https://tokyobrief.com/articles/environment-ministry-proposes-odor-measurement-changes-april-2028 Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-20T10:27:37.341Z Environment Ministry proposes new odor-test procedures, effective April 2028 https://tokyobrief.com/articles/ise-shima-national-park-marine-zone-expansion-consultation Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-20T10:27:02.062Z Ise-Shima park plan would push marine boundary from 1km to 5km offshore https://tokyobrief.com/articles/ishares-msci-japan-sri-etf-liquidation-confirmed Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-20T10:26:27.590Z BlackRock Japan's SRI ETF stops trading on 20 November after holders approve early redemption https://tokyobrief.com/articles/lasalle-logiport-february-payout-forecast-4000-yen-leveling Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-20T10:25:53.185Z LaSalle Logiport cuts its February payout forecast to ¥4,000 a unit as it levels sale gains https://tokyobrief.com/articles/image-information-clad-oita-acquisition-seller-contract Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-20T10:25:18.268Z Image Information buys Oita call-centre unit for ¥200mn, but its orders still come through the seller https://tokyobrief.com/articles/nxera-scraps-equity-pay-cap-executive-performance-options Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-20T10:24:42.607Z Nxera scraps 10% equity-pay cap as it grants executives options over up to 6.65mn shares https://tokyobrief.com/articles/relo-group-buys-90-percent-ativ-medical-singapore Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-20T10:24:12.111Z Relo Group buys 90% of Singapore expat healthcare firm for ¥1.62bn https://tokyobrief.com/articles/enbio-signs-deal-ner-solar-housing-epc-om-overseas Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-20T10:23:41.219Z EnBio signs deal for NER's solar housing, EPC, O&M and overseas businesses https://tokyobrief.com/articles/hodogaya-subsidiary-sfc-wins-kospi-listing-approval Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-20T10:23:08.738Z Hodogaya's Korean subsidiary SFC wins KOSPI listing approval https://tokyobrief.com/articles/ferrotec-takes-control-of-chinese-chip-parts-maker-amtd Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-20T10:22:37.850Z Ferrotec to take control of loss-making Chinese chip-parts maker AMTD https://tokyobrief.com/articles/optorun-aimechatec-wind-down-nanoimprint-venture-nlt Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-20T10:22:06.997Z Optorun and AIMECHATEC move to wind down nanoimprint venture NLT https://tokyobrief.com/articles/estie-ipo-range-secondary-sale-cornerstone-holds Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-20T10:21:34.058Z estie sets ¥1,070 to ¥1,100 IPO range, with holders selling 5.6mn shares against 50,000 new https://tokyobrief.com/articles/katayama-succeeds-svantesson-development-committee-chair Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-20T10:20:57.818Z Japan's Katayama to chair Development Committee after Sweden's Svantesson https://tokyobrief.com/articles/jftc-inspects-arata-subsidiary-resale-price-maintenance Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-20T10:20:17.466Z Antitrust inspectors visit an Arata subsidiary over suspected resale price maintenance https://tokyobrief.com/articles/esol-bcj-110-tender-offer-succeeds-settlement-october-26 Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-20T10:19:44.399Z eSOL tender offer clears its floor, but BCJ-110's 64.70% stake waits on October 26 settlement https://tokyobrief.com/articles/ariake-capital-tokyo-kiraboshi-stake-10-09-percent Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-20T10:19:10.028Z Ariake Capital lifts Tokyo Kiraboshi stake to 10.09%, citing talks on deposits and governance https://tokyobrief.com/articles/postal-panel-asks-public-what-universal-mail-service-should-guarantee Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-20T10:18:38.884Z Postal panel asks public what universal mail service should guarantee https://tokyobrief.com/articles/tsugami-raises-first-half-forecasts-interim-dividend Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-20T10:18:05.251Z Tsugami lifts first-half net profit forecast by more than a third and raises interim dividend forecast to ¥61 https://tokyobrief.com/articles/mitsui-fudosan-accommodations-fund-payout-forecast-lower-net-income Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-20T10:17:32.988Z Mitsui Fudosan Accommodations Fund guides payouts up while net income falls