https://tokyobrief.com/articles/yaskawa-half-year-sales-up-operating-profit-down-guidance-split Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-09T11:14:07.268Z Yaskawa's half-year sales rise 9.8% on data-centre demand while system migration cuts operating profit https://tokyobrief.com/articles/usmh-cuts-operating-profit-forecast-90-percent-net-loss Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-09T11:13:36.729Z USMH cuts operating-profit forecast 90% and now expects an ¥8bn net loss https://tokyobrief.com/articles/toho-holdings-ends-phc-holdings-acquisition-review Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-09T11:13:05.406Z Toho Holdings decides to end its review of a possible PHC Holdings acquisition https://tokyobrief.com/articles/temairazu-breach-up-to-4-45-million-booking-records Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-09T11:12:33.711Z Temairazu says up to 4.45mn guests' booking data may have been exposed https://tokyobrief.com/articles/tecmira-culdcept-begins-life-design-profit-fx-gain Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-09T11:12:00.880Z Tecmira's new game turns its Life Design unit profitable, but the group still lost money from operations https://tokyobrief.com/articles/shinko-shoji-holders-approve-squeeze-out-delisting-october-29 Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-09T11:11:28.773Z Shinko Shoji Holders Back Kaga Electronics Squeeze-Out, With Delisting Expected October 29 https://tokyobrief.com/articles/osg-raises-operating-profit-forecast-tungsten-inventory-tariff-refund Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-09T11:10:58.874Z OSG lifts operating profit guide 20% as tungsten inventory and a tariff refund join demand https://tokyobrief.com/articles/osaka-organic-chemical-doubles-yuza-plant-budget Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-09T11:10:27.750Z Osaka Organic Chemical doubles Yuza plant budget to about ¥20bn and pushes completion to 2029 https://tokyobrief.com/articles/sesc-nagatanien-insider-trading-surcharge-recommendation Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-09T11:09:53.477Z Watchdog seeks ¥1.87mn penalty over pre-bid Nagatanien share purchases https://tokyobrief.com/articles/mizuho-bank-281-billion-bond-offering-coupons Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-09T11:09:22.921Z Mizuho Bank offers ¥281bn of bonds at coupons from 2.465% to 3.626% https://tokyobrief.com/articles/members-admits-ai-demand-misread-no-job-cuts Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-09T11:08:54.392Z Members admits it misread AI demand, but plans no job cuts for now https://tokyobrief.com/articles/marumae-chip-orders-outrun-capacity-capex-rises Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-09T11:08:19.757Z Marumae's Chip-Parts Orders Outrun Its Capacity as Capex Plan Rises to ¥5.6bn https://tokyobrief.com/articles/kose-early-retirement-199-applicants Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-09T11:07:45.879Z Kose's early retirement offer draws 199 applicants against a target of about 80 https://tokyobrief.com/articles/taiyo-holdings-tender-offer-slips-late-november-china-japan-clearances Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-09T11:07:11.336Z Taiyo Holdings buyout offer slips to late November as China and Japan clearances lag https://tokyobrief.com/articles/kansai-electric-mihama-3-upside-down-cover-plate-restart Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-09T11:06:40.671Z Kansai Electric Traces Mihama 3 Leak to an Upside-Down Cover Plate Fitted in 2010 https://tokyobrief.com/articles/jr-east-70-billion-yen-bond-three-tranches-coupons Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-09T11:06:05.236Z JR East prices ¥70bn of bonds, with coupons from 2.395% to 3.456% https://tokyobrief.com/articles/jftc-recommends-water-heater-maker-repay-suppliers Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-09T11:05:34.165Z Water-heater maker told to repay suppliers over note payments, fee deductions and mold storage https://tokyobrief.com/articles/jftc-ip-know-how-data-survey-50000-businesses Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-09T11:04:59.551Z JFTC sends IP and data survey to 50,000 businesses, answers due November 5 https://tokyobrief.com/articles/jbic-triples-loan-ceiling-ohio-gas-power-ji3 Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-09T11:04:28.465Z JBIC triples its loan ceiling for Ohio gas-power vehicle to $1.98bn https://tokyobrief.com/articles/iriso-electronics-reused-test-data-early-sales-profit-guide-cut Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-09T11:03:54.699Z IRISO Electronics Details Reused Test Data and Early Sales Booking, Then Forecasts Lower Profit https://tokyobrief.com/articles/hokkaido-electric-tomari-seawall-cost-125-5bn Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-09T11:03:22.868Z Hokkaido Electric puts ¥125.5bn price on Tomari seawall due August 2027 https://tokyobrief.com/articles/base-top-shareholder-stake-23-percent-may-oppose-directors Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-09T11:02:46.649Z BASE's Top Shareholder Lifts Stake to 23.3% and Says It May Vote Against Directors