https://tokyobrief.com/articles/meti-reopens-comment-water-meter-verification-ten-years Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-29T19:08:29.760Z METI reopens comment on 10-year water meter verification after rewriting the draft https://tokyobrief.com/articles/japan-proposes-law-compliance-question-entry-record-form Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-29T19:04:07.891Z Japan proposes adding a law-compliance question to the foreign entry record form https://tokyobrief.com/articles/japan-proposes-skipping-inspections-faa-certified-flight-simulators Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-29T18:57:03.234Z Japan proposes to skip its own inspections of FAA-certified flight simulators abroad https://tokyobrief.com/articles/nonresidents-net-buyers-japan-securities-week-october-24 Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-29T15:45:12.295Z Nonresidents swing to ¥42.5bn net purchase of Japanese securities as equity buying offsets short-term debt sales https://tokyobrief.com/articles/fsa-panel-permanent-backstop-life-insurer-failures Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-29T15:41:07.078Z FSA asks panel to weigh permanent state backstop for failed life insurers https://tokyobrief.com/articles/japan-ppc-draft-security-guidance-intrusion-detection Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-29T15:34:30.370Z Japan's privacy regulator proposes a required intrusion-detection duty and wants it in force sooner https://tokyobrief.com/articles/tepco-operating-loss-interim-no-guidance Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-29T11:31:19.321Z TEPCO swings to an operating loss and withholds full-year guidance https://tokyobrief.com/articles/takeda-raises-profit-forecast-core-eps-constant-currency Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-29T11:30:42.454Z Takeda raises its profit forecast, but core earnings per share fell 1.2% at constant currency https://tokyobrief.com/articles/shiga-bank-senshu-ikeda-holdings-integration-april-2028 Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-29T11:30:02.053Z Shiga Bank to become Senshu Ikeda subsidiary under April 2028 integration target https://tokyobrief.com/articles/renesas-timing-sale-gain-adjusted-demand-guidance Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-29T11:29:29.066Z Renesas's ¥450.3bn Timing sale gain drives reported profit; adjusted measures show sales up 30% https://tokyobrief.com/articles/osaka-gas-sales-forecast-raised-profit-guidance-held-fuel-cost-lag Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-29T11:28:52.776Z Osaka Gas raises sales forecast, holds profit guidance as fuel-cost lag bites https://tokyobrief.com/articles/oriental-land-raises-profit-forecast-dividend-interim-beat Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-29T11:28:18.154Z Oriental Land raises profit forecast and dividend after interim operating profit beats plan by a third https://tokyobrief.com/articles/occto-summer-demand-winter-reserve-outlook Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-29T11:27:40.173Z Summer demand topped severe-weather forecasts in four regions, but OCCTO sees winter reserves above 3% https://tokyobrief.com/articles/nyk-raises-profit-forecast-container-rates-one Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-29T11:27:08.365Z NYK lifts net profit forecast to ¥330bn as container rates beat its assumptions https://tokyobrief.com/articles/nri-lifts-full-year-forecast-modernisation-digital-security-demand Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-29T11:26:30.784Z NRI lifts full-year forecast as modernisation and security demand holds https://tokyobrief.com/articles/nra-draft-operators-self-confirm-filings-penalties-false-applications Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-29T11:25:55.450Z Nuclear regulator proposes making operators vouch for their own filings, with penalties for false ones https://tokyobrief.com/articles/nippon-kodoshi-yonago-separator-line-capacity Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-29T11:25:22.211Z Nippon Kodoshi approves ¥15bn Yonago line for AI-server capacitor separators https://tokyobrief.com/articles/kurita-us-project-loss-cuts-profit-forecast Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-29T11:24:47.171Z Kurita cuts profit forecast as one US water-plant project overruns https://tokyobrief.com/articles/konami-raises-full-year-profit-forecast-efootball-yu-gi-oh Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-29T11:24:12.827Z Konami lifts full-year profit forecast by about a third on eFootball and Yu-Gi-Oh https://tokyobrief.com/articles/komatsu-raises-profit-guide-regional-demand-margin-slips Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-29T11:23:41.961Z Komatsu lifts profit guide as demand beats plan, but second-quarter margin slips https://tokyobrief.com/articles/kissei-raises-operating-forecast-cuts-net-profit-tabneos Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-29T11:23:11.526Z Kissei lifts interim operating forecast but cuts net profit on special losses for a drug facing approval proceedings https://tokyobrief.com/articles/keyence-first-half-operating-profit-jumps-50-percent Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-29T11:22:40.959Z Keyence first-half operating profit jumps 50% as sales rise 34.9% https://tokyobrief.com/articles/kakaku-com-kamgras-1-raises-bid-3683-extends-nov-12 Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-29T11:22:01.561Z Kamgras 1 lifts Kakaku.com bid to ¥3,683 and extends