News before 2026-09-28

2026-09-28綿半ホールディングス＜3199＞ to acquire electrical contractor 東陽興業 as a subsidiary

2026-09-28New TOPIX to Launch in October: Which Stocks Will Attract Attention and What Investment Strategies Will Emerge as 650 Companies Are Added and Dropped? Seria, Ferrotec, McDonald’s and More... A Thorough Look at the “Details” of the Final Phase of TSE Reform

2026-09-28KDX不動産投資法人 Announces Property Replacements and Revises Earnings Forecasts (JAPAN-REIT.COM)

2026-09-28Announces new Copilot featuring Home, Code and Autopilot

2026-09-28Growth in the industrial robot market is accelerating amid a shortage of skilled workers and is expected to reach $144.28 billion by 2030

2026-09-28Kakaku.com ends capital alliance with KDDI

2026-09-28Nikkei average falls ¥486 to ¥65,877.62 on the 28th

2026-09-28[Opening Market Overview] The Nikkei Average started 141 yen higher, with Advantest and Taiyo Yuden among the gainers

2026-09-28AXELL — Upward revision for FY3/27: operating profit raised to ¥2.29 billion from ¥1.2 billion (FISCO)

2026-09-28Nikkei Stock Average Closes Down ¥486 as Money Cautiously Flows into AI Stocks, with Optimism and Concern Colliding

2026-09-28The Savior of the Restaurant Industry! The 79-Year-Old Legendary President Reveals His “Surprising Turnaround Strategy” [テンポスホールディングス]: Cambrian Palace

2026-09-28PCA CORPORATION [9629]: The core business one-stop service “PCA Arch Financial Accounting” releases an integration plugin for the integrated cloud service for business digitalization “FUJIFILM IWpro” 30 September 2026 (timely disclosure): Nikkei Company Information DIGITAL

2026-09-2830 September record date > DAISHO plans to increase its interim dividend from ¥9 to ¥10. Shareholder benefit: an assortment of DAISHO products, including sauces (LIMO)

2026-09-28WingArc1st, Box Japan and LayerX join the Partner Strategy Study Group operated by 才流 as founding members

2026-09-28Image Information Inc. [3803]: Stock Price and Stock Information (Including After-Hours PTS)

2026-09-28Trading in AI-related stocks may revive after recent correction, says JPMorgan

2026-09-28しまむら: first-half ordinary profit up 7%, June-August quarter profit down 4%

2026-09-28FamilyMart's "FamiChiki" turns 20: New products developed around an "adult-oriented" concept

2026-09-28The Bank of Japan’s October rate hike will be determined by crude oil prices | Fujishiro Koichi (藤代宏一) | Dai-ichi Life Asset Management Economic Research Institute

2026-09-28SMILE-UP. presidency to change from Higashiyama Noriyuki (東山紀之) to lawyer Yamada Masayuki (山田将之) (published 28 September 2026)

2026-09-28Nikkei Average 28th morning close: first decline in six sessions, down ¥30 to ¥66,333; Nidec temporarily hit its daily limit-down after reports that its board abruptly dismissed the president; Rigaku Holdings extends gains to four sessions, establishes alliance with Kyoto University, Hitachi and others

2026-09-28Chicago Japanese Stock Futures Overview, 28th: Nikkei Futures Down ¥670 at ¥65,785

2026-09-28German chemicals giant BASF in preliminary talks over acquisition of peer Evonik

2026-09-28【AI Rally, Profit Expectations “Resurface”】Meta and Microsoft’s “New AI Strategies” — Can Micron’s Earnings Drive Another Leg Higher?

2026-09-28BOJ policymaker calls for interest-rate hikes "flexibly"; minutes of July meeting

2026-09-28SMILE-UP. President Noriyuki Higashiyama (東山紀之) to step down, while Julie Keiko Fujishima (藤島ジュリー景子) remains; lawyer to become successor. Victim compensation and mental health care to continue

2026-09-28【Featured Topics: Market Conditions】European and U.S. FX Outlook: Dollar-Yen May Struggle to Rise as Markets Remain Wary of Coordinated Japan-U.S. Intervention Despite Continued High U.S. Rates

2026-09-28Sumitomo Chemical — firm; jointly verifies optical modulator using a KNN (potassium sodium niobate) thin-film substrate with Kyushu University (Traders Web)

2026-09-28[DTS] Launches Sales of 2026 Version of 3D Residential CAD System “Walk in home”

2026-09-28BOJ July Meeting Minutes: Several Views Favor Accelerating the Pace of Rate Hikes (Published 28 September 2026)

2026-09-28Storeeel partners with Indonesian technology company PLABS.ID

2026-09-28Tokyo Stock Exchange, up ¥533 as of 9:15 a.m. | | National News

2026-09-28ChatGPT Could Evolve into “Always-On AI” as OpenAI Announcement Nears

2026-09-28Eliminate ignored and missed emails with the latest AI app for changing jobs, offering centralized management of multiple agents

2026-09-28Ogura will visit the booth! KUSHITANI to have a booth at the MotoGP Japanese Grand Prix and announce new Ogura Ai (小椋藍) rider-support merchandise (Motosai)

2026-09-28Nippon Life to Use AI in Exercising Voting Rights, Targeting 540 Hours in Annual Time Savings Through Enhanced Engagement (Bloomberg)

2026-09-28日本M&Aセンター publishes Vol. 8 of its corporate magazine MAVITA, featuring “The Decision to Buy, the Decision to Entrust: Growth Strategies for ¥10 Billion Companies”

2026-09-28ハピネット—Upward revision for 2Q: operating profit ¥13.5 billion from ¥7.8 billion (Fisco)

2026-09-28Nikkei Average falls for first time in 6 sessions, closing ¥486.58 lower at ¥65,877.62; TOPIX also declines

2026-09-28【Today's Outlook】USD/JPY caught between buying targeting the Japan-US interest rate differential and efforts by Japanese and US authorities to curb yen weakness

2026-09-28Behind the Scenes of Commissioning: How Matter Device Attestation Works | BLOG

2026-09-28NSSOL Signs Strategic Partnership Agreement with Anthropic | Press Room

2026-09-28“Chaotic farce” at SMILE-UP. press conference draws laughter from reporters... President Higashiyama Noriyuki (東山紀之) confused over his “departure date”: “It seems I got it wrong”; lawyer says, “I apologize”; new president gives an awkward smile (ABEMA TIMES)

2026-09-28Won-dollar exchange rate starts in the 1,350-won range, caught between Middle East anxiety and a stronger yen

2026-09-28【USD/JPY, Outlook for Tonight】Has ¥160 Moved Out of Reach? The Coordinated US-Japan Stance on Correcting Yen Weakness Weighs on the Pair＿2026/9/28

2026-09-28Tomorrow's Earnings Announcement Schedule: DCM, Honeys Holdings and 6 Other Companies (September 28) (Kabutan News)

2026-09-28Receipt of a Request for a Report Pursuant to Article 106, Paragraph 3 of the Electricity Business Act from the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry

2026-09-28Maxell to sponsor international autonomous driving conference “ROAD”

2026-09-28Nationwide Wholesale Distribution Feature: Interview with Mitsubishi Shokuhin President Ito Kazuo (伊藤和男), Aiming to Hear, “We’re Glad Mitsubishi Shokuhin Is Here”

2026-09-28Rate hikes should be pursued “nimbly,” BOJ Policy Board member says in meeting