https://tokyobrief.com/articles/fujimi-130bn-capex-plan-cmp-sales-target-2032 Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-09T11:02:14.676Z Fujimi plans ¥130bn of capex through 2032 and aims for ¥85.8bn of CMP sales https://tokyobrief.com/articles/crunchyroll-link-u-stake-consent-rights-10-percent-cap Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-09T11:01:40.343Z Crunchyroll's 7.03% Link-U stake carries a consent right over rival deals and a 10% cap https://tokyobrief.com/articles/tokyo-court-bars-goo-property-singapore-unregistered-securities-business Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-09T11:01:12.666Z Tokyo court bars Singapore firm and its head from unregistered securities selling and fund management https://tokyobrief.com/articles/epson-cluster-technology-share-allotment-top-shareholder Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-09T11:00:43.137Z Epson set to become Cluster Technology's top shareholder in ¥300mn share sale https://tokyobrief.com/articles/book-off-member-data-breach-643-million-records Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-09T11:00:09.380Z Book Off says up to 6.43 million member records were taken in breach https://tokyobrief.com/articles/aeon-financial-service-interim-operating-profit-falls-deposit-costs Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-09T10:59:26.610Z AEON Financial Service revenue rises 11.9% as deposit costs and card-system outlay cut operating profit https://tokyobrief.com/articles/adventure-skyticket-three-data-breaches Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-09T10:58:49.173Z Skyticket operator reports three separate breaches, led by 14.64mn customer records https://tokyobrief.com/articles/nonresidents-net-buyers-japan-securities-week-october-3 Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-08T20:53:00.973Z Nonresidents return as net buyers of Japanese securities, ¥2.54tn in the week to October 3 https://tokyobrief.com/articles/japan-august-current-account-surplus-primary-income Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-08T20:47:43.318Z Japan's August current account surplus rises to ¥4.06tn on a bigger investment-income haul https://tokyobrief.com/articles/jftc-freelance-act-awareness-campaign-anime Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-08T20:43:19.105Z Japan's antitrust watchdog enlists an anime series to teach firms the Freelance Act https://tokyobrief.com/articles/nisa-installment-slot-372-eligible-funds-nasdaq-100-added Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-08T17:29:31.116Z NISA's installment slot now lists 372 eligible funds, with a Nasdaq-100 index fund added https://tokyobrief.com/articles/nta-sake-subsidy-sixth-round-rice-prices-us-tariffs Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-08T17:24:56.580Z Tax agency opens sixth sake subsidy round, with priority for projects answering rice costs or US tariffs https://tokyobrief.com/articles/jbic-calik-enerji-memorandum-annex-energy-exports Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-08T17:18:56.689Z JBIC and Turkey's Çalık Enerji sign annex to study financing for Japanese energy exports https://tokyobrief.com/articles/yoshinoya-raises-full-year-profit-goal-warns-costs-climbing Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-08T11:06:41.171Z Yoshinoya raises full-year profit goal to ¥10bn but warns costs will keep climbing https://tokyobrief.com/articles/terumo-csl-plasma-contract-termination-guidance-cut Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-08T11:06:08.102Z Terumo ends CSL Plasma supply deal and cuts profit guidance by 38% https://tokyobrief.com/articles/sugi-holdings-raises-sales-guide-cuts-profit-seki-yakuhin Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-08T11:05:37.266Z Sugi lifts sales guide on Seki Yakuhin but cuts every profit line https://tokyobrief.com/articles/subaru-september-buyback-status-report Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-08T11:05:01.559Z Subaru Spent ¥16.2bn on Its Own Shares in September, Lifting the Buyback to ¥67bn https://tokyobrief.com/articles/star-seeds-korea-data-center-server-order Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-08T11:04:28.910Z Star Seeds Estimates ¥13.1bn From Korean Server Order, 10% or More of Last Year's Sales https://tokyobrief.com/articles/sincere-lends-parent-1-billion-8-percent-december Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-08T11:03:55.181Z Sincere Lends Its Parent ¥1bn Again, at a Fixed 8% Until 29 December https://tokyobrief.com/articles/seven-i-overseas-convenience-profit-japan-slips-interim Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-08T11:03:23.465Z Seven & i's overseas stores drive profit growth as Japan's 7-Eleven slips https://tokyobrief.com/articles/rorze-raises-profit-forecast-chip-equipment-backlog Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-08T11:02:52.669Z Rorze lifts operating profit forecast 39% as chip-equipment backlog passes ¥100bn https://tokyobrief.com/articles/optimus-group-ozcar-voluntary-administration Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-08T11:02:19.957Z Optimus Group drops OzCar exit plan and moves the Australian affiliate toward administration