News before 2026-10-16

2026-10-16Delistings Hit a Record High: How Will Japanese Companies Change Amid a Surge in TOBs and TOPIX Selectivity? Why Kyushu Electric Power and Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Had Completely Different Reasons for Delisting in the Same Week Car Insurance (HuAwRKjFXR)

2026-10-16Tokyo Electron Limited (8035): Is it really the “favorite” amid the rush to build new domestic 300 mm fabs? The start of the next equipment order cycle, viewed through ¥600 billion in investment and the largest government subsidy ever｜Japanese individual-stock due diligence se

2026-10-16[Analyst Forecast] Alps Alpine: Ordinary Profit Forecast for the Fiscal Year Ending March 2027 Rises 6.2% Week on Week (IFIS Stock Forecast)

2026-10-16[Analyst Rating] ベルパーク rated Neutral, target price ¥3,130 (major Japanese brokerage) (ifis Stock Forecast)

2026-10-16Tokyo stocks at 10 a.m.: Nikkei extends gains, briefly up ¥1,200 as buying returns to AI semiconductor shares

2026-10-16SERAKU – surges; operating profit expected to rise 5% this fiscal year, with new medium-term management plan also announced [DZH Individual Stock Information] (Jiji Press)

2026-10-16Hanwa Distribution Center Osaka / Column Processing Line Upgraded and Fully Operational / Supports 24-Hour Automated Operation, Improving Productivity

2026-10-16Prima Ham Rice-Fed Chicken Thigh with Sauce (Prima Ham), 1 review · Rating: 5.0/7

2026-10-16Panasonic recalls approximately 640,000 drum-type washer-dryers sold in Japan and Taiwan over potential fire hazard

2026-10-16BOJ Governor Ueda Kazuo (植田和男) says further upside in underlying inflation is “unacceptable,” emphasizes continued rate hikes

2026-10-16[Earnings Flash] グロービング's net profit for June–August (1Q) fell 3% (Kabutan News)

2026-10-16Japan’s Oji Holdings invests $110 million in Dong Nai province to build paper beverage container plant, with operations targeted for 2028

2026-10-15東京ボード posts ¥350 million ordinary loss for the first half

2026-10-15イオレ acquires WOODMAN, a provider of AI server and storage sales and implementation support, through a share exchange

2026-10-15【Chunichi】New manager Kudo Kimiyasu (工藤公康): “I hated baseball when I was a child” and “I want my affection to come across to the players” / Q&A 4

2026-10-15Tokyo stocks plunge, down 3,318 points

2026-10-15Craftia conducts cleanup activity in the Tenjin district (RKB Mainichi Broadcasting)

2026-10-15Inflation upside risks are “reasonably significant”; no need to be overly cautious about rate hikes, says BOJ board member Koeda (小枝)

2026-10-15RION CO., LTD. sponsors the 2026 World Deaf Baseball Championship (WDBC)

2026-10-15GO[581A]: Summary of Financial Results for the First Quarter of the Fiscal Year Ending May 2027 [Japanese GAAP] (Consolidated), 15 October 2026 (Timely Disclosure): Nikkei Company Information DIGITAL

2026-10-15Contributing to local culture through music: UBE Classic Concert donates musical instruments to junior high schools with proceeds, Ube, Yamaguchi

2026-10-15Japanese Stock ADRs Rise on 15th as Buying Prevails; Takeda and Honda Gain

2026-10-15New-generation hydraulic excavator “PC138USi-12” and articulated dump truck “HM460-6” win Good Design Award

2026-10-15Nikkei 225 down ¥3,500; Korean stocks trigger their 10th circuit breaker of the year

2026-10-15BOJ Policy Board Member Emphasizes Continued Rate Hikes

2026-10-15Bank of the Ryukyus partners with Smaregi to promote the expansion of POS registers and cashless payments in Okinawa

2026-10-15[Earnings Flash] AXELSPACE HOLDINGS — Loss narrowed in 1Q of FY ending May 2027; ordinary loss was ¥902 million (FISCO)

2026-10-15ガーデン cuts its current fiscal year's ordinary profit forecast to a 77% decline

2026-10-15Nikkei Average plunges, down more than ¥3,300 in third-largest drop on record

2026-10-15アイデムグローバル Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Indonesia's TMS for Specified Skilled Worker Road Transport Program

2026-10-15Share prices plunge by more than ¥3,200 as concerns over AI intensify (FNN Prime Online (Fuji TV network))

2026-10-15[Analyst Forecast] Chubu Electric Power, ordinary profit forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027 up 0.3% from the previous week (IFIS Stock Forecast)

2026-10-15Chunichi's new manager Kudo (工藤) at his introductory press conference > (from left) owner Oshima (大島), new manager Kudo (工藤), and club president Kato (加藤), who held the introductory press conference (photo by Nishikawa Yusuke (西川祐介))

2026-10-15コンペイトウ (618A) Full-Year Financial Results Briefing Materials for the Fiscal Year Ending August 2026, 15 October 2026 [Timely Disclosure]

2026-10-15【Full-Year Earnings Announcement】 SERAKU: IT System Development, Operation and Maintenance, IoT… (Fisco)

2026-10-15Medipal Holdings [7459]: Notice Regarding the Setting of a Record Date for Convening an Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders, 13 October 2026 (Timely Disclosure): Nikkei Company Information DIGITAL

2026-10-15Yamazaki Baking's "Lunch Pack" planned by students; "Shiratama no Otome" sells out at school festival — Jissen Joshi

2026-10-15Tobu Railway implements a timetable revision on the Tobu Urban Park Line

2026-10-15Japan Communications' low-cost SIM starter pack is 45% off at ¥2,100! [Amazon Prime Appreciation Festival] – Deals Found Today

2026-10-15Blood-brain barrier-penetrating Hunter syndrome enzyme replacement therapy IZCARGO receives marketing approval in Kuwait — JCR Pharmaceuticals

2026-10-15ＡＬｉＮＫインターネット [7077]: Notice Concerning Differences Between Second-Quarter (Interim-Period) Earnings Forecast and Actual Results, 15 October 2026 (Timely Disclosure): Nikkei Company Information DIGITAL

2026-10-15Considering placemaking across Asia: SIROSIRO Garden to be held in Bangkok, Thailand, from 11 November to mark the launch of the new SIROSIRO project

2026-10-15Could it change a drummer’s life? Yamaha’s “Drum Expansion Module” wins the Good Design Grand Award, with revamped judging assessing whether products embody the company’s vision

2026-10-15Four surface treatment chemical stocks for advanced electronic devices in focus

2026-10-15Diagnostic reagent market crowded with 100 companies, Denka calls for consolidation as population decline makes rationalization inevitable

2026-10-15Is Seiko Epson (6724) now a "position-building opportunity"? The real objective behind its investment in a small-cap company in Higashiosaka, and when the plan to increase head production capacity by up to four times will impact earnings | Japan Individual Stock Due Diligence Center

2026-10-15Yumilink—capital and business alliance with コクー to promote nationwide adoption of marketing automation tools for SMBs

2026-10-15【Earnings Flash】レント---Profit increased in the first quarter of the fiscal year ending May 2027; ordinary profit rose 37.2% (FISCO)

2026-10-15Xiaomi launches discount campaign for new Xiaomi 17T smartphone, urging consumers to shop wisely

2026-10-15【4668】MEIKO NETWORK JAPAN CO.,LTD. IR Interview on Business Overview and Growth Strategy