https://tokyobrief.com/articles/panasonic-exits-smtb-leasing-fuyo-general-lease-40-percent Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-02T12:21:26.551Z Panasonic is out of SMTB Leasing as Fuyo General Lease takes 40% of the votes https://tokyobrief.com/articles/japan-child-safeguarding-law-whistleblower-protection-proposal Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-02T12:20:53.883Z Japan proposes adding child-safeguarding law to whistleblower-protection list https://tokyobrief.com/articles/fsa-high-speed-trading-trends-january-june-2026 Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-02T12:20:21.561Z Colocated high-speed traders send about 85% of Tokyo equity orders but about 45% of turnover https://tokyobrief.com/articles/maff-field-engineering-tender-draft-neutrality-wage-pledges Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-02T12:19:48.336Z Farm ministry's draft engineering-support tender rewards delivery proof and wage pledges https://tokyobrief.com/articles/ikegami-tsushinki-cyberattack-leak-site-publication Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-02T12:19:18.363Z Ikegami Tsushinki says data apparently held by the company is on an attacker's leak site https://tokyobrief.com/articles/tokai-kisen-three-vessel-suspension-october-9 Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-02T12:18:46.702Z Tokai Kisen told to idle three vessels for 20 days from October 9 https://tokyobrief.com/articles/rohto-raises-2030-sales-target-trims-margin-2031-goals Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-02T12:18:07.981Z Rohto lifts its 2030 sales target to ¥444bn but trims the margin goal https://tokyobrief.com/articles/hennge-new-share-offering-prime-market-transfer Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-02T12:17:35.521Z HENNGE plans up to ¥2.36bn from new shares ahead of Prime move https://tokyobrief.com/articles/hyuga-primary-care-59-01-holder-bloc-take-private Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-02T12:17:02.079Z Five Hyuga Primary Care holders now report 59.01% as a bloc ahead of planned take-private https://tokyobrief.com/articles/kyushu-electric-holding-company-leadership-reshuffle Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-02T12:16:31.761Z Kyushu Electric's chairman and president move up to a new holding company https://tokyobrief.com/articles/kpp-antalis-optigroup-papyrus-paper-wholesale-deal Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-02T12:16:00.895Z KPP's Antalis signs deal for OptiGroup's paper wholesalers in central Europe https://tokyobrief.com/articles/jcr-italfarmaco-jr-141-license-us-europe-latin-america Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-02T12:15:25.137Z JCR hands US, European and Latin American rights to Hunter syndrome drug to Italfarmaco https://tokyobrief.com/articles/komori-completes-maruyama-chiller-acquisition Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-02T12:14:51.188Z Komori closes ¥26.46bn purchase of chiller maker Maruyama Chiller https://tokyobrief.com/articles/japex-completes-fundare-tight-oil-acquisition Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-02T12:14:17.077Z JAPEX closes $278mn Colorado and Wyoming oil purchase, funding most of it with reserve-backed debt https://tokyobrief.com/articles/jbic-aircastle-240mn-used-aircraft-loan Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-02T12:13:45.185Z JBIC commits up to $240mn to Aircastle for used-aircraft purchases https://tokyobrief.com/articles/toshin-holdings-rehabilitation-plan-debt-equity-swap Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-02T12:13:12.399Z Toshin Holdings Plan Would Swap an Estimated ¥635mn of Interest Claims Into Creditor Shares https://tokyobrief.com/articles/meti-global-south-feasibility-demonstration-subsidy-second-call Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-02T12:12:40.190Z METI opens second round of Global South grants: ¥100mn for feasibility studies, ¥500mn for pilots https://tokyobrief.com/articles/arclands-committee-finds-pet-unit-cfo-overstated-profit-restatement-october-13 Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-02T12:12:04.863Z Arclands committee finds pet unit's CFO overstated profit; restatement due October 13 https://tokyobrief.com/articles/zojirushi-tariff-refund-recognised-receipt-guidance-held Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-02T12:11:29.824Z