News before 2026-10-08

2026-10-08Hitachi Construction Machinery responds to trend toward larger demolition attachments with demolition-spec machine

2026-10-08Fukuyama Transporting resolves to sell part of its investment securities

2026-10-08[Earnings Flash] Koshidaka HD: Ordinary Profit to Rise 12% This Fiscal Year, Reaching a Record High for the First Time in 2 Fiscal Years, with a ¥2 Dividend Increase Planned (Kabutan News)

2026-10-08MERCURY Inc. awarded contract to support the FY2026 Hokuriku Regional Development Bureau DX Training Seminar

2026-10-08[Earnings Flash] 京進: Ordinary profit up 85% in the June-August quarter (second quarter) (Kabutan News)

2026-10-08FPG [7148]: Notice regarding the selection of constituent stocks in TOPIX (Tokyo Stock Price Index)'s first periodic review, 8 October 2026 (timely disclosure): Nikkei Company Information DIGITAL

2026-10-08“Crispy Potato” 1.5x Portion Sale Held for 7 Days Only [MINISTOP]

2026-10-08Disappointment selling hits soybeans as China leaves tariffs on US imports unchanged; US-China talks remain in focus this year

2026-10-08XBOX launches new “XP” division, appointing the president of Minecraft developer and former Star Wars executive to lead it; to oversee film adaptations, merchandising and theme park development for Microsoft-owned game IP (TechnoEdge)

2026-10-08Nikkei Average falls 662 yen for second straight session, with nearly 90% of Prime Market stocks lower as U.S. and Asian equities remain weak, morning session on the 8th (Wealth Advisor)

2026-10-08Investment in ethanol plant approved in Vietnam’s south-central Gia Lai Province

2026-10-08Dollar-yen trades erratically near its highs, with selling starting to build around the mid-¥158s: Today’s FX Order Information, 8 October 2026, 17:00

2026-10-08Anritsu to showcase solution automating evaluation and certification testing for automatic emergency call systems at CEATEC 2026 (Response)

2026-10-08System development center in Kure, with Tokyo-level compensation

2026-10-08EDION [2730]: Notice of Relocation and Reopening of the EDION AEON Karatsu Store, 5 October 2026 (Timely Disclosure): Nikkei Company Information DIGITAL

2026-10-08The Yen’s Decline Is Not Over: Government Debt’s “¥35 Trillion Shackle” Is Driving Japan into Poverty

2026-10-08Photonic-Electronic Convergence / CPO Key News: Overseas and Japan, Two Weeks Through 3 October: Executive Summary for TSE Prime Market Executives

2026-10-08“Smartphone! Tap with Visa and Save Campaign!” (Save even more at select merchants!) Launching today, 2 March, with an additional 15% cashback on purchases at participating merchants! — Make your usual dining out even more rewarding

2026-10-08Leaving Fujitsu to join フライル as a founding member: Why I saw it as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity

2026-10-08【Earnings Flash】川口化学工業 revises its ordinary profit forecast for the current fiscal year upward to a 16% increase, reversing its previous decline forecast, for a record high; dividend also raised by ¥10 (Kabutan News)

2026-10-08Unauthorized access incidents surge worldwide, with 300 million people affected by data breaches since September; AI suspected in attacks

2026-10-08Is the “Bessent Effect” Only Temporary? The Risk of Further Price Increases from the Reflationists’ “Rampage”

2026-10-08Hokkaido Gas, Tokyo Gas, Osaka Gas and Seibu Gas to compete in Japan Amateur Baseball Championship

2026-10-08Tokyo Ohka Kogyo brings forward completion of new plant building as deep-pocketed rivals chase the semiconductor resist leader

2026-10-08Reserve Bank of India Raises Policy Rate to 5.5%

2026-10-08U.S.-based Dalton proposes employee stock compensation for 文化シヤッター

2026-10-08Today’s [MACD | Buy/Sell Signals] Morning Session: Buy = 31 stocks, Sell = 106 stocks (5 October) (Kabutan News)

2026-10-08SBI Group and Visa partner to launch credit card that earns crypto assets (BTC, ETH and XRP) — campaign offering rewards of up to 10% for Gold and 2.5% for Standard cards

2026-10-08エコス[7520]: Report on the Status of Purchases of Treasury Shares (under Article 24-6, paragraph 1 of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act) (Securities Report): Nikkei Company Information DIGITAL

2026-10-08【Analyst Rating】JCR Pharmaceuticals, rating upgraded to Bullish, target price raised to ¥1,200 (major Japanese securities firm) (IFIS Stock Forecast)

2026-10-08Corrosion-Inhibiting Admixtures Market Size Report 2026: Forecast to Reach USD 6,495.14 Million, Expanding at a CAGR of 5.82% | QYResearch

2026-10-08Is the dividend increase from ¥42 to ¥60—a 40% hike—only the opening act? JBCC Holdings (9889): the true nature of its “record-profit machine” comes into view as operating margin reaches 11%, and the verdict on whether to build a position before the late-October earnings release | Japan Individual Stock Due Diligence Center

2026-10-08Nikkei Average falls ¥409, with losses widening after the open

2026-10-08Impact of Scala unauthorized access disclosed by Citizen Watch, Sompo Japan and Tobu Railway

2026-10-08[195 information and communications companies] Ranking of the strongest owner-managed companies: OTSUKA CORPORATION in sixth, Nexon in third, and which company in first?

2026-10-08Continuing social contributions through seeds: サカタのタネグリーンサービス

2026-10-08Zensho Holdings President Ogawa Yohei (小川洋平): “I have a responsibility to achieve ¥15 trillion in revenue while I am still in office”

2026-10-08三協立山—Limit-up on expectations for an earnings upside following strong first-quarter progress

2026-10-08“Kome Sodo 2026” at Roadside Station Kobe Fruit & Flower Park Osawa

2026-10-08EDION / “Aeon Karatsu” in Karatsu, Saga Prefecture to open at a new location on 23 October

2026-10-08Reducing CO2 emissions with used cooking oil: Star Flyer launches a biofuel demonstration project, introducing it into 2 airport service vehicles in Fukuoka

2026-10-08Morning Session Comments No. 3: ファルコム, アルバイトタイ, ダイナミクマ, ぴあ, 大塚ＨＤ, テイツー (Traders Web)

2026-10-08Featured: ytv News Special [Takaoka Commentary] In a sharp turn from displays of friendship, the US sends its latest fighter jets to Taiwan, while the arrest of Chinese agents reveals Washington’s resolve

2026-10-08HOUSE OF ROSE [7506]: Notice Regarding Change in Major Shareholder, 8 October 2026 (Timely Disclosure): Nikkei Company Information DIGITAL

2026-10-08Fuji Nihon: Potential for share price gains from earnings growth while enjoying a 3% dividend yield; earnings forecasts tend to be conservative

2026-10-08[New] Anemone embroidery × the brand’s first under-flat construction. “コフィモネ,” an autumn-toned non-wire bra, makes its debut

2026-10-08TAY TWO shares hold firm, with new trading cards driving a 29% increase in September sales

2026-10-08KING JIM's “Notte On” transforms into a laptop stand and storage box, making it ideal as a marker in hot-desking offices

2026-10-08Hanshin Tigers-approved original merchandise at 靴のヒラキ is 30% off during the campaign! Through 10 October 【Hanshin Tigers Championship Sale】

2026-10-08Toward Tomorrow’s Stock Market: Yaskawa Electric Earnings Hold the Key to a Return to Blue-Sky Territory