3,000 tonnes a year from the project by 2030.

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Nippon Sheet Glass shareholders approve restructuring steps tied to tentative November delisting

The vote passed the authorized-share increase, share consolidation, share-unit rule changes and six-director slate behind a capital restructuring whose October and November milestones remain provisional pending competition, foreign-investment and Foreign Subsidies Regulation procedures.

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Earnings worth a second look

DCM keeps annual targets after first-quarter operating profit rises 17%

The move: DCM's operating profit rose 17.4% to ¥11.4bn in the three months to May 31, while revenue increased 9.8% to ¥151.9bn. Management left its full-year profit target at ¥31.2bn and its annual dividend forecast at ¥48 a share.

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Toyota Industries sales rose to ¥4.37tn, but operating profit was weakest in its five-year summary

Revenue extended a five-year climb, but operating profit dropped to ¥137.0bn from ¥221.7bn as parent profit eased and total assets reached ¥11.19tn.

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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.

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quick hits

Quick Hits

  • Tsumura adds COO Kei Sugii as representative director

    The June 26 appointment took effect immediately and leaves Sugii running the Prescription Kampo Medicine Company, with Tsumura saying it wants a stronger management structure and faster decisions.

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  • Japan health ministry clarifies pharmacy reward rules and flags cashback via prescription sites

    The ministry says pharmacies that add their own rewards on top of card-payment points must explain that total benefits on insured dispensing copayments stay within 1%, and it separately makes cashback routed through prescription-reception sites an oral-guidance target.

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  • Nissan Tokyo Sales says Nissan Motor, not its direct 38% holder, has greatest influence

    The dealer group says Nissan matters most because it wholly owns the company holding 38% of voting rights and supplies its main products, while the filing lays out ¥52.5bn of vehicle purchases and lease obligations tied to Nissan-group property.

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  • Hokuryo lifts annual dividend to ¥130 after ¥3.86bn net profit

    The egg producer reported ¥23.11bn in sales and ¥3.86bn in net income for the year to March, while raising its annual dividend to ¥130 a share from ¥70.

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