https://tokyobrief.com/articles/axium-raises-hirakawa-hewtech-stake-buyback-payout-demands Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-27T10:46:02.568Z Axium lifts Hirakawa Hewtech stake to 10.36% and presses for ¥3bn-¥5bn buyback https://tokyobrief.com/articles/nitto-denko-dividend-forecast-72-yen-buyback-50-billion Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-27T10:45:29.392Z Nitto Denko raises dividend forecast to ¥72 and authorises buyback of up to ¥50bn https://tokyobrief.com/articles/es-con-japan-17bn-syndicated-loan-kitahama-realty Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-27T10:44:54.612Z ES-CON JAPAN signs ¥17bn loan for Kitahama Realty deal, with a net-asset floor https://tokyobrief.com/articles/ichigo-office-reit-five-office-sale-payout-forecast Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-27T10:44:18.880Z Ichigo Office REIT's five-building sale lifts April 2027 payout forecast to ¥5,552 a unit https://tokyobrief.com/articles/bank-of-nagoya-unrealized-loss-held-to-maturity-bonds Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-27T10:43:45.018Z Bank of Nagoya flags ¥12.2bn unrealized loss on held-to-maturity bonds https://tokyobrief.com/articles/hyakujushi-bank-raises-profit-and-dividend-forecasts Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-27T10:43:12.837Z Hyakujushi Bank lifts full-year profit forecast to ¥25bn and dividend to ¥90 https://tokyobrief.com/articles/jpmc-vote-cash-out-minority-holders-2270-yen Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-27T10:42:41.068Z JPMC sets November 27 vote to cash out minority holders at ¥2,270 a share https://tokyobrief.com/articles/inabata-buys-ulvac-65-percent-mask-blanks-maker Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-27T10:42:06.275Z Inabata to buy ULVAC's 65% of mask-blanks maker for ¥4.9bn https://tokyobrief.com/articles/hokko-chemical-okayama-leak-special-loss-guidance-unchanged Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-27T10:41:36.905Z Hokko Chemical puts leak response at ¥300mn special loss, with ¥500mn of drain rebuilds to follow https://tokyobrief.com/articles/giftee-group-e-gift-unauthorized-issuance-loss Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-27T10:40:48.468Z giftee Group expects ¥550mn loss after hackers issued e-gifts https://tokyobrief.com/articles/chubu-electric-hamaoka-lawsuit-dismissed Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-27T10:40:12.998Z Court dismisses suit seeking permanent shutdown of Chubu Electric's Hamaoka units 3 to 5 https://tokyobrief.com/articles/maruwa-raises-full-year-guidance-new-plants-second-half Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-27T10:39:39.808Z MARUWA lifts full-year profit guide again as new plants start in the second half https://tokyobrief.com/articles/successor-multiple-debt-panel-meets-oct-28-unsecured-borrowers Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-27T10:39:04.367Z Successor debt panel to meet Oct 28 with about 1.53mn people on three or more unsecured loans https://tokyobrief.com/articles/fsa-ssbj-timetable-physical-risk-data-gaps Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-27T10:38:32.776Z Japan's largest listed companies face mandatory climate reporting from the year to March 2027 https://tokyobrief.com/articles/yamazaki-baking-price-revision-january-2027-shipments Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-27T10:37:58.699Z Yamazaki Baking plans another price revision from January 2027 shipments https://tokyobrief.com/articles/yamada-holdings-raises-interim-forecast-air-conditioner-asset-sales Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-27T10:37:22.876Z Yamada lifts interim profit forecasts on air-conditioner demand, but asset sales drive the net-income jump https://tokyobrief.com/articles/shimano-raises-profit-guide-net-profit-weak-base Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-27T10:36:52.365Z Shimano raises its profit guide, but the net-profit jump rides a weak base https://tokyobrief.com/articles/capcom-first-half-sales-rise-new-releases-back-catalogue Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-27T10:36:19.296Z Capcom first-half sales rise 49% as new releases and back catalogue lift game volumes https://tokyobrief.com/articles/canon-nine-month-profit-imaging-depreciation-change Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-27T10:35:43.704Z Canon's imaging surge and depreciation changes lift nine-month profit https://tokyobrief.com/articles/chugai-nine-month-results-erp-shipment-pull-forward-guidance Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-27T10:34:58.571Z Chugai holds full-year guidance as ERP shipment pull-forward lifts domestic sales