Zojirushi books ¥207mn of US tariff refunds as ¥1.03bn more arrives after quarter-end https://tokyobrief.com/articles/idec-raises-annual-forecasts-automation-demand Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-02T12:10:54.941Z IDEC lifts full-year profit forecasts by up to 43% on automation demand https://tokyobrief.com/articles/niterra-drops-denso-spark-plug-exhaust-sensor-deal Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-02T12:10:21.685Z Niterra drops Denso spark plug deal after Denso asks out https://tokyobrief.com/articles/nippon-express-completes-metro-supply-chain-acquisition Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-02T12:09:50.257Z Nippon Express closes Metro Supply Chain purchase at C$1.8bn enterprise value https://tokyobrief.com/articles/infroneer-new-share-offering-acquisition-loans Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-02T12:09:19.662Z Infroneer seeks up to ¥147bn in new equity to clear acquisition loans https://tokyobrief.com/articles/fsa-draft-orders-supplier-corporate-numbers-critical-infrastructure Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-02T12:08:45.400Z FSA Drafts Would Add Corporate Numbers to Critical-Infrastructure Supplier and Intermediary Filings https://tokyobrief.com/articles/jftc-finalises-subcontract-freelance-guidance-ip-cancellations Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-02T12:08:09.479Z JFTC finalises guidance on unpaid know-how and last-minute cancellations https://tokyobrief.com/articles/nisa-purchases-pass-2027-target-accounts-trail Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-02T12:07:34.760Z NISA purchases of ¥85tn already top the 2027 target, but account numbers still trail https://tokyobrief.com/articles/three-tohoku-banks-begin-integration-talks-april-2028 Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-02T12:07:02.209Z Three northern Tohoku banks begin integration talks, aiming for April 2028 https://tokyobrief.com/articles/jic-venture-growth-cuorips-6-97-percent-stake Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-02T06:06:35.587Z JIC Venture Growth Takes 6.97% of Cuorips in ¥3bn Placement https://tokyobrief.com/articles/japan-special-fraud-losses-236bn-january-august-2026 Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-02T05:51:34.994Z Japan's special-fraud losses reach ¥236bn in eight months, up a third on the year https://tokyobrief.com/articles/otsuka-taiho-zipalertinib-fda-rtor-first-line-lung-cancer Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-02T01:37:49.518Z Otsuka's Taiho Starts US Filing for Zipalertinib as a First-Line Lung Cancer Combination https://tokyobrief.com/articles/procrea-akita-iwate-banks-merger-report-board-meetings Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-02T01:31:45.482Z Procrea, Akita Bank and Bank of Iwate put merger-study report to boards today https://tokyobrief.com/articles/oasis-lifts-shibaura-machine-stake-to-10-14-percent Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-01T11:26:07.177Z Oasis lifts Shibaura Machine stake to 10.14% and says it plans to buy more https://tokyobrief.com/articles/fsa-sme-loan-term-changes-executed-august-2026 Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-01T11:25:33.564Z Banks have executed 497,152 SME loan-term changes since April 2025, FSA says https://tokyobrief.com/articles/insource-explains-guidance-cut-ai-training-profit-priority Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-01T11:24:59.481Z Insource says it ran ahead of the AI training market, and over-hired sales staff https://tokyobrief.com/articles/edelman-buys-wpp-stake-prap-japan Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-01T11:24:22.610Z Edelman agrees to buy WPP's 21.03% stake in PRAP Japan for ¥1.27bn https://tokyobrief.com/articles/logos-completes-aera-home-custom-home-succession Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-01T11:23:51.805Z Logos completes takeover of Aera Home's custom-home business, minus renovation and franchising https://tokyobrief.com/articles/teijin-completes-ta-frontier-merger-asahi-kasei Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-01T11:23:20.821Z Teijin completes textile merger with Asahi Kasei unit, keeps 80% of TA Frontier