it to Nov 12 as Bain-LINE Yahoo rival stays unlaunched https://tokyobrief.com/articles/kadoya-sesame-rival-bid-conditional-price-itg-g-extension Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-29T11:21:32.150Z Kadoya Sesame rival bid tops ¥2,514 offer, but the ¥3,000 price needs shareholder deals https://tokyobrief.com/articles/jr-central-nozomi-green-charge-increase-2027 Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-29T11:20:56.720Z JR Central plans to lift Nozomi charge to ¥1,020 on Tokyo-Osaka run from July 2027 https://tokyobrief.com/articles/fsa-panel-reinsurance-captive-solvency-parent-oversight Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-29T11:20:25.657Z FSA panel leans toward reinsurance-only captives, with solvency and parent oversight unresolved https://tokyobrief.com/articles/imperial-hotel-kyoto-opening-tower-reopening-interim-profit Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-29T11:19:51.641Z Imperial Hotel's Kyoto opening and Tower reopening cut interim profit as sales rise 10% https://tokyobrief.com/articles/ibiden-151-billion-yen-ic-package-substrate-capacity Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-29T11:19:19.785Z Ibiden commits about ¥151bn to AI-server substrate capacity, with output starting in fiscal 2029 https://tokyobrief.com/articles/successor-debt-panel-personal-bankruptcies-83100-2025 Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-29T11:18:43.869Z Successor debt panel is set to meet as personal bankruptcy filings rise to 83,100 in 2025 https://tokyobrief.com/articles/chubu-electric-hamaoka-nuclear-charge-loss-forecast Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-29T11:18:10.156Z Chubu Electric takes ¥370.3bn nuclear charge after withdrawing Hamaoka applications https://tokyobrief.com/articles/asahi-diamond-tokyo-seimitsu-thai-hub-blade-plant Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-29T11:17:38.591Z Asahi Diamond and Tokyo Seimitsu put ¥1.23bn into planned Thai hub-blade plant https://tokyobrief.com/articles/anritsu-raises-profit-guide-optical-transceiver-testing-ev-unit-loss Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-29T11:17:08.672Z Anritsu raises profit guide on optical-transceiver testing, but flags an EV-unit loss https://tokyobrief.com/articles/ana-regionalplus-wings-basic-agreement-share-exchange Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-29T11:16:28.731Z ANA signs preliminary deal to take full control of AIRDO's parent, price unset https://tokyobrief.com/articles/aisin-cuts-annual-profit-guide-china-volumes-yen-sales Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-29T11:15:52.888Z Aisin cuts its annual profit guide as weaker China volumes outweigh yen-boosted sales https://tokyobrief.com/articles/japan-drafts-simpler-address-labels-cosmetics-medical-devices Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-29T03:20:21.422Z Japan drafts simpler address labels for foreign-made cosmetics and devices https://tokyobrief.com/articles/tokyo-care-office-clerical-hiring-subsidy Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-28T19:31:08.898Z Tokyo will fund three-quarters of a care office's clerical hire, but only after the work is done https://tokyobrief.com/articles/meti-draft-resin-sealant-temporary-repairs-high-pressure-gas Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-28T19:25:07.903Z METI proposes resin-sealant stopgap repairs for certified high-pressure gas operators https://tokyobrief.com/articles/jbic-komatsu-brazil-sales-finance-loan Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-28T16:12:23.131Z JBIC lends up to ¥4.2bn to Komatsu's Brazilian finance arm for machinery sales https://tokyobrief.com/articles/japan-mvno-guideline-5g-core-interconnection-draft Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-28T16:03:17.823Z Japan proposes adding a 5G standalone core link to the MVNO opening list https://tokyobrief.com/articles/japan-cryptrec-draft-post-quantum-list-ml-dsa-44 Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-28T15:57:50.394Z Japan's draft post-quantum cipher list admits ML-DSA-44 as its only entry below Category 3 https://tokyobrief.com/articles/tomen-devices-interim-profit-memory-prices-borrowing-grows Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-28T12:03:58.532Z Tomen Devices' interim net profit jumps 425.5% on memory prices as borrowing grows https://tokyobrief.com/articles/tokyo-electron-device-raises-forecast-advance-orders Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-28T12:03:27.385Z Tokyo Electron Device lifts sales forecast to ¥270bn as customers order ahead https://tokyobrief.com/articles/tokai-rika-profit-falls-sales-rise-buyback Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-28T12:02:52.363Z Tokai Rika's net profit nearly halves despite 5.8% sales growth https://tokyobrief.com/articles/fsa-draft-sustainability-assurance-standards-march-2027 Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-28T12:02:16.566Z FSA draft wants sustainability assurance standards written by March 2027 https://tokyobrief.com/articles/shinkin-central-bank-interim-profit-comprehensive-loss-securities Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-28T12:01:39.110Z Shinkin Central Bank profit rises 19% as comprehensive income turns negative https://tokyobrief.com/articles/sharingtechnology-tender-offer-succeeds-mp-2606-85-74-percent Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-28T12:01:02.284Z MP-2606's SHARINGTECHNOLOGY bid succeeds, with 85.74% of votes due at settlement on 4 