https://tokyobrief.com/articles/japan-revokes-manpower-ltd-intern-supervision-licence Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-27T10:34:22.658Z Japan revokes MANPOWER LTD cooperative's intern-supervision licence over false audit reports https://tokyobrief.com/articles/jpx-first-half-profit-trading-fees-clearing-dividend Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-27T10:33:43.079Z JPX first-half profit jumps 65% as equity trading fees and clearing income surge https://tokyobrief.com/articles/shin-etsu-chemical-electronic-materials-profit-pvc-first-half Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-27T10:33:07.651Z Shin-Etsu Chemical's electronic materials profit jumps 28% as PVC-linked segment falls 16% https://tokyobrief.com/articles/nidec-decides-to-sue-former-officers-damages Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-27T10:32:30.528Z Nidec decides to sue former directors, auditors and its ex-CFO, but has not yet filed https://tokyobrief.com/articles/akazawa-fuel-subsidy-review-eu-ev-origin-rule Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-27T10:31:53.244Z Akazawa says fuel-subsidy review is open on unit rate and exit, as he presses Germany on EU EV rules https://tokyobrief.com/articles/cabinet-office-october-2026-economic-report-exports-pause Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-27T10:31:14.071Z Cabinet Office keeps recovery call as exports pause and natural disasters drop off its risk line https://tokyobrief.com/articles/kakaku-com-opens-price-talks-kamgras-1-rival-bid-3700 Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-27T05:28:53.532Z Kakaku.com says Bain-linked ¥3,700 bid looks like a qualified rival offer, asks Kamgras 1 to discuss price https://tokyobrief.com/articles/waseda-gakushukenkyukai-buyback-founder-stake Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-27T05:22:50.241Z Waseda Gakushukenkyukai buys 9.9% of its shares from founder-chairman, cutting his voting stake to 8.31% https://tokyobrief.com/articles/japan-exchange-group-two-for-one-stock-split-2027 Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-27T05:13:01.387Z Japan Exchange Group plans 2-for-1 stock split to cut minimum investment https://tokyobrief.com/articles/ohmori-sales-jump-sewer-margins-slip-sales-guide-below-plan Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-27T01:43:30.782Z Ohmori sales jump 25% but sewer-work margins slip, and next year's sales guide falls short of plan https://tokyobrief.com/articles/eneos-completes-tpc-holdings-acquisition-butadiene Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-27T01:36:46.721Z ENEOS closes TPC deal at an estimated US$758mn as operating unit's profit fell https://tokyobrief.com/articles/umios-high-liner-foods-cash-acquisition Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-27T01:32:31.123Z Umios agrees C$804mn cash deal for Canadian seafood processor High Liner Foods https://tokyobrief.com/articles/sourcenext-quarterly-operating-profit-nine-month-loss Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-26T10:25:21.379Z SOURCENEXT posts a quarterly operating profit, but the nine-month loss stands at ¥601mn https://tokyobrief.com/articles/suzumo-raises-operating-profit-forecast-north-america-supply Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-26T10:23:43.369Z Suzumo lifts full-year operating profit forecast 45% as Europe and East Asia offset North America https://tokyobrief.com/articles/koei-tecmo-raises-profit-guidance-ordinary-profit-dividend Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-26T10:23:10.855Z Koei Tecmo adds ¥9bn to ordinary-profit guide but only ¥2bn at operating level https://tokyobrief.com/articles/azbil-otec-stake-20-04-percent-alliance Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-26T10:22:39.631Z Azbil agrees to lift OTEC stake to 20.04% in off-market deal https://tokyobrief.com/articles/hijojo-partners-ipo-success-fees Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-26T10:22:08.451Z HiJoJo Partners plans 20 November Growth listing as success fees reach 75.8% of sales https://tokyobrief.com/articles/freebit-countup-price-refund-former-president-settlement Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-26T10:21:37.359Z FreeBit to recoup ¥493mn CountUp price after patent-valuation error https://tokyobrief.com/articles/invincible-kansai-hotel-revpar-september-2026 Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-26T10:21:03.748Z Invincible's Kansai hotel RevPAR fell 51.1% in September, while the rest of the portfolio rose 17.2% https://tokyobrief.com/articles/access-tse-special-caution-designation-continued Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-26T10:20:30.342Z ACCESS stays on TSE special caution list after exchange finds controls not properly operating