News before 2026-09-17

2026-09-17Nikkei Average firms in afternoon trading in the ¥64,200 range, supported by higher US stock futures and semiconductor buying

2026-09-17Families of Chinese victims of wartime forced mobilization file damages suit against 6 Japanese companies; Xi Jinping leadership to decide whether to accept case

2026-09-17ROG announces domestic launch timing for 4 new gaming products, including a controller, OLED monitors and a Mini PC

2026-09-17Allied Architects Launches “Category Entry Point Listening(R)” and “Category Exit Point Listening”

2026-09-17SaaS Was Said to Be Dead (Part 1): Why Didn't Replacement Happen? We Ask DNX Capital's Yo Kurabayashi (倉林陽)

2026-09-17Allied Architects,Inc. Announces Trademark Registration for “Category Entry Point Listening®” and “Category Exit Point Listening®” | Infoseek News

2026-09-17Nikkei Average opens 530 yen higher as semiconductor and AI-related stocks attract buying; U.S. stocks' post-FOMC decline weighs

2026-09-17A Luxurious Tea Time in Autumn Hues: Hotel New Grand’s “Autumn Afternoon Tea”

2026-09-17US-based Netradyne, which provides AI-powered fleet safety and performance management solutions, establishes Japanese subsidiary Netradyne Japan

2026-09-17Nikkei rises for second straight session, up more than ¥700 at one point on semiconductor gains and lower oil prices

2026-09-17Japanese Bankers Association Chairman Kato Katsuhiko (加藤勝彦): BOJ to Continue Raising Rates Toward Neutral Rate, Policy Rate Remains Accommodative (Bloomberg)

2026-09-17Outlook for Tomorrow’s Stock Market: Unanimous FOMC Decision Points to a “Move Away from Trump”; Caution Over BOJ’s Hawkish Tilt

2026-09-17Nikkei 225 to reach ¥80,000 by end-2026, says Hashizume (橋詰), Daiwa Securities

2026-09-17[Today's OhaBiz, Thursday, September 17] BOJ to Make Final Decision on Rate Hike

2026-09-17Investment in U.S. lithium recycling plant, Integral and TDK to support expansion into Japan and Asia

2026-09-17VeSync Launches “Kyushu Umaimon” Recipe Book Featuring Local Specialties from Kyushu’s 7 Prefectures for COSORI Air Fryers

2026-09-17Nikkei 225 extends gains as U.S. FOMC passes without disruption, with little sense of direction

2026-09-17Japan CPI Flat in August as Core Inflation Slows Ahead of BOJ Rate Hike, Written by

2026-09-17Today's FX Forecast: Will the BoJ Raise Rates? Yen Weakness Could Accelerate Depending on Governor Ueda's Press Conference, 18 September 2026

2026-09-17Dollar-yen weakens in the low ¥155s, falling to ¥154.89 on lower oil prices

2026-09-17Japanese ADRs on the 17th: Broad-based gains, with Takeda and Orix among the risers

2026-09-17FUJIFILM to invest 8 billion rupees in semiconductor materials plant

2026-09-17Autonomous-driving HD maps create the “feel of driving” in games: ENVALITH releases an interview report on Dynamic Map Platform | ENVALITH, a next-generation equity research platform

2026-09-17Yen at ¥154.96–154.99 per dollar at 5 p.m. on the 16th

2026-09-17Dai Nippon Printing Co.,Ltd. (7912): Share Price and Stock Information (including after-hours PTS)

2026-09-17BOJ Policy Rate Hike Highly Likely: What Impact Will a “World with Interest Rates” Have on Our Lives?

2026-09-17Dollar-yen moves narrowly; Bank of Japan meeting is the next focus — Tokyo morning FX market overview

2026-09-17“What’s wrong with this design?” Let’s think it through together! We’ll also explore the challenges of AI-generated design!! Free seminars on 8 October (Thu.) and 22 October (Thu.): “Design Fundamentals Vol. 7 and Vol. 8”

2026-09-17A united front is hard to achieve: We bring you 3 stories, including “US tech industry divided over slowing AI development”

2026-09-17【LIVE: BOJ press conference】What will happen to the policy rate? Rate hike to around 1.25% seen highly likely; impact of “higher prices and mortgages” on people’s lives? Governor Ueda to explain the reasons after the meeting

2026-09-17[Autonomous-driving taxi announcement] Ride-hailing app “GO”: Can you explain how its profit model differs from that of its taxi-industry rival, Daiichi Koutsu Sangyo?

2026-09-17FX/Forex: USD/JPY Outlook for Today | Can Governor Ueda Show a Hawkish Stance After the Closely Watched Bank of Japan Policy Meeting? — 外為どっとコム Today, 18 September 2026 issue

2026-09-17Nikkei average up ¥213 to ¥64,136.25 on the 17th (Jiji Press)

2026-09-17Why Are ツインバード and バルミューダ Struggling to Grow? The Difficulty of Selling Appliances at High Prices

2026-09-17Nikkei Average up ¥30, focus on US economic indicators

2026-09-17laugh. femcare product sales to reach 4 million units, with new oil performing well (Nihon Net Keizai Shimbun)

2026-09-17[Strong Earnings] Stocks to Watch Today: 銚子丸, Apple and 霞ヶ関Ｃ (announced after the close on the 17th)

2026-09-17Why was Olympus able to conceal losses for more than 10 years? The surprising mechanism behind shifting approximately ¥96 billion in losses (2/3)

2026-09-17“I Want to Work in Japan for My Family”: The Ordeal of a Myanmar Man Who Endured Physical and Verbal Abuse Before Fleeing to Tokyo; Town Council Members Previously Implicated in Human Rights Violations May Have Accepted Foreigners Through a “Shell Company” | Kyogoku, Hokkaido | HBC Hokkaido Broadcasting (4 pages)

2026-09-17[Regional Products Fair] “Let’s Go to Shinano-Omachi! Fair 2026 Autumn” to be held at LaLaport Koshien from 25 to 27 September, featuring sales of delicious Shinshu fruit and a prize drawing with premium prizes! | Press release from create restaurants holdings inc.

2026-09-17[Exclusive] Bushiroad President Takaaki Kidani (木谷高明) on the Change to a “32-Year-Old” New President and the Meaning Behind the “Year of Reckoning”: The Potential of BanG Dream!, Led by Young Talent (Interview, Part 1)

2026-09-17BOJ to raise policy rate to 1.25% in September; even faster normalization unlikely to reverse yen weakness

2026-09-17Column: Takata's remarks strengthen expectations for a March BOJ exit from negative interest rates

2026-09-17Moriyasu Hajime’s (森保一) first match after the North/Central American World Cup! Japan vs. Uruguay to be broadcast live nationwide on the Fuji TV network!

2026-09-17Yakiniku restaurant “Futago” returns to neighborhood dining, one year since Morikawa (森川) became president

2026-09-17ELTES expands gains in the afternoon session, raises net income forecast for the fiscal year ending February 2027

2026-09-17[Event Report] “木村情報技術株式が presents at the 5 September Sagan Tosu vs Tegevajaro Miyazaki match

2026-09-17“Easy Japanese” that is easier for foreign nationals to understand: Nagano companies and local government officials learn the language

2026-09-17Saint Marc Holdings President Fujikawa Yuki (藤川祐樹): “Taking the value of udon overseas” as company acquires TsuruTonTan

2026-09-17Nikkei Average up ¥153 at ¥64,076 at 10 a.m.; Fast Retailing adds ¥78.04 Posted: 2026/09/17 10:01 [Kabutan]