News before 2026-10-20

2026-10-20Did the Takaichi administration’s Basic Policy trigger a “sell Japan” trade?! The clear reason why the “Basic Policy shock” argument is wrong

2026-10-20[Stock Market Feature] Cybersecurity concerns create opportunities for “return-to-analog” stocks—focus on laggard stocks tied to paper and cash payments

2026-10-20* VIA Holdings: Upward revision to consolidated earnings forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027

2026-10-20VideoStep, a video manual creation and management service, opens a Nagoya base at STATION Ai

2026-10-20Nikkei Average Extends Decline, with SoftBank Group and Nonferrous Metal Stocks Leading Losses / Lunch-Time Market Comment (Fisco)

2026-10-20[Tokyo Stocks] Continued Decline—AI and Semiconductor-Related Shares Fall (Morning Opening on 20th) (Jiji Press)

2026-10-20KOYORI to unveil new pieces presented at Milan Design Week 2026 in Japan for the first time, with a talk on the behind-the-scenes development process on 31 October

2026-10-20Nikkei Average at Morning Close: Down ¥404.35 at ¥64,512.35 | FX and Foreign Exchange News

2026-10-20St.Cousair’s Christmas event “Hillside Noel” runs from 7 November to 25 December. Enjoy Advent at a winery in Nagano

2026-10-20akippa [627A]: Notice of Q3 Earnings Briefing on 22 October 2026 (Timely Disclosure): Nikkei Company Information DIGITAL

2026-10-20J.P. Morgan Asset Management Co., Ltd. files an amendment report on shares of Japan Engine Corporation <6016>

2026-10-20Today's [Surprise Earnings] Flash (19 October) (Kabutan News)

2026-10-20Use of China-Linked AI Confirmed in Cyberattacks Targeting Japanese Companies, Private Cybersecurity Firm Finds

2026-10-20[Automation Newspaper No. 465] Gartner announces “10 Common Misconceptions About Physical AI” / OMRON to acquire OnLogic / Mitsubishi Electric and Hon Hai to jointly operate automotive equipment business / Interview with the new president of an FA leader: EPLAN / JIMTOF 2026 special feature (published 21 October 2026)

2026-10-20AZ-COM MARUWA Holdings / President Wasami Masaru (和佐見勝) donates ¥100 million to disaster preparedness research at the University of Tokyo and other initiatives

2026-10-20Osaifu-Keitai mobile wallet and eSIM support! Nothing “Phone (4b)” to launch in Japan on Tuesday, 27 October 2026

2026-10-20Kanto Denka Kogyo raises its consolidated net profit forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027 to ¥9.9 billion (Wealth Advisor)

2026-10-20Why Has Mitsui E&S’s Share Price Risen? An In-Depth Analysis of Where It May Go Next

2026-10-20Nikkei Average Technicals: Continued Decline, 25-Day and 75-Day Moving Averages Near a Death Cross (FISCO)

2026-10-20Twelve analysts set a JPY 4,028.33 target for East Japan Railway stock

2026-10-20Strategy for Tomorrow: Afternoon Session Fails to Recover, Losses Widen; Nikkei Average and TOPIX at a Critical Juncture (Traders Web)

2026-10-20南陽 reaches a two-month high after raising its cumulative second-quarter earnings forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027 (Wealth Advisor)

2026-10-20Fukuoka Financial Group accelerates AI adoption with IBM Japan, agents for internal and external use

2026-10-20AUD/JPY Outlook (FX News): AUD/JPY in the Upper ¥110s as the Yen Weakens | Trades in a Narrow Range Throughout the Day (21 October 2026)

2026-10-20Flexible Cryogenic Piping Assembly Market Forecast to 2035: Semiconductor Demand Drives Growth - News and Statistics

2026-10-20Shimane Bank to raise ¥10 billion from SBI Shinsei Bank in capital increase, funds for regional growth investment [Shimane Prefecture]

2026-10-20Keio Corporation × indent develop a new solution, the “SF Future Vision Model,” to envision the future through stories

2026-10-20Tokuyama to expand production of semiconductor materials in Yamaguchi

2026-10-20Current Status and Future Outlook for Japan’s Compression-Ignition Market

2026-10-20SYSMEX CORPORATION [6869]: Company Information (fiscal year-end, representative, major shareholders, IR videos, etc.)

2026-10-20Toho shares are attracting attention following the upward revision to its earnings outlook

2026-10-20[In Depth] Oasis Closes In on Japanese SaaS: What SMS, PAコンサル and Infomart Have in Common

2026-10-20Erosion Control Netting Market Forecast to 2035: Semiconductor Plant Construction Drives 5–7% Annual Growth - News and Statistics

2026-10-20Nikkei Average extends decline and remains weak (Wealth Advisor)

2026-10-20AI linked to China misused; approximately 80 companies targeted

2026-10-20“Creating New Value”: Prestige International celebrates its 40th anniversary in Imizu

2026-10-20Chubu Electric Power to revise electricity rates with off-peak discounts, raising prices by 2%

2026-10-20【Analyst Forecast】artience's ordinary profit forecast for the fiscal year ending December 2026 rises 1.4% week on week. (IFIS Stock Forecast)

2026-10-20CEATEC2026 Exhibition Website – Honda R&D

2026-10-20[Flash Earnings] Fukuoka REIT Corporation, ordinary profit expected to decline 1% this fiscal year (Kabutan News)

2026-10-20From DX to “AX”: How Will Generative AI Change Work at Hidaka City Hall? Hidaka City Council Member Yokoo Takafumi (ヨコオ貴文)

2026-10-20“Hello Again, Nice to Meet You” — ウェルネオシュガー, which has just launched its official X account, received 5,704 reposts and quote posts on its first day

2026-10-20SoftBank Group and non-ferrous metal stocks lead declines / Afternoon trading strategy (FISCO)

2026-10-20ウェルディッシュ[2901]: Notice regarding the policy for formulating an improvement plan 20 October 2026 (timely disclosure): Nikkei Company Information DIGITAL

2026-10-20J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. filed a Change Report concerning shares in NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION <5401>

2026-10-20水戸証券[8622]: Notice Concerning Preliminary Financial Results for the Second Quarter (Six-Month Interim Period) of the Fiscal Year Ending March 2027, 20 October 2026 (Timely Disclosure): Nikkei Company Information DIGITAL

2026-10-20[25 October (Sun), FC TIAMO Hirakata match] "マキヤ Presents Halloween Event"

2026-10-20Mitsubishi Electric and Hon Hai hold press conference on joint operation of automotive equipment business, targeting ¥1 trillion in sales for fiscal 2030 with a 50:50 ownership ratio

2026-10-20明光ネットワークジャパン[4668]: (Correction) Partial Correction to the Earnings Presentation Materials for the Fiscal Year Ending August 2026, 20 October 2026 (Timely Disclosure): Nikkei Company Information DIGITAL

2026-10-20Simultaneous alerts to the control room and course when thunderstorms approach. エムティーアイ launches WERIMO, a weather alert service for businesses.