https://tokyobrief.com/articles/chidori-leopalace21-stake-k891-tender-commitment Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-26T10:19:57.523Z Chidori agrees to tender 50.5mn Leopalace21 shares, with an exit if a rival tops K891 by 2.5% https://tokyobrief.com/articles/3d-investment-partners-j-front-retailing-stake-12-73 Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-26T10:19:18.971Z 3D Investment Partners lifts J.Front Retailing stake to 12.73% https://tokyobrief.com/articles/shin-etsu-polymer-raises-guidance-dividend-chip-containers Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-26T10:18:43.453Z Shin-Etsu Polymer lifts operating-profit guide to ¥18.2bn on chip containers and wrapping film https://tokyobrief.com/articles/marudai-food-cuts-first-half-profit-forecast Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-26T10:18:11.441Z Marudai Food cuts first-half profit guide by two-thirds as price rises lag https://tokyobrief.com/articles/joshin-cyberattack-possible-leak-6mn-member-records Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-26T10:17:39.161Z Joshin says up to 6mn member records may have leaked in cyberattack https://tokyobrief.com/articles/shimizu-bank-raises-profit-forecast-dividend-70-yen Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-26T10:17:06.801Z Shimizu Bank lifts profit forecast and raises dividend to ¥70 as rates push up interest income https://tokyobrief.com/articles/enish-evo-fund-warrants-replace-stalled-financing Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-26T10:16:33.162Z enish replaces stalled warrants with a 55.8mn-share EVO FUND package https://tokyobrief.com/articles/zeria-tillotts-haupt-pharma-wulfling-asacol-plant-deal Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-26T10:15:54.462Z Zeria's Swiss unit signs deal to buy the German plant that makes most of its Asacol https://tokyobrief.com/articles/powerx-ships-first-mega-power-2500-orders-mostly-2027 Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-26T10:15:17.087Z PowerX ships first Mega Power 2500 units, with 444 of 477 ordered due in 2027 https://tokyobrief.com/articles/procrea-bank-unrealized-bond-losses-forecasts-unchanged Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-26T10:14:42.290Z Procrea reports ¥14.4bn of unrealized bond losses at its bank, forecasts unchanged https://tokyobrief.com/articles/fujiya-halves-operating-profit-forecast-weak-third-quarter Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-26T10:14:13.955Z Fujiya halves operating profit forecast after weak third quarter https://tokyobrief.com/articles/ymirlink-cuenote-breach-49-systems-51-million-records Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-26T10:13:41.347Z Ymirlink says data left 49 email systems, and the record count may rise https://tokyobrief.com/articles/furusato-choice-restarts-back-office-donations-stay-shut Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-26T10:13:06.253Z Furusato Choice restarts its back-office system, but donations stay shut https://tokyobrief.com/articles/medipal-shareholder-court-petition-extraordinary-meeting Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-26T10:12:31.483Z Medipal shareholder asks Tokyo court to clear way for meeting on director's removal and special payout https://tokyobrief.com/articles/meti-cpsf-1-1-draft-nist-csf-2-0-comments-december-21 Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-26T10:11:45.748Z METI's draft supply-chain security framework re-maps to NIST CSF 2.0 and leaves AI for later https://tokyobrief.com/articles/japan-september-arrivals-fall-third-quarter-spending-record-refund-tax-free Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-26T10:10:58.120Z Japan's visitor numbers fell 5% in September, yet third-quarter spending set a record https://tokyobrief.com/articles/bain-backed-bidder-raises-planned-kakaku-com-offer-3700 Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-26T10:10:24.875Z Bain-backed bidder raises planned Kakaku.com offer to ¥3,700, above rival's ¥3,682 https://tokyobrief.com/articles/tokyo-equipment-investment-grant-round-14-mass-production Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-25T19:33:20.165Z Tokyo equipment subsidy round closes 24 November; top rate needs a pay pledge https://tokyobrief.com/articles/kushiro-shitsugen-national-park-expansion-draft-public-comment Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-25T19:27:23.118Z Japan proposes adding 2,444 hectares to Kushiro Shitsugen National Park and tightening use rules https://tokyobrief.com/articles/katayama-no-decision-winter-energy-gasoline-subsidies Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-25T19:22:24.936Z Katayama: no decision yet on extending winter energy and gasoline subsidies