November https://tokyobrief.com/articles/sakura-internet-raises-profit-guide-gpu-pricing-spending-restraint Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-28T12:00:25.585Z Sakura Internet lifts operating profit guide to ¥4.1bn on GPU pricing and lighter first-half spending https://tokyobrief.com/articles/nomura-interim-dividend-35-yen-profit-up-all-four-businesses Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-28T11:59:48.796Z Nomura raises interim dividend to ¥35 as profit rises in all four main businesses https://tokyobrief.com/articles/nidec-misses-october-28-corrected-filings-audit-date-open Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-28T11:59:14.471Z Nidec misses its October 28 target for corrected filings, with no audit completion date set https://tokyobrief.com/articles/nec-csg-goodwill-guidance-interim-results Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-28T11:58:43.721Z NEC's CSG purchase adds ¥81.3bn of revenue and ¥394.4bn of goodwill https://tokyobrief.com/articles/liberaware-tokyo-sushi-tech-global-growth-program Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-28T11:58:12.224Z Liberaware wins Tokyo backing of up to ¥200mn for overseas push https://tokyobrief.com/articles/koito-first-half-beat-modest-annual-upgrade Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-28T11:57:37.496Z Koito beat its first-half profit forecast by 22.9%, but lifts the annual guide just 1.7% https://tokyobrief.com/articles/jr-central-dividend-forecast-34-yen-shinkansen-flat Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-28T11:57:04.520Z JR Central lifts dividend forecast to ¥34 as Tokaido Shinkansen traffic holds flat https://tokyobrief.com/articles/japan-post-insurance-unrealized-bond-losses-forecast-unchanged Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-28T11:56:32.374Z Japan Post Insurance reports ¥5.045tn of unrealized bond losses, forecasts unchanged https://tokyobrief.com/articles/japan-post-bank-unrealized-loss-held-to-maturity-bonds Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-28T11:56:01.972Z Japan Post Bank reports ¥5.676tn unrealized loss on listed held-to-maturity bonds https://tokyobrief.com/articles/matsui-securities-japan-post-bank-investment-talks-nothing-decided Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-28T11:55:28.646Z Matsui Securities confirms talks with Japan Post Bank on investment, but nothing is decided https://tokyobrief.com/articles/hulic-lifts-2026-profit-forecast-property-sales Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-28T11:54:53.558Z Hulic lifts its 2026 profit forecast after selling properties outside its holding policy https://tokyobrief.com/articles/hitachi-raises-profit-guide-energy-first-half-net-profit-falls Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-28T11:54:21.578Z Hitachi raises full-year profit guide as Energy lifts margins, but first-half net profit falls https://tokyobrief.com/articles/future-treasury-share-cancellation-squeeze-out-vote Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-28T11:53:43.218Z Future's treasury-share cancellation hinges on its November 30 squeeze-out vote https://tokyobrief.com/articles/freebit-restated-profit-controls-ineffective-countup Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-28T11:53:11.546Z FreeBit restates net profit lower and rates its financial controls ineffective https://tokyobrief.com/articles/finance-minister-five-fx-brokers-gmo-internet-servers Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-28T11:52:36.036Z Finance minister says five FX brokers reported customer damage tied to GMO Internet servers https://tokyobrief.com/articles/dalton-discloses-premium-group-stake-strategic-review Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-28T11:51:59.656Z Dalton discloses 5.05% of Premium Group and plans to propose a review of all strategic options https://tokyobrief.com/articles/furusato-choice-partner-site-link-restarts-donor-site-stays-shut Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-28T11:51:25.148Z Furusato Choice restarts its partner-site link, but donor-facing services stay shut https://tokyobrief.com/articles/air-water-revised-remediation-report-audit-staffing Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-28T11:50:51.841Z Air Water has a new board structure, but internal audit stands at 25 against a target of 52 https://tokyobrief.com/articles/advantest-raises-profit-forecast-buyback-ceiling Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-28T11:50:18.748Z Advantest lifts its profit forecast to ¥967bn and sets a ¥280bn buyback ceiling https://tokyobrief.com/articles/matsui-securities-half-year-profit-jumps-60-percent-trading-doubles Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-28T04:19:13.414Z Matsui Securities' half-year profit jumps 60% as customer trading doubles, but second quarter cooled https://tokyobrief.com/articles/kansai-paint-completes-turkey-pkb-full-ownership Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-28T00:16:11.645Z Kansai Paint completes $93mn purchase of the rest of its Turkish affiliate https://tokyobrief.com/articles/gmo-internet-compensation-bounty-desktop-cloud-breach Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-28T00:13:18.979Z GMO Internet will pay up to ¥3mn per data release and its parent adds a $1mn bounty https://tokyobrief.com/articles/green-slow-mobility-grant-third-round-2mn-per-vehicle Tokyo Brief en 2026-10-27T21:05:29.325Z Green slow-mobility grant opens third round at ¥2mn per vehicle, applications to 23 December