https://tokyobrief.com/articles/wowow-completes-lemino-joint-venture-docomo-share-allotment Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-01T11:22:48.387Z WOWOW takes 51% of Docomo's Lemino as ¥841.1mn share sale closes https://tokyobrief.com/articles/sbi-completes-bitbank-buyback-mixi-ceres-exit Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-01T11:22:18.256Z SBI takes full ownership of crypto exchange bitbank as MIXI and Ceres sell out https://tokyobrief.com/articles/oki-hitachi-atm-venture-completes-60-40 Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-01T11:21:48.486Z OKI Takes 60% of Merged ATM Venture, Hitachi Keeps 40% https://tokyobrief.com/articles/omron-completes-aratas-share-transfer-carlyle-5-percent-stake Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-01T11:21:14.604Z Omron completes sale of device and module business to Carlyle-linked buyer, keeps indirect 5% stake https://tokyobrief.com/articles/tokuyama-completes-cement-sales-sale-taiheiyo-cement Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-01T11:20:42.186Z Tokuyama hands domestic cement sales arm to Taiheiyo Cement for ¥37bn https://tokyobrief.com/articles/nidec-signs-sale-of-nidec-components-to-carlyle-vehicle Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-01T11:20:04.435Z Nidec signs ¥103bn sale of Nidec Components to a Carlyle-linked buyer https://tokyobrief.com/articles/alsok-ndc-merger-voting-stake-51-2-percent Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-01T11:19:31.083Z ALSOK to hold 51.2% of voting rights in the merged NDC through Carlyle vehicle https://tokyobrief.com/articles/jbic-lends-sg-holdings-morrison-express-acquisition Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-01T11:18:56.801Z JBIC lends ¥20bn toward SG Holdings' Morrison Express deal, a year after it closed https://tokyobrief.com/articles/jr-west-completes-kansai-mirai-bank-stake-purchase Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-01T11:18:19.482Z JR West pays ¥90bn for 20% of Kansai Mirai Bank, with a banking service conditional on a license https://tokyobrief.com/articles/circular-economy-subsidy-second-call-100mn-floor Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-01T11:17:46.691Z Second call for circular-economy subsidy sets ¥100mn project floor and no ceiling https://tokyobrief.com/articles/japan-audit-draft-going-concern-year-after-approval Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-01T11:17:13.200Z Japan's audit rule-makers want going-concern checks to run a year past sign-off https://tokyobrief.com/articles/resonac-completes-crasus-chemical-spin-off-keeps-18-57-percent Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-01T11:16:40.174Z Resonac Hands 81.43% of Crasus Chemical to Its Shareholders, Keeps 18.57% and Loses Parent Status https://tokyobrief.com/articles/pan-pacific-signs-toys-r-us-japan-sponsor-deal Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-01T11:16:09.012Z Pan Pacific signs to take over Toys R Us Japan's stores and online business, pending court approval https://tokyobrief.com/articles/rakuten-bank-full-control-rakuten-card-group-keeps-half Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-01T11:15:34.600Z Rakuten Bank takes full control of Rakuten Card, while Rakuten Group holds 49.95% of its votes https://tokyobrief.com/articles/tourism-agency-warns-kyushu-hotels-price-padding-quake-discount Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-01T11:15:02.094Z Tourism agency warns Kyushu hotels against padding prices for quake discount https://tokyobrief.com/articles/mic-telecom-competition-review-draft-enterprise-ntt-checks Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-01T11:14:27.385Z Telecom regulator would add enterprise-market and NTT East/West checks to its annual competition review https://tokyobrief.com/articles/mic-proposes-telecom-critical-equipment-filing-changes Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-01T11:13:53.987Z MIC Proposes Corporate Numbers and a Separate Intermediary Section in Telecom Critical-Equipment Filings https://tokyobrief.com/articles/softbank-final-openai-tranche-stake-13-percent Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-01T11:13:19.494Z SoftBank Group Wires Final $10bn to OpenAI, Lifting Its Stake to About 13% https://tokyobrief.com/articles/nidec-restatement-equity-distributable-amount-audit-opinion Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-01T11:12:44.504Z