https://tokyobrief.com/articles/japan-proposes-deleting-unused-school-lecture-visa-category Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-29T19:48:27.600Z Japan proposes scrapping a school-lecture visa category with zero recorded entrants since 2018 https://tokyobrief.com/articles/sme-growth-acceleration-subsidy-third-round-declaration Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-29T19:43:51.891Z Japan's SME growth subsidy makes a published ¥10bn declaration a condition of third-round applications https://tokyobrief.com/articles/katayama-yen-undervaluation-bessent-call-jgb-yields Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-29T19:39:10.186Z Katayama Repeats Yen Undervaluation Concern After Bessent Call but Won't Discuss Levels https://tokyobrief.com/articles/fsa-panel-niigata-credit-union-merger-branch-costs-assumptions Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-29T16:26:46.997Z Regulator's panel pressed Niigata credit unions on branch costs and merger assumptions before backing tie-up https://tokyobrief.com/articles/japan-proposes-six-new-designated-intractable-diseases-vexas Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-29T16:22:28.657Z Japan proposes adding six rare diseases, VEXAS syndrome among them, to its subsidised intractable-disease list https://tokyobrief.com/articles/japan-landscape-regeneration-guideline-draft-public-comment Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-29T16:16:57.282Z Japan's land ministry drafts guideline for reviving run-down streetscapes, with early rent discounts on the table https://tokyobrief.com/articles/trial-holdings-seiyu-integration-targets-conversions-synergies Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-29T11:28:31.316Z TRIAL Holdings puts numbers on Seiyu integration: 30 conversions, ¥45bn gross-profit lift https://tokyobrief.com/articles/solar-fund-curtailment-weather-below-forecast-june-2026 Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-29T11:27:54.952Z Solar output cuts and a poor June leave a Tokyo-listed infrastructure fund below its own forecast https://tokyobrief.com/articles/japan-revokes-intern-supervision-licence-osaka-cooperative Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-29T11:27:20.590Z Japan pulls licence of Osaka intern-supervision cooperative over false audit reports https://tokyobrief.com/articles/taiyo-yuden-tdk-basic-agreement-mlcc-inductor-alliance Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-29T11:26:47.172Z Taiyo Yuden and TDK sign basic agreement to study joint MLCC and inductor development https://tokyobrief.com/articles/susmed-medcle-insomnia-app-launch-milestone-revenue-loss Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-29T11:26:13.571Z SUSMED's insomnia app is on sale, but the year's revenue came from partner milestones https://tokyobrief.com/articles/shikoku-electric-passes-wheeling-charge-rise-to-households Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-29T11:25:40.854Z Shikoku Electric Passes Grid Charge Rise to Households From November https://tokyobrief.com/articles/oki-early-retirement-applications-10bn-special-loss Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-29T11:25:08.583Z OKI Sets a ¥10bn Charge as 668 Staff Apply for Early Retirement https://tokyobrief.com/articles/ntt-data-minkabu-stake-board-nominee-consent-rights Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-29T11:24:34.952Z NTT DATA agrees to buy into Minkabu, with a board nominee and consent rights https://tokyobrief.com/articles/fsa-approves-niigata-credit-union-merger-grant-plan Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-29T11:24:00.804Z FSA approves Niigata credit-union merger plan that seeks a ¥416.4mn grant https://tokyobrief.com/articles/meti-second-reporting-order-chubu-electric-hamaoka-decommissioning Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-29T11:23:22.458Z METI orders Chubu Electric to report again on Hamaoka decommissioning records https://tokyobrief.com/articles/kobe-bussan-60bn-convertible-40bn-buyback Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-29T11:22:48.016Z Kobe Bussan Lines Up ¥60bn