News before 2026-10-08

2026-10-08McDonald's to make seven chicken items permanent menu staples, retaining customers despite inflation

2026-10-08Terumo [4543]: Notice regarding the recognition of losses and other items resulting from the termination of a supply agreement with a major customer and the revision of full-year consolidated earnings forecasts for the fiscal year ending March 2027, 8 October 2026 (timely disclosure): Nikkei Company Information DIGITAL

2026-10-08英和[9857]: Notice concerning revisions to earnings forecasts for the second quarter (interim period) and full year of the fiscal year ending March 2027, 8 October 2026 (timely disclosure): Nikkei Company Information DIGITAL

2026-10-08Chubu Electric Power's New President Says, “We Will Change Our Mindset Starting with Management”; Vows to Address Hamaoka Nuclear Plant Data Falsification

2026-10-08Qol to bring 2 dispensing pharmacies into its group

2026-10-08[Newspaper] Yomiuri editorial turns into criticism of Takaichi's expansionary fiscal policy rather than commentary on the BOJ Tankan

2026-10-08TechMatrix — rose sharply for the third straight day; begins sales of the generative AI quality evaluation tool “GENFLUX Evaluation” (Traders Web)

2026-10-08Nakoso Technical High School Holds Hands-On Construction DX Class Resembling an Actual Worksite, Industry-Academia Collaboration to Develop Future Construction Workers

2026-10-08TheNewGate Co., Ltd. Partners with Airwallex to Address Cross-Border Business Payment Challenges

2026-10-08To mark World Watch Day on 10 October, Shellman will hold a special sales event, “Mechanical Watches that Embody Beauty and the Cosmos,” at Hanshin Umeda Main Store

2026-10-08Nikkei Average Down ¥498; Nobel Prize in Literature to Be Announced Today

2026-10-08スリーエフ's first-half ordinary profit falls 4%; June-August profit also down 16%

2026-10-08Nikkei average broadly lower, morning close down ¥662 at ¥69,373 (Yomiuri Shimbun Online)

2026-10-08M&A Trends and Examples in the LPG Industry, Sale Price Benchmarks | Industry Trends Explained

2026-10-08Prestige International opens new Akita-Katagami facility, its fifth in the prefecture, with a café and childcare center at the call center

2026-10-08Tokyo stocks (at open) start lower for a second straight session, weighed down by declines in European and U.S. stocks

2026-10-08Experienced Eyes Read the Steel: Master Craftsmanship Supporting Quality — Bunka Shutter's Chitose Plant <Factory Report>

2026-10-08*日本色材 – Downward revision to consolidated earnings forecasts for the fiscal year ending February 2027

2026-10-08HiJoJo Partners' annual income, salaries and starting salary compared with the industry average annual salary

2026-10-08Sugi HD cuts full-year ordinary profit forecast by 7%

2026-10-08Analyst Ratings | Equity and Bond Information | CAPCOM CO.,LTD.

2026-10-08Datadog appoints Tsunematsu Mikihiko (恒松幹彦) president of its Japanese subsidiary

2026-10-08ジール to speak and exhibit at UpdataNOW26, hosted by ウイングアーク１ｓｔ and held in Nagoya and Tokyo

2026-10-08Financial Services Agency urges early transition to IC chip-only identity verification amid successive leaks of driver's license images

2026-10-08Hanshin wins back-to-back championships for the first time in history, yet the stock is 10% below its high... Hankyu Hanshin Holdings,Inc. (9042): a “hard-to-lose top pick” with a PBR of 0.93x and a minimum annual dividend of ¥100, now warrants close scrutiny | Japan Individual Stock Due Diligence Center

2026-10-08Shinsegae to invest $1 billion in Warner acquisition (Chosun Ilbo Japanese edition)

2026-10-08Unauthorized access involving frequent personal data breaches! Attackers are targeting credentials first! | BLOG

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2026-10-08Nikkei 225 Futures: Opened ¥340 Lower at ¥68,760 in Evening Trading on the 8th

2026-10-08To Get the Most Out of AI, “Become a Jazz Band!” Two Reasons Japanese Companies Can’t Move Beyond “Level 1,” According to Notion

2026-10-08【Toyonaka, Osaka】Popular supermarket Valor opens its first store in the Hokusetsu-Toyono area!

2026-10-08Nikkei 225 at morning close on the 8th: fell for a second straight session, down ¥662 to ¥69,373

2026-10-08AJALT and AI Sapuri, an AI-powered Japanese-learning service, to provide a 100-hour Japanese-language training and learning-support program tailored to the Training and Employment for Skill Development System

2026-10-08Nomura Securities Co., Ltd. filed an amended large-shareholding report for Sapporo Holdings Ltd. <2501>

2026-10-08Notice of Briefing on Second-Quarter (Interim-Period) Financial Results for the Fiscal Year Ending March 2027 and Medium-Term Management Plan

2026-10-08MUSINSA partners with ZOZO to open ZOZOTOWN's first pop-up store in Korea in Seoul's Seongsu district

2026-10-08Interview with Takaoka Toko Executive Officer and General Manager of the Materials Management Division Hokari Makiko (穂苅麻貴子) –

2026-10-08ZOZO Holds Launch Event for WEAR’s New “Niau Room” Feature, Letting Attendees Try It (The Japan Net Economy News)

2026-10-08Morning Session Comments No. 4: NATTY HD, TWO STONE, Unisia HD, Stella Pharma, TSI HD, StemRim (Traders Web)

2026-10-08September topics selected by Cargo News

2026-10-08Wakita, first-half ordinary profit rises 5% on strong results; down 5% in June–August

2026-10-08テクミラホールディングス[3627]: Notice Regarding Revisions to Consolidated Earnings Forecasts for the Second Quarter (Interim Period) of the Fiscal Year Ending February 2027, 8 October 2026 (timely disclosure): Nikkei Company Information DIGITAL

2026-10-08Shinohara Tomoe (篠原ともえ), former Chanel president and one other person appointed as specially appointed professors at Japan Women's University for the Faculty of Fashion Design (provisional name), opening in 2028

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2026-10-08SAIBU GAS HOLDINGS CO.,LTD. Selected as a Finalist for the Japan AI Awards 2026

2026-10-08Osaka souvenir “Tsukigesho” milk manju collaborates with “Teku Teku YOASOBI”! Limited-edition collaboration package “YOASOBI × Tsukigesho Milk Manju” goes on sale! [青木松風庵]

2026-10-08Earnings Negative-Impact Stocks at the Open: エヌピーシー, わらべや日洋, サイプレス (Announced October 7)

2026-10-08Mikihiko Tsunematsu (恒松幹彦) has taken office as president of Datadog's Japanese subsidiary, bringing more than 20 years of experience at AWS, Cisco and other companies

2026-10-08【Chunichi】Team president Kato Hiroyuki (加藤宏幸) on Kudo Kimiyasu (工藤公康), the new manager: “He knows how to win,” and “It would be good to have someone with the experience and knowledge to instill them in the Dragons.” The renowned manager won the league championship 3 times and the Japan Series 5 times with SoftBank (Sports Hochi)

2026-10-08【Chunichi】Kudo Kimiyasu (工藤公康) to become new manager, with the highly decorated manager having led SoftBank to 3 league titles and 5 Japan Series championships. Team president Kato Hiroyuki (加藤宏幸): “He knows how to win. We want someone with the experience and knowledge to bring that to the Dragons.”