Nidec's Restatement Cuts Equity by ¥476.9bn and Leaves Past Payouts Above Distributable Limits https://tokyobrief.com/articles/boj-opinions-split-underlying-inflation-2-percent Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-01T11:12:11.874Z BoJ Opinions Split on Whether Underlying Inflation Has Reached 2% https://tokyobrief.com/articles/boj-tankan-september-2026-manufacturers-brighten-december-outlook-softer Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-01T11:11:40.989Z Japan's manufacturers brighten in the Tankan, but firms forecast a softer December https://tokyobrief.com/articles/japan-draft-widens-historic-townscape-plan-heritage-test Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-01T00:22:23.612Z Japan drafts wider heritage test for historic-townscape plans https://tokyobrief.com/articles/synspective-rocket-lab-20-launch-contract Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-01T00:17:11.304Z Synspective Books 20 Electron Launches With Rocket Lab, Its Biggest Launch Deal https://tokyobrief.com/articles/fsa-reinsurance-captive-licence-no-tax-perk Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-01T00:09:56.495Z FSA floats a lighter licence for in-house reinsurers, with no tax sweetener https://tokyobrief.com/articles/tokyo-bay-bottom-oxygen-targets-public-comment Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-30T20:52:32.541Z Environment Ministry proposes Tokyo Bay oxygen targets, with none yet for one inner-bay zone https://tokyobrief.com/articles/japan-no-yen-intervention-month-to-28-september Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-30T20:44:00.012Z Japan Logged No Yen Intervention in the Month to 28 September https://tokyobrief.com/articles/fsa-fourth-payments-pilot-trade-stablecoin-onchain-forum Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-30T20:28:05.667Z FSA Backs Fourth Payments Pilot Tying Trade Paperwork to a Megabank Stablecoin https://tokyobrief.com/articles/suruga-bank-raises-profit-guidance-dividend-rate-assumption Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-30T14:18:06.113Z Suruga Bank Lifts Profit Guide and Dividend, Citing a Reserve Release and an Assumed Rate Rise https://tokyobrief.com/articles/schneider-electric-first-half-organic-growth-cognite-aidash Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-30T14:17:32.678Z Schneider's first-half organic sales rose 14%, but currency drag held reported growth to 9.8% https://tokyobrief.com/articles/sbi-global-asset-management-sbi-insurance-group-merger-delisting Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-30T14:16:53.459Z SBI Global Asset Management to absorb SBI Insurance Group, with delisting pencilled for March 2027 https://tokyobrief.com/articles/npa-fraud-fund-tracing-network-20-banks-october-1 Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-30T14:16:22.485Z Police extend bank fraud-tracing network to 20 lenders from October 1 https://tokyobrief.com/articles/nissha-full-year-loss-guidance-usm-goodwill-impairment Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-30T14:15:47.360Z Nissha Now Guides to a Full-Year Loss After USM Goodwill Impairment https://tokyobrief.com/articles/nidec-net-loss-impairments-restatement-reporting-control-risks Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-30T14:15:11.322Z Nidec Posts ¥564.6bn Net Loss on ¥632.1bn of Impairments and Says Reporting-Control Risks Remain https://tokyobrief.com/articles/nidec-payouts-exceeded-distributable-amount-restatement Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-30T14:14:35.753Z Nidec Says Payouts in Five Fiscal Years Exceeded Its Legal Distribution Limit After Restatement https://tokyobrief.com/articles/mitsubishi-kakoki-tsukishima-share-swap-holding-company Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-30T14:14:02.385Z Mitsubishi Kakoki and Tsukishima agree 0.88 share swap to form a holding company by April 2027 https://tokyobrief.com/articles/members-guidance-cut-ai-demand-utilization Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-30T14:13:24.117Z Members puts ¥550mn of half-year sales shortfall on AI and Middle East caution, ¥250mn on utilization https://tokyobrief.com/articles/media-do-sells-firebrand-group-to-valsoft Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-30T14:12:50.878Z Media Do sells its Western