https://tokyobrief.com/articles/kdx-kolet-reit-ipo-detached-rental-homes-green-equity Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-20T10:17:00.727Z KDX Kolet REIT plans ¥49.9bn IPO to buy 2,281 detached and townhouse rental homes https://tokyobrief.com/articles/nidec-liability-panel-nine-former-officers-damages-court Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-20T10:16:25.062Z Nidec panel says nine ex-officers are liable to the company, leaves the sum to a court https://tokyobrief.com/articles/meti-export-control-consultation-synthesisers-processors-explosives-printing Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-20T10:15:56.497Z METI opens comment on export-control changes for nucleic acid synthesisers, processors and explosives 3D printing https://tokyobrief.com/articles/mitsubishi-electric-abb-distribution-control-equipment-joint-venture Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-20T10:15:18.916Z Mitsubishi Electric agrees to sell 51% of its power distribution equipment business to ABB for ¥82.4bn https://tokyobrief.com/articles/koito-hubei-subsidiary-dissolution-china-restructuring Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-20T02:28:44.027Z Koito moves to close Hubei lamp subsidiary, the second of its three China units to go https://tokyobrief.com/articles/peak-xv-sells-appier-shares-stake-679-percent Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-20T02:22:07.898Z Peak XV sells 3mn Appier shares off-market, cutting stake to 6.79% https://tokyobrief.com/articles/tokyo-heat-safety-grant-small-firms-fourth-entry-round Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-19T19:48:46.226Z Tokyo heat-safety grant for small firms opens fourth entry round, decided by lottery https://tokyobrief.com/articles/nedo-third-call-solar-technology-development-project Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-19T19:44:38.660Z NEDO opens third call for solar technology development contractors, with applications due Nov 25 https://tokyobrief.com/articles/tokyo-tourism-dx-grant-30mn-expert-diagnosis-required Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-19T19:37:53.297Z Tokyo tourism grant of up to ¥30mn requires an expert's sign-off before firms can apply https://tokyobrief.com/articles/jbic-eib-memorandum-critical-minerals-ukraine-reconstruction Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-19T16:26:01.849Z JBIC and European Investment Bank sign pact covering critical minerals and Ukraine reconstruction https://tokyobrief.com/articles/kinki-sharyo-sells-piscataway-plant Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-19T10:28:52.843Z Kinki Sharyo resolves to sell New Jersey plant for $26mn https://tokyobrief.com/articles/buysell-technologies-ai-call-handling-labor-savings Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-19T10:28:14.456Z BuySell Technologies plans about ¥600mn in labor savings from AI next year https://tokyobrief.com/articles/oxide-record-semiconductor-orders-faraday-rotator-capex Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-19T10:27:40.251Z OXIDE books first-half record chip orders, adds Faraday-rotator spend, cuts healthcare outlook https://tokyobrief.com/articles/nakamoto-packs-saitama-coating-line-battery-materials Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-19T10:27:03.552Z Nakamoto Packs starts battery-coating line as first-half profit rises 52% https://tokyobrief.com/articles/nakayama-steel-restarts-fire-damaged-hot-rolling-mill Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-19T10:26:25.125Z Nakayama Steel restarts fire-hit hot-rolling mill, but costs remain unquantified https://tokyobrief.com/articles/kringle-pharma-oremepermin-alfa-us-ind-effective Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-19T10:25:51.353Z Kringle Pharma's US trial application for spinal-injury drug takes effect https://tokyobrief.com/articles/jera-transition-linked-bond-carbon-intensity-donation Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-19T10:25:20.774Z JERA's planned transition bond pledges a 0.10% donation if its 2030 carbon-intensity target is missed https://tokyobrief.com/articles/koei-tecmo-raises-interim-profit-forecast Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-19T10:24:50.657Z Koei Tecmo lifts interim operating-profit forecast 64% on back-catalogue strength https://tokyobrief.com/articles/takashimaya-raises-2031-payout-doe-roe-targets Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-19T10:24:21.144Z Takashimaya lifts 2031 payout target to 50% and DOE to 