News before 2026-09-18

2026-09-18〔Tokyo Stocks〕Rise for Second Straight Session: AI-Related Buying Concentrated (Morning Session on 18th) [Updated] (Jiji Press)

2026-09-18篠崎屋 to post 13-fold increase in previously undisclosed ordinary profit this fiscal year, reaching a record high for the first time in 21 fiscal years

2026-09-18BOJ raises policy rate to 1.25%, highest level in about 31 years; additional hike in three months (Asahi Shimbun)

2026-09-18Nikkei 225 futures: 19th overnight session close down ¥200 at ¥64,900

2026-09-18Bank of Japan conducts rate check; yen surges to upper ¥156 range

2026-09-18[Key Topics in Japanese Stocks] アップルインターナショナル revises full-year earnings and year-end dividend forecasts, plans dividend increase

2026-09-18PERSOL HOLDINGS joins the AICX Association

2026-09-18[Image] 銚子丸 extends winning streak to 3 days, raises earnings and dividend forecasts for the fiscal year ending February 2027

2026-09-18Oil & Fat Industrial Hall Holds Inaugural Presentation on Award-Winning Papers and Research Group Activities

2026-09-18Changes to the quotation table on the 17th

2026-09-18[Breaking] Chubu Electric Power's incoming president Yasui Minoru (安井稔) expected to visit Omaezaki City and other local municipalities on 1 October, his first day in office, following data falsification and other scandals — Shizuoka Prefecture

2026-09-18Bank of Japan Raises Policy Rate to 1.25% [Uncut]

2026-09-18Bank of Japan raises policy rate to 1.25% (Jiji Press)

2026-09-18What Are Preliminary Budget Requests? FY2027 Reaches a Record ¥143 Trillion | Timing, Schedule and Path to Budget Enactment [Latest as of 2026]

2026-09-18Is SK hynix considering front-end memory fabs in Japan and the U.S.? AI demand accelerates expansion of production capacity

2026-09-18Bank of Japan decides by majority to raise rate to 1.25%; Members Asada (浅田) and Sato (佐藤) dissent

2026-09-18Bank of Japan raises policy rate to 1.25%

2026-09-18COSEL under a buy indication in afternoon trading, raises earnings forecast for fiscal year ending May 2027 on strong semiconductor manufacturing equipment-related demand

2026-09-18Secondhand Record Store “BIC RECORDS” Opens Inside BIC CAMERA, First Store in Akihabara

2026-09-18“It’s a Pajero, right!?” — “No, it isn’t.” The true identity of the Korean-made “lookalike,” the Galloper (Car News)

2026-09-18Policy rate hike: How will our lives change? [Details]

2026-09-18Nikkei 225 likely to remain firm, while yen downside is limited amid intervention concerns

2026-09-18Economic and Fiscal Policy Minister Jōnai Minoru (城内実) expects the Bank of Japan to manage policy appropriately to achieve its 2% target

2026-09-18Nihon M&A Center acquires one-year-old AI transformation team AIブレインパートナーズ through cash and share exchange in a deal worth approximately ¥500 million | Can AI × M&A lead the industry? | モリタマナヴ / M&A News Commentary

2026-09-18Stocks in Focus [Midday]: GENDA, YONEX, Mizuho FG

2026-09-18Nikkei Average rises more than ¥500 at one point, trades in the ¥64,700 range | Infoseek News

2026-09-18Red Bull Rookies Cup, Round 7, Spielberg: Race 1 【RED BULL TV】

2026-09-18Contributing to Industry Through “Specialty Acrylic Esters”: Offering Approximately 200 Products Through High-Mix, Low-Volume Production | Osaka Organic Chemical Industry Ltd. | Interview

2026-09-18Why are more companies listing in Fukuoka? Why regional markets are being chosen (Toshiru)

2026-09-18Bank of Japan Monetary Policy Meeting Statement: Risk of Inflation Overshooting Target

2026-09-18[World's First] Japanese Company SUSMED Obtains Drug Approval Based on Blockchain-Enabled Clinical Trial (NADA NEWS)

2026-09-18Tekscend Photomask Corp. [429A]: Performance, Financials and Cash Flow [Full-Year and Quarterly] · Analyst Forecasts

2026-09-18Japan Markets: Yen Falls to ¥157 Range, Two BOJ Votes Against Hike, Nikkei Gains Expand (Bloomberg)

2026-09-18地域新聞社’s “unorthodox stock-split tactic” exposes an unseen acquirer… A fierce battle with a wolf-pack group, with defense measures costing over ¥100 million and inflicting severe damage as the company fell into the red

2026-09-18Tokyo stocks briefly gain more than 700 points as US rally provides tailwind

2026-09-18BOJ raises policy rate to 1.25%; yen briefly strengthens after Governor says “the policy phase has changed”

2026-09-18“Housing Loan Concerns” as BOJ Policy Rate Rises to 1.25%; Some Residents Say “It’s Still Low Compared with the Past,” While Toyama Ranks Third Nationwide for Homeownership

2026-09-18ASAHI KASEI CORPORATION (3407): Share Price and Stock Information (Including After-hours PTS)

2026-09-18UNDOKAI WORLD CUP 2026, a well-being-themed sports festival where everyone can be the star, to be held from 30 October to 1 November

2026-09-18BOJ rate hike described as “dovish”; stocks expected to rise toward year-end: Market participants weigh in

2026-09-18ニッカトー

2026-09-18Shochiku Otani Library Announces Special Exhibition for Kabukiza Theatre’s “June Grand Kabuki”

2026-09-18“My Deni” women’s denim, with cumulative sales surpassing 200,000 units, to be relaunched on 19 September

2026-09-18FURYU CORPORATION (6238): Share Price and Stock Information (including nighttime PTS)

2026-09-18Nikkei extends gains in morning trading, led by AI stocks; investors remain on the sidelines ahead of BOJ

2026-09-18Rokid announces new AI glasses, Rokid Ai Glasses Style, weighing approximately 38.5g and priced at ¥64,990

2026-09-18DCM and DAIKI AXIS expand solar power generation initiatives under the PPA model, reducing annual CO2 emissions by 592 tonnes at 3 stores

2026-09-18Yamamoto Yuji (山本裕治) files a Change Report on shares in SAKURAJIMA FUTO KAISHA,LTD. <9353>

2026-09-18Tokyo yen falls into ¥157 range

2026-09-18Michelin Guide Hotel Selection 2026 announced, showcasing outstanding hospitality around the world