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Mitsui Chemicals recently announced it has developed the world's first 12-inch Diffrar optical polymer wafers for AR waveguides, offering high flatness, impact resistance, and lighter weight than glass to improve augmented-reality glasses’ comfort and safety. This breakthrough in large-format polymer wafers could make Mitsui Chemicals a more important materials supplier for next-generation AR device manufacturers seeking wider fields of view. We’ll now examine how this AR-focused optical...

Key Insights Konica Minolta's estimated fair value is JP¥933 based on 2 Stage Free Cash Flow to Equity Konica Minolta...

Key Insights Using the 2 Stage Free Cash Flow to Equity, Kinden fair value estimate is JP¥5,312 Kinden is estimated to...

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Key Insights Significantly high institutional ownership implies Daito Trust ConstructionLtd's stock price is sensitive...

Japan Eyewear Holdings (TSE:5889) has posted its Q3 2026 numbers, with revenue at approximately ¥4.5 billion and basic EPS of ¥37.6, while trailing 12 month EPS stands at ¥175.1 on revenue of about ¥18.0 billion. The company has seen revenue move from roughly ¥15.9 billion to ¥18.0 billion on a trailing 12 month basis, alongside EPS rising from ¥135.5 to ¥175.1. This sets up this quarter as part of a steady earnings run that keeps investor attention squarely on how margins are evolving. See...

Mitsui High-tec (TSE:6966) has just posted another steady quarter, with Q3 2026 revenue of ¥54.6 billion and basic EPS of ¥17.64 off net income of ¥3.2 billion, setting the tone for how investors read the latest move in margins. The company has seen quarterly revenue hover in a tight band between roughly ¥53.5 billion and ¥56.7 billion over the past six periods, while basic EPS has moved from around ¥12.43 to ¥17.64 as net income climbed from about ¥2.3 billion to ¥3.2 billion, teeing up this...

Sumitomo Metal Mining (TSE:5713) jumped 9% on Friday as Asian markets rallied on upbeat Wall Street trading and fresh expectations of China stimulus, putting this materials heavyweight back on many investors watchlists. See our latest analysis for Sumitomo Metal Mining. That one day surge caps a powerful run, with a 30 day share price return of 16.25% and a 90 day gain of 37.43%. The 1 year total shareholder return of 67.38% signals momentum is still building rather than fading. If this rally...

Earlier this year, American Bureau of Shipping, ENEOS Corporation, Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, and SEACOR Holdings began a joint study to build a commercial-scale methanol bunkering and supply chain network along the U.S. Gulf Coast, aiming for the country’s first ship-to-ship methanol bunkering operations. The initiative highlights ENEOS’s push into low-carbon marine fuels, with the company taking the lead on procuring and marketing low-carbon methanol to support cleaner international...

In recent months, Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. has advanced its board-approved share repurchase program, including buying back about 1.2 million shares via the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s ToSTNeT-3 system, under an authorization to repurchase up to 38.00 million shares by April 2026. This incremental buyback activity highlights how Recruit is actively using its balance sheet to adjust its capital structure and potentially lift per-share metrics for investors. Next, we’ll examine how this ongoing...

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Shareholders might have noticed that Kura Sushi, Inc. ( TSE:2695 ) filed its yearly result this time last week. The...

Key Insights Using the Dividend Discount Model, Pharma Foods International fair value estimate is JP¥595 Current share...

Key Insights The projected fair value for NHK Spring is JP¥3,792 based on 2 Stage Free Cash Flow to Equity NHK Spring's...

Key Insights The considerable ownership by individual investors in Kokusai Electric indicates that they collectively...

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Key Insights Significant control over Toho Titanium Company by public companies implies that the general public has...

Recently, GlobalLogic, a Hitachi Group company, released research on industrial AI adoption, Hitachi Digital Services partnered with Eraneos on ITxOT transformation, and GlobalLogic announced senior leadership changes including a new Chief Synergy and Transformation Officer role. Together, these moves highlight Hitachi’s push to close AI skills gaps, deepen digital engineering within the group, and deliver integrated smart manufacturing solutions. We’ll now examine how Hitachi’s expanded...

ITOCHU (TSE:8001) is back in focus after teaming up with TotalEnergies, TES, Osaka Gas, and Toho Gas on the Live Oak e methane project in Nebraska, a long dated bet on Japan’s carbon neutral gas ambitions. See our latest analysis for ITOCHU. The market seems to like that direction, with ITOCHU’s 1 year total shareholder return near 30% and a strong 3 year total shareholder return above 140%. In addition, the year to date share price return above 25% suggests momentum is still building. If...

Earlier this month, activist investor Palliser Capital urged Japan Post Holdings to consolidate its sprawling real estate operations into a dedicated unit and consider options such as a spinoff after a strategic review. The push highlights how Japan Post’s property portfolio, long treated as a supporting asset, could become a central source of potential value if restructuring gains political and customer backing. With this backdrop, we will explore how Palliser’s call for a real estate...

Earlier this month, Murata Manufacturing launched and began mass production of a compact 1.25kV, up to 15nF C0G multilayer ceramic capacitor aimed at EV onboard chargers and high-performance consumer power supplies. By aligning this high-voltage MLCC with the industry’s move toward SiC MOSFET-based power conversion, Murata is directly targeting a technically demanding and fast-evolving segment of the electronics supply chain. We’ll now examine how this push into SiC-ready high-voltage MLCCs...

In December 2025, Sekisui House, Ltd. issued consolidated earnings guidance for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2026, projecting net sales of ¥4.33 trillion, operating profit of ¥340.00 billion and profit attributable to owners of parent of ¥232.00 billion, equivalent to basic earnings per share of ¥357.97. The company also raised its second-quarter-end dividend to ¥72 per share from ¥64 a year earlier, signaling management’s confidence and a stronger cash return stance to...

Key Insights The considerable ownership by public companies in Soracom indicates that they collectively have a greater...

Key Insights Rakus' estimated fair value is JP¥1,577 based on 