publishing-software arm to Valsoft for $20mn https://tokyobrief.com/articles/kyorin-generics-plants-daito-meiji-seika-dbj-venture-signed Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-30T14:12:17.395Z Kyorin signs to hand two generics plants to a Daito-led venture, keeping its authorized generics https://tokyobrief.com/articles/krs-coldrush-india-cold-chain-acquisition Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-30T14:11:40.392Z K.R.S. takes 51.6% of Indian cold-chain operator Coldrush for ¥2.85bn https://tokyobrief.com/articles/korean-air-first-half-loss-debt-asiana-merger Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-30T14:11:02.115Z Korean Air swings to a ₩566.4bn first-half loss with debt heavier as Asiana merger nears https://tokyobrief.com/articles/kokuyo-28bn-singapore-vehicle-thien-long-vietnam-approval Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-30T14:10:26.450Z Kokuyo's board approves ¥28bn injection for Thien Long purchase vehicle, conditional on Vietnam approval https://tokyobrief.com/articles/jbic-euro-bond-71st-series-terms Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-30T14:09:53.147Z JBIC prices €1.5bn seven-year euro bond at 4.000% with Japan's guarantee https://tokyobrief.com/articles/japan-august-lodging-guest-nights-fall-foreign-stays-down Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-30T14:09:20.789Z Japan's August hotel stays fall 6.7% as foreign guest-nights drop 10.3% https://tokyobrief.com/articles/japan-display-mobara-plant-sale-gain Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-30T14:08:46.908Z Japan Display agrees Mobara plant sale, flags ¥51.4bn gain but withholds the price https://tokyobrief.com/articles/iriso-electronics-internal-control-ineffective-material-weaknesses Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-30T14:08:11.419Z Iriso Electronics Rates Its Financial Controls Ineffective, Citing Board Oversight and Overseas Reporting Gaps https://tokyobrief.com/articles/fitcrew-board-approves-456mn-purchase-five-valx-gyms Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-30T14:07:32.210Z Fitcrew's board approves ¥456mn purchase of five VALX gyms https://tokyobrief.com/articles/reserve-funds-consumption-tax-cut-preparations-finance-minister Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-30T14:06:54.169Z Government draws on reserve funds to start consumption-tax-cut preparations https://tokyobrief.com/articles/fidea-subsidiary-banks-sign-merger-contract-january-2027 Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-30T14:06:17.683Z FIDEA's two regional banks sign merger contract, aiming for a 1 January 2027 start https://tokyobrief.com/articles/ccb-first-half-credit-charges-rise-npl-ratio-eases Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-30T14:05:43.917Z CCB's first-half credit charges rise 20.8% even as bad-loan ratio dips to 1.29% https://tokyobrief.com/articles/chiba-bank-chiba-kogyo-bank-share-transfer-plan Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-30T14:05:10.380Z Chiba Bank and Chiba Kogyo Bank draw up plan for a one-for-one common-share swap into a holding company https://tokyobrief.com/articles/sbi-base-tender-offer-extended-october-15-price-unchanged Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-30T14:04:32.698Z SBI Gives BASE Holders Until October 15 to Tender at an Unchanged ¥340 https://tokyobrief.com/articles/astroscale-uk-ministry-of-defence-15mn-contract-outside-guidance Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-30T14:04:00.513Z Astroscale wins £15mn UK defence contract, but keeps it out of its profit guide https://tokyobrief.com/articles/allganize-ipo-holder-sales-exceed-new-share-issue Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-30T14:03:24.777Z Allganize IPO plan puts ¥3.69bn of holders' shares on sale against ¥699mn of new stock https://tokyobrief.com/articles/agent-ig-completes-advance-create-insurance-contract-acquisition Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-30T14:02:50.731Z Agent IG completes purchase of Advance Create insurance customer contracts, price undisclosed https://tokyobrief.com/articles/advance-create-president-exit-policy-special-attention Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-30T14:02:16.927Z Advance Create's remediation plan says president leaves top job even if re-elected director