Convertible and ¥40bn Buyback to Fund Airline-Catering Deal https://tokyobrief.com/articles/kansai-electric-november-tariff-modeled-bills Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-29T11:22:12.520Z Kansai Electric Puts Numbers on November Tariff Rise: Sample Low-Voltage Bills Up 4.3% to 6.9% https://tokyobrief.com/articles/kanadevia-nippon-steel-engineering-end-integration-talks Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-29T11:21:41.044Z Kanadevia and Nippon Steel Engineering end merger talks, and a new plan is pushed to 2027 https://tokyobrief.com/articles/kakaku-com-kamgras-tender-3681-yen-october-14 Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-29T11:21:07.262Z Kakaku.com Bidder Adds ¥1 to Its Offer and Extends the Tender to October 14 https://tokyobrief.com/articles/jx-advanced-metals-tronox-rare-earth-refining-study Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-29T11:20:34.784Z JX Advanced Metals and Tronox plan a $32mn study of a rare-earth refining venture https://tokyobrief.com/articles/oasis-infomart-stake-21-percent-further-buying-plan Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-29T11:20:01.023Z Oasis Lifts Infomart Stake to 21.36% and Flags Further Buying Within Three Months https://tokyobrief.com/articles/jftc-recommends-air-blast-maker-settle-late-subcontractor-payments Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-29T11:19:28.818Z Regulator recommends Tokyo equipment maker settle late payments to 46 subcontractors https://tokyobrief.com/articles/jbic-vpbank-vietnam-grid-loan Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-29T11:18:54.382Z JBIC and two Japanese banks back a $27mn loan for Ho Chi Minh City grid work https://tokyobrief.com/articles/japan-august-arrivals-fall-kyushu-discount-scheme Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-29T11:18:19.482Z Japan's August visitor arrivals fell 9.6% as Tokyo readies Kyushu quake discounts https://tokyobrief.com/articles/japan-lifeline-cross-vascular-acquisition-earn-out Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-29T11:17:44.094Z Japan Lifeline to buy US ablation-tool developer with no reported revenue, up to $4mn on an earn-out https://tokyobrief.com/articles/iriso-electronics-committee-judge-payments-unproven-customs-cash-confirmed Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-29T11:17:11.019Z IRISO Electronics Panel Cannot Prove Judge Payments but Confirms Customs Cash https://tokyobrief.com/articles/ihi-steinmuller-engineering-sale-mutares-loss Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-29T11:16:38.350Z IHI expects a ¥14bn hit from selling its German engineering unit to a Mutares subsidiary https://tokyobrief.com/articles/fsa-swaps-ifrs-14-for-ifrs-20-designated-standards Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-29T11:16:04.692Z FSA swaps IFRS 14 for IFRS 20 on rate-regulated accounting in Japan's designated standards https://tokyobrief.com/articles/japan-reserve-fund-food-tax-cut-worker-relief-meti-sme Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-29T11:15:32.459Z Japan Draws ¥111.87bn From Reserves to Prepare Food Tax Cut and Worker Relief Payments https://tokyobrief.com/articles/resonac-crasus-chemical-listing-oct-1-spin-off-deconsolidation Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-29T11:14:52.886Z Resonac Set to Fall to 18.57% of Crasus Chemical After October 1 Spin-Off https://tokyobrief.com/articles/cosco-shipping-first-half-container-margin-falls Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-29T11:14:18.908Z COSCO Shipping Holdings' container margin fell more than six points as first-half revenue edged up https://tokyobrief.com/articles/cabinet-office-september-2026-economic-report-trade-production-wording Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-29T11:13:47.186Z Cabinet Office Keeps Its Recovery Call but Rewrites Trade and Production Lines https://tokyobrief.com/articles/axelspace-grus-3-four-satellites-high-speed-link-fault Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-29T11:13:14.150Z Four of seven Axelspace GRUS-3 satellites have high-speed downlink fault