5% https://tokyobrief.com/articles/toho-holdings-subsidiary-ransomware-data-leak Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-19T10:23:50.552Z Ransomware at a Toho Holdings subsidiary leaks healthcare-worker booking data https://tokyobrief.com/articles/joshin-network-intrusion-suspends-some-services Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-19T10:23:18.962Z Joshin suspends some services after network intrusion, leak not ruled out https://tokyobrief.com/articles/japan-south-korea-currency-swap-extension-decided Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-19T10:22:44.175Z Japan says currency swap extension with South Korea is decided https://tokyobrief.com/articles/daiwa-house-reit-logistics-disposals-sponsor-buyer Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-19T10:22:12.656Z Daiwa House REIT to sell two logistics assets for ¥15.83bn, one to its sponsor https://tokyobrief.com/articles/ymirlink-email-service-intrusion-nine-million-records Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-19T10:21:33.603Z Ymirlink says intruders pulled about nine million records from five email-service systems https://tokyobrief.com/articles/renetjapangroup-share-placement-warrants-three-alliances Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-19T10:20:56.448Z RenetJapanGroup plans ¥2.15bn share placement, with up to ¥3.34bn more in warrants https://tokyobrief.com/articles/maki-base-stake-26-89-percent-30-percent-voting-target Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-19T10:20:21.627Z BASE's top shareholder lifts stake to 26.89% and says he aims for more than 30% of votes https://tokyobrief.com/articles/nedo-jfe-engineering-waste-chemical-recycling-demonstration Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-19T10:19:47.860Z NEDO picks JFE Engineering to test waste-to-chemicals recycling at scale https://tokyobrief.com/articles/gmo-internet-gpu-cloud-hokkaido-nvidia-b300-plan Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-19T10:19:14.699Z GMO Internet plans ¥26.1bn GPU-cloud build in Hokkaido, with servers due from August 2027 https://tokyobrief.com/articles/dai-ichi-life-confirms-non-binding-challenger-proposal Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-19T10:18:42.677Z Dai-ichi Life confirms non-binding proposal to Challenger, but no binding deal decided https://tokyobrief.com/articles/fsa-on-chain-finance-forum-roadmap-early-2027 Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-19T10:18:13.321Z Japan's on-chain finance forum targets early-2027 roadmap as ministries start separate studies https://tokyobrief.com/articles/mitsubishi-electric-hon-hai-auto-unit-half-sale-impairment Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-19T10:17:37.927Z Mitsubishi Electric agrees to sell half its auto unit to Hon Hai's investment arm, with a ¥100bn impairment due https://tokyobrief.com/articles/japan-imfc-food-consumption-tax-cut-fiscal-2029-benefits Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-19T10:17:03.277Z Japan pledges two-year food tax cut at IMF, financed without deficit bonds https://tokyobrief.com/articles/fsb-final-report-12-sound-practices-responsible-ai-adoption Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-18T19:17:52.107Z FSB sets out 12 sound practices for financial firms adopting AI https://tokyobrief.com/articles/mhlw-draft-wage-payment-fund-transfer-guarantee-rules Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-18T19:13:00.080Z Labour ministry reworks guarantee terms for wages paid into fund-transfer accounts https://tokyobrief.com/articles/japan-draft-sewer-rules-five-grades-inspection Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-18T19:03:59.319Z Japan's draft sewer rules set five condition grades and a three-year check for riskiest pipes https://tokyobrief.com/articles/japan-nursery-infection-guideline-draft-return-forms Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-18T16:42:56.831Z Japan's nursery infection guideline draft moves flu and COVID return forms from doctors to parents https://tokyobrief.com/articles/japan-drafts-pharmacy-rules-prescription-drug-sales-without-prescription Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-18T16:37:16.760Z Japan drafts narrow exceptions to ban on selling prescription drugs without a prescription https://tokyobrief.com/articles/japan-drafts-heritage-landscape-urban-regeneration-rules Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-18T16:30:32.107Z Japan drafts rules to widen heritage-district eligibility and give prefectures a role in landscape policy