News before 2026-10-18

2026-10-18[ORIX] Support for People Affected by the August 2026 Chiba Torrential Rains

2026-10-18[Radio] Why I, an investor with ¥40 million, believe the era of a ¥100,000 Nikkei 225 is coming Justin Crawford (BWQ7hMfIE4)

2026-10-1810 economic news stories for 2026/09/09: Manufacturing sentiment reaches a 4-year-and-9-month high; semiconductor and data center demand boosts Japanese suppliers Sylvester Stallone (DGXId67s3X)

2026-10-18Mōpla FT (morning financial program): “Challenges in Realizing ‘Domestic AI’: ノエトラ President Tanba (丹波) Appears Live”

2026-10-18“AI Coach” Attached to Snowboard Boots Offers Advice While Riding; Chinese Startup Heygo Raises Several Hundred Million Yen (36Kr Japan)

2026-10-18This week's earnings announcement schedule: BRONCO BILLY, DISCO, FANUC and others (19–23 October) (Kabutan News)

2026-10-18Fujiya: 4 popular cakes go “half price.” “A Mont Blanc cake for ¥268 is an incredible deal!” Previous campaign also saw reports of crowds and sold-out items (HuffPost Japan)

2026-10-18Breaking through Japanese companies’ barriers to implementing AI in business operations: RPA pioneer to roll out an integrated “AI × RPA × people” platform in Japan (1/2)

2026-10-18Driving AI Adoption in Japanese Companies: Building Competitiveness Through Data Sovereignty and Ecosystem Collaboration (Part 1)

2026-10-18This Week: US August CPI and PPI Releases Ahead, Oracle and Adobe Set to Report Earnings

2026-10-18A stock that moves before the “flu epidemic” news? Mizuho Medy (4595): An October opportunity to build a position, unique to small caps benefiting from winter demand for test kits | Japan Individual Stock Due Diligence Center

2026-10-18Corporate Governance Code Revision: Capital Allocation Shifts from “Policy” to “Execution and Verification”

2026-10-18[JPX Energy Flash] Dubai crude up more than ¥2,500 (Jiji Press)

2026-10-18Notice of Business Partnership Between M&A Capital Partners and Minami-Nippon Shimbun | Kagoshima・Kyushu Press Releases | Lifestyle Information | Living

2026-10-18eMAXIS Nikkei Semiconductor Stock Index [03311247]: NAV and Mutual Fund Information

2026-10-18Today's Scheduled Earnings Releases … 4 Companies, Including Sekisui House Reit, HULIC Reit and Mitsubishi Estate Logistics REIT (19 October) (Kabutan News)

2026-10-18【Today’s USD/JPY】Review of Yesterday and Outlook for Today’s USD/JPY Market: “The Struggle Around ¥158: The BOJ’s Dovish Stance and the U.S. Deficit Shock Bring a Stalemate” 19 October 2026

2026-10-18[Breaking] Nikkei average briefly reaches the ¥63,000 range for the first time in about a month amid concerns over recouping AI investment and the situation in the Middle East (TV Asahi network (ANN))

2026-10-18Now in the spotlight: Ochi Reona (越智玲緒奈), appointed president of 三機サービス, to leverage strengths in air-conditioning maintenance

2026-10-18Margin Balance Ranking [Increase in Short Positions] Kobe Bussan, INFRONEER, Sodick (Japan Parking) — 18 October 2026 [Kabutan]

2026-10-18Trend-Following [Parabolic Bullish Turn]: 27 Low-P/E Stocks Selected <Technical Feature> 16 October Edition

2026-10-18良品計画 Set for Record Profit for Fourth Consecutive Period: Comparison of Shareholder Benefits and Dividends with Nitori (Zaikei Shimbun)

2026-10-18Nidec, a major motor manufacturer, on the 28th, as part of its response to the accounting irregularities issue｜BigGo Finance Daily, 29 September Naomi Osaka (1luSHwsaKu)

2026-10-18A menu featuring Kamen Rider motifs! #702 CAFE&DINER Namba Parks: Kamen Rider Agito 25th Anniversary Shin Agito Exhibition Collaboration Café

2026-10-18Supply-demand conditions likely to favor domestic-demand and defensive stocks / Opening comments

2026-10-18The Outlook for the Second Half of 2026, as Seen by an Investor with ¥200 Million in Assets, and What Retail Investors Should Prepare For (Minkabu Magazine)

2026-10-18Weekly Review | Interim earnings in focus / Food retailers report higher sales but lower profit, home centers remain solid

2026-10-18Today’s all-time highs since listing: Macnica Holdings, Happinet and 31 other stocks

2026-10-18[New Series] HULIC also buys Tetsuryokai as Chairman Nishiura (西浦) makes a determined shift into education

2026-10-18【Outlook for today's Tokyo Stock Market】US semiconductor stocks fall for an eighth straight session, Nikkei futures plunge — higher oil prices also weigh, selling likely to lead

2026-10-18This Year's Biggest Hit, Chiikawa the Movie, Has Already Set Toho's All-Time Record for Merchandise Sales; No Impact on Earnings Revisions (Otaku Research Institute)

2026-10-18Apple formally announces new product launch event “Surprise And Shine.” at 2:00 a.m. Japan time on 10 September Michele Di Gregorio (oZSu7h2O94)

2026-10-18Today's Schedule: China's July–September GDP, the US October NAHB Housing Market Index and More (Traders Web)

2026-10-18Metaplanet the only Japanese company among candidates for MSCI exclusion, mNAV at 0.67x

2026-10-18【M&A Frontline】We explain the acquisition issue involving Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel. Guardians Game (yhUupZCty)

2026-10-18[Stock Market Weekly Outlook] Focus on U.S. President's Remarks and the Houthis; Developments Could Weigh on Markets

2026-10-18Japanese Society Is Intolerant of Failure: The Reality That the Share Hesitant to Start a Business Is the Second-Highest in the OECD (Forbes JAPAN)

2026-10-18Morning USD/JPY forecast: French riots fail to become a decisive factor; trading remains centered around ¥158 19 October 2026

2026-10-18[Stocks: Today's Outlook] Set to retreat as U.S. AI-related stocks fall and oil prices rise (19th) (Jiji Press)

2026-10-18ADK and U.S. company Stagwell enter 3-year strategic partnership, moving to a definitive agreement after a one-year joint project and accelerating the full-scale North American rollout of Japan-originated IP

2026-10-18Rakuten Japanese Equity Triple Bull [9I311096]: NAV and mutual fund information

2026-10-184 dedicated interior and exterior items to support the discerning car lifestyle of Jimny owners [Featured Car Accessories Directory] First photo/image

2026-10-18【19 October 1987】Black Monday | Infoseek News

2026-10-18CyberStep Holdings,Inc. donates to Okinawa City Council of Social Welfare; considers exhibiting at welfare festival and using games for disaster preparedness

2026-10-18U.S. Army to Mass-Produce LOCUST X3 Counter-Drone Laser, Emphasizing Transfer Between Vehicles (Zaikei Shimbun)

2026-10-18Nikkei to Test Recovery, Oil Prices to Probe Higher: This Week’s Markets and Schedule

2026-10-18Nikkei Stock Average at the open on the 19th: down ¥504.73 at ¥64,819.56 (Wealth Advisor)

2026-10-18Dollar-yen remains range-bound in the ¥158 range, with US long-term yields and monetary policy in Japan and the US in focus

2026-10-18Earnings from major companies including Meta in focus, with attention on the profitability of AI investment: U.S. stocks this week

2026-10-18SBI Holdings and Yoshimoto Kogyo Holdings Reach Basic Agreement on Strategic Business Partnership