https://tokyobrief.com/articles/arisawa-gifu-plant-subsidy-cap Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-29T11:12:40.827Z Arisawa wins subsidy of up to ¥2.127bn for Gifu plant https://tokyobrief.com/articles/ahresty-raises-sales-forecast-cuts-operating-profit-impairment-review Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-29T11:12:00.824Z Ahresty raises its sales forecast to ¥180.8bn but cuts operating profit guidance to ¥300mn https://tokyobrief.com/articles/societe-generale-bank-of-japan-deposits-yen-swaps Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-29T03:22:09.231Z Société Générale's Bank of Japan deposits rose €5bn on surplus yen from FX swaps https://tokyobrief.com/articles/alls-and-company-tokyo-pro-market-listing-loss-guidance Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-28T23:31:33.983Z All's & Company lists on TOKYO PRO Market guiding to a full-year loss after a profitable first half https://tokyobrief.com/articles/jbic-loan-chrysanthemum-vietnam-steel-wire Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-28T19:12:18.781Z JBIC and Resona Bank fund Osaka steel-wire maker's Vietnam factory https://tokyobrief.com/articles/nef-hydropower-feasibility-subsidy-reopens Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-28T17:10:21.323Z Japan's New Energy Foundation Reopens ¥470mn Hydropower Feasibility Subsidy https://tokyobrief.com/articles/fsa-adds-third-cyberattack-reporting-form-for-banks Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-28T17:03:31.266Z Japan's FSA Adds a Third Cyberattack Reporting Form for Bank Data Breaches https://tokyobrief.com/articles/japan-broadcast-content-subsidy-third-round Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-28T16:54:15.079Z Japan Reopens ¥150mn-Cap Subsidy for VFX and AI-Assisted TV Exports https://tokyobrief.com/articles/freee-growth-plan-arr-churn-profit-target Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-28T12:03:20.385Z freee's Growth Plan: 1% Churn as Profit Target Doubles https://tokyobrief.com/articles/tokio-marine-credit-suisse-greensill-settlement Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-28T12:02:47.702Z Tokio Marine Settles Credit Suisse Lawsuit Over Greensill Insurance, Terms Kept Confidential https://tokyobrief.com/articles/nippon-paper-lintec-share-sale-gain-split Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-28T12:02:14.706Z Nippon Paper's Lintec share sale set to add ¥84.6bn for parent, ¥37bn for group https://tokyobrief.com/articles/one-reit-okinawa-resort-acquisition-bridge-loan Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-28T12:01:43.865Z One REIT Buys Okinawa Resort Hotel Below Appraisal, Raises Payout Forecast https://tokyobrief.com/articles/daiichi-sankyo-ntk-appeal-tokyo-high-court Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-28T12:01:07.378Z NTK Appeals Tokyo Court's Dismissal of ¥203.3bn Damages Claim Against Daiichi Sankyo https://tokyobrief.com/articles/aeroedge-safran-leap-blade-market-share-2028 Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-28T12:00:33.489Z AeroEdge's Share of Safran's LEAP Blade Orders Set to Jump From 2028 https://tokyobrief.com/articles/axell-profit-guidance-dividend-increase-memory-costs Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-28T11:59:58.293Z AXELL Raises Profit Guidance 91% and Nearly Doubles Its Dividend https://tokyobrief.com/articles/furuya-metal-beats-2030-profit-target-chip-demand Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-28T11:59:24.134Z Furuya Metal's Profit More Than Doubles, Beating Its 2030 Target Early https://tokyobrief.com/articles/shimamura-first-half-profit-apparel-price-competition Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-28T11:58:51.784Z Shimamura's First-Half Profit Rises Even as Apparel Price War Grinds On https://tokyobrief.com/articles/happinet-raises-interim-profit-forecast-capsule-toys-trading-cards Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-28T11:58:20.259Z Happinet Lifts Interim Profit Forecast 80% on Capsule-Toy and Trading-Card Demand https://tokyobrief.com/articles/kakaku-com-kddi-capital-alliance-dissolved Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-28T11:57:41.286Z