https://tokyobrief.com/articles/ono-pharmaceutical-biohaven-igg-degrader-asia-license Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-08T11:01:50.865Z Ono Pharmaceutical to pay Biohaven $80mn upfront for Asian rights to Graves' disease drug https://tokyobrief.com/articles/okumura-social-bond-2-704-coupon-december-deployment Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-08T11:01:20.278Z Okumura's ¥15bn Social Bond Carries a 2.704% Coupon and a December Spending Plan https://tokyobrief.com/articles/oasis-lifts-m3-stake-948-percent-plans-further-buying Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-08T11:00:49.059Z Oasis lifts M3 stake to 9.48% and plans to add more than 5 points https://tokyobrief.com/articles/nok-eagle-industry-nok-group-holding-company Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-08T11:00:20.000Z NOK and Eagle Industry now sit under new NOK Group holding company https://tokyobrief.com/articles/nihon-m-a-center-dividend-third-party-committee Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-08T10:59:52.468Z Nihon M&A Center sets up outside panel to test directors' responsibility for excess dividends https://tokyobrief.com/articles/mr-max-holdings-cuts-2029-targets-new-store-returns Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-08T10:59:21.498Z Mr Max Holdings cuts 2029 sales target by ¥15bn as fewer sites pass its return test https://tokyobrief.com/articles/nonresidents-net-sellers-securities-september-mof Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-08T10:58:49.876Z Nonresidents were net sellers of almost ¥7tn of securities in September https://tokyobrief.com/articles/mizuho-rakuten-bank-stake-rakuten-card-director-nomination Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-08T10:58:18.305Z Mizuho takes 5.81% of Rakuten Bank and a right to name a Rakuten Card director https://tokyobrief.com/articles/mitsui-osk-lines-22bn-bonds-lng-carrier-investment Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-08T10:57:45.668Z Mitsui O.S.K. Lines offers ¥22bn of bonds, with the money tied to LNG carriers https://tokyobrief.com/articles/kojima-air-conditioner-demand-shelf-labels-annual-results Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-08T10:57:14.379Z Kojima's air-conditioner sales outside Tokyo lift profit 17.7% as shelf-label rollout finishes https://tokyobrief.com/articles/blackrock-japan-ishares-etf-redemption-jscc-clearing Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-08T10:56:42.370Z BlackRock Japan to amend iShares ETF deeds so some redemption payouts can come sooner https://tokyobrief.com/articles/imasen-wuhan-guangzhou-production-transfer-special-loss Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-08T10:56:08.258Z Imasen to move all Wuhan output to Guangzhou by March 2027, booking a ¥1.2bn loss https://tokyobrief.com/articles/ikegami-tsushinki-postpones-interim-results-cyberattack Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-08T10:55:33.818Z Ikegami Tsushinki postpones interim results as cyberattack leaves accounting servers isolated https://tokyobrief.com/articles/mhlw-draft-pharmacist-guidance-womens-5-percent-minoxidil Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-08T10:55:00.790Z Health ministry proposes pharmacist-guidance status for women's 5% minoxidil hair treatment https://tokyobrief.com/articles/fsa-panel-lending-rules-professional-borrowers-nonbank-bonds Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-08T10:54:30.002Z FSA panel to weigh lighter rules for lending to large companies and the capital floor for nonbank bonds https://tokyobrief.com/articles/fast-retailing-raises-year-end-dividend-forecast-530-yen Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-08T10:53:56.590Z Fast Retailing lifts year-end dividend forecast to ¥530 from ¥320 https://tokyobrief.com/articles/effissimo-tamron-stake-18-54-percent-sony-proposal Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-08T10:53:25.861Z Effissimo lifts Tamron stake to 18.54%, says takeover proposals could drive more buying https://tokyobrief.com/articles/japan-draft-open-container-radioactive-shipping-rules Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-08T10:52:53.705Z Japan proposes pulling open-type containers into radioactive sea-freight rules from January 2027 https://tokyobrief.com/articles/booking-resort-signs-deal-aso-pet-friendly-inn-operator Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-08T10:52:21.580Z Booking Resort signs ¥173mn deal for operator of Aso pet-friendly hot-spring inn https://tokyobrief.com/articles/boj-regional-report-october-2026-housing-weak-investment-firm Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-08T10:51:50.698Z Bank of Japan's nine regions all report recovery, with housing the soft spot https://tokyobrief.com/articles/japan-bank-problem-loans-flat-disposal-losses-rise Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-08T10:51:17.288Z Japan's banks hold problem loans at ¥8.4tn, but disposal losses rise ¥0.3tn https://tokyobrief.com/articles/as-one-founding-family-stake-falls-to-9-30-percent-after-buyback-settles Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-08T02:00:12.536Z AS ONE Founding-Family Stake Drops to 9.30% as Buyback Settles