https://tokyobrief.com/articles/yamato-cuts-revenue-forecast-holds-profit-target Tokyo Brief en 2026-11-04T11:04:40.121Z Yamato cuts revenue forecast by ¥23bn but holds its profit target on cost savings https://tokyobrief.com/articles/tokyo-seimitsu-raises-guidance-prober-capacity-doubling Tokyo Brief en 2026-11-04T11:04:07.659Z Tokyo Seimitsu lifts annual guidance on prober demand, plans to double capacity by 2028 https://tokyobrief.com/articles/sumitomo-bakelite-raises-profit-guidance-semiconductor-materials-kyocera-chemicals Tokyo Brief en 2026-11-04T11:03:34.253Z Sumitomo Bakelite lifts profit guidance as chip-materials sales jump 37.7% https://tokyobrief.com/articles/sapporo-breweries-corrects-interim-cash-total-assets-unchanged Tokyo Brief en 2026-11-04T11:02:59.618Z Sapporo Breweries corrects interim cash to ¥217.1bn, leaving total assets and profit unchanged https://tokyobrief.com/articles/rasa-industries-raises-forecasts-taiwan-phosphoric-acid-ramp Tokyo Brief en 2026-11-04T11:02:30.743Z Rasa Industries raises forecasts as Taiwan phosphoric acid line ramps faster than planned https://tokyobrief.com/articles/paypay-second-quarter-net-profit-tax-gain-base-effect Tokyo Brief en 2026-11-04T11:01:57.754Z PayPay's net profit falls 75% on a tax-gain base effect as revenue climbs 28% https://tokyobrief.com/articles/organo-orders-jump-70-8-percent-first-half-profit-falls Tokyo Brief en 2026-11-04T11:01:25.480Z Organo orders jump 70.8% but first-half profit falls as margins slip https://tokyobrief.com/articles/okuma-first-half-orders-record-161-44bn Tokyo Brief en 2026-11-04T11:00:47.960Z Okuma's first-half orders rise 44.4% to a record ¥161.44bn https://tokyobrief.com/articles/nxera-abbvie-licence-guidance-upper-end Tokyo Brief en 2026-11-04T11:00:11.888Z Nxera's AbbVie licence fixes 2026 guidance at the top of its old range https://tokyobrief.com/articles/ntt-raises-annual-forecast-first-half-operating-profit-falls Tokyo Brief en 2026-11-04T10:59:42.270Z NTT raises its annual forecast even as first-half operating profit falls 12.2% https://tokyobrief.com/articles/nisshinbo-panasonic-connect-water-business-transfer Tokyo Brief en 2026-11-04T10:59:11.713Z Nisshinbo group to buy Panasonic Connect's dam and irrigation water systems business, with closing set for April 2027 https://tokyobrief.com/articles/mitsui-chemicals-jsr-reports-nothing-decided Tokyo Brief en 2026-11-04T10:58:33.323Z Mitsui Chemicals says it is weighing options including JSR, but has decided nothing https://tokyobrief.com/articles/mitsubishi-corporation-authorizes-buyback-up-to-1tn-yen Tokyo Brief en 2026-11-04T10:58:02.367Z Mitsubishi Corporation authorizes buyback of up to ¥1tn through July 2027 https://tokyobrief.com/articles/meti-sme-cybersecurity-support-akazawa-november-2 Tokyo Brief en 2026-11-04T10:57:30.275Z METI points small firms to subsidised cyber service and new help desks ahead of government package https://tokyobrief.com/articles/japan-post-bank-matsui-securities-stake-alliance Tokyo Brief en 2026-11-04T10:56:56.954Z Japan Post Bank agrees to buy 19.99% of Matsui Securities' votes from founding family's holding company https://tokyobrief.com/articles/japan-lithium-battery-waste-rules-draft-comment Tokyo Brief en 2026-11-04T10:56:24.747Z Japan drafts lithium battery waste rules for storage signs, ledgers and manifests https://tokyobrief.com/articles/kissei-tabuneos-write-downs-cut-interim-net-profit Tokyo Brief en 2026-11-04T10:55:50.363Z Kissei's write-downs on a drug facing approval proceedings cut net profit despite operating recovery https://tokyobrief.com/articles/k-s-holdings-raises-interim-forecast-air-conditioner-demand Tokyo Brief en 2026-11-04T10:55:12.226Z K's Holdings lifts interim profit guide on air-conditioner rush, holds full-year https://tokyobrief.com/articles/k-line-2027-2031-plan-shareholder-returns-roe-target Tokyo Brief en 2026-11-04T10:54:41.056Z K Line sets ¥700bn–800bn shareholder-return plan and 15% ROE goal for 2031 https://tokyobrief.com/articles/jr-kyushu-quake-net-profit-forecast-cut Tokyo Brief en 2026-11-04T10:54:08.409Z JR Kyushu cuts net profit forecast by ¥4.6bn after quake, keeps operating guide https://tokyobrief.com/articles/jimoto-holdings-raises-interim-profit-forecast-rising-rates Tokyo Brief en 2026-11-04T10:53:33.759Z Jimoto Holdings lifts half-year profit forecast as its two banks earn more on rising rates https://tokyobrief.com/articles/jbic-adnoc-loans-lng-decarbonisation-power-transmission Tokyo Brief en 2026-11-04T10:52:57.389Z JBIC lends about $601mn to ADNOC for LNG decarbonisation and power grids https://tokyobrief.com/articles/jbic-petronas-decarbonisation-credit-line Tokyo Brief en 2026-11-04T10:52:21.154Z JBIC sets $600mn credit line for Petronas decarbonisation projects https://tokyobrief.com/articles/itoham-yonekyu-greenlea-purchase-goodwill-borrowing Tokyo Brief en 2026-11-04T10:51:48.688Z Itoham Yonekyu completes ¥71.1bn Greenlea purchase as short-term debt rises https://tokyobrief.com/articles/ibiden-half-year-electronics-profit-substrate-capacity-plan Tokyo Brief en 2026-11-04T10:51:14.056Z Ibiden's AI-server substrate boom nearly doubles electronics profit as advances swell cash flow https://tokyobrief.com/articles/astellas-lifts-profit-guide-core-margin-30-percent Tokyo Brief en 2026-11-04T10:50:39.471Z Astellas lifts profit guide as core margin heads for 30% https://tokyobrief.com/articles/japan-draft-ship-cargo-gear-test-load-unsafe-crane-rule Tokyo Brief en 2026-11-03T18:53:28.421Z Japan proposes fixing a cargo-gear test-load figure and spelling out how to take unsafe cranes out of use https://tokyobrief.com/articles/japan-noto-quake-secondment-subsidy-extension-lower-rate-2027 Tokyo Brief en 2026-11-03T18:49:09.348Z Japan proposes longer Noto quake job-retention subsidy, with lower rates for new entrants from 2027 https://tokyobrief.com/articles/japan-eases-anshin-r-housing-photo-renovation-rules Tokyo Brief en 2026-11-03T18:45:44.869Z Japan proposes easing photo and renovation rules for its Anshin R Housing used-home mark https://tokyobrief.com/articles/japan-public-nurseries-outsourced-meals-under-threes Tokyo Brief en 2026-11-03T15:37:06.765Z Japan proposes off-site meals for under-3s at public childcare centres nationwide https://tokyobrief.com/articles/katayama-yen-joint-statement-us-midterms-budget-estimates Tokyo Brief en 2026-11-03T15:32:30.418Z Katayama says US-Japan joint statement on the yen still stands, as currency hovers near ¥157 https://tokyobrief.com/articles/stablecoin-issuers-press-fsa-lift-1mn-transfer-cap-banks-urge-caution Tokyo Brief en 2026-11-03T15:29:25.352Z Stablecoin firms press Japan's FSA to lift ¥1mn transfer cap as banks urge caution