KDDI Gives Up Its Board Seat at Kakaku.com but Keeps Its 17.7% Stake https://tokyobrief.com/articles/mlit-structural-certification-building-standards-draft Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-28T11:57:08.494Z MLIT Drafts Filing Rules for New Structural-Type Building Certification https://tokyobrief.com/articles/nzam-us-treasury-etf-price-divergence Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-28T11:56:36.083Z NZAM US Treasury ETF Traded at Nearly Double Its Net Asset Value https://tokyobrief.com/articles/amvis-sells-western-japan-hospice-homes-to-nssk Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-28T11:56:03.155Z Amvis to Sell 47 Western Japan Hospice Homes to NSSK-Backed Buyer for ¥17.4bn https://tokyobrief.com/articles/tx1-project-holdings-tender-offer-2200-yen Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-28T11:55:30.389Z Blackstone Vehicle Offers ¥2,200 a Share to Take Project Holdings Private https://tokyobrief.com/articles/achilles-ends-china-vehicle-materials-production Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-28T11:54:58.681Z Achilles to End China Vehicle-Materials Production After Three Loss-Making Years https://tokyobrief.com/articles/chugai-emugrobart-gym329-obesity-halt-sma-restart Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-28T11:54:23.690Z Chugai Set to Reclaim Myostatin Drug Rights From Roche After Obesity Trial Falls Short https://tokyobrief.com/articles/sbs-holdings-mitsubishi-chemical-logistics-acquisition Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-28T11:53:50.136Z SBS Holdings Agrees to Buy Mitsubishi Chemical Logistics in Estimated ¥19.35bn Deal https://tokyobrief.com/articles/aeon-kyushu-kumamoto-earthquake-special-loss Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-28T11:53:15.379Z AEON Kyushu to Book ¥1.75bn Earthquake Charge, With More Bills Still Coming https://tokyobrief.com/articles/nidec-confirms-study-leadership-change-impairment Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-28T11:52:41.668Z Nidec Confirms It Is Studying a Leadership Change and a Large Writedown, But Says Neither Is Decided https://tokyobrief.com/articles/park24-times-car-breach-6-6-million-accounts Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-28T11:52:09.309Z Park24 Says Times Car Breach Exposed Data From 6.6 Million Accounts https://tokyobrief.com/articles/naito-tungsten-cutting-tool-guidance-raise Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-28T11:51:35.230Z Tungsten Costs Tied to China's Export Curbs Nearly Quadruple Naito's Profit https://tokyobrief.com/articles/jftc-regional-councils-logistics-payment-enforcement Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-28T11:51:01.181Z Japan's Antitrust Watchdog to Add Regional Councils Policing Freight-Payment Law https://tokyobrief.com/articles/tohoku-electric-tariff-increase-november-2026 Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-28T11:50:24.697Z Tohoku Electric to Raise Power Rates for All Customers From November https://tokyobrief.com/articles/jftc-condo-renovation-bid-rigging-orders Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-28T11:49:48.720Z JFTC Orders ¥1.64bn in Surcharges Over Rigged Condo Renovation Bids https://tokyobrief.com/articles/boj-july-minutes-rate-hold-inflation-outlook Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-28T11:49:14.046Z BOJ's July Minutes Reveal a Board Split Over How Fast to Raise Rates https://tokyobrief.com/articles/meti-tightens-critical-material-supply-plan-rules Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-27T22:04:59.498Z METI Drafts Tougher Supply-Crunch Rules for Its Critical-Materials Subsidy Program https://tokyobrief.com/articles/meti-water-meter-certification-extension Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-27T21:52:13.026Z METI Proposes Letting Smart Water Meters Run Two Years Longer Between Certifications https://tokyobrief.com/articles/japan-us-finance-ministers-reaffirm-yen-concern Tokyo Brief en 2026-09-27T21:46:25.408Z Japan and U.S. Finance Chiefs Reaffirm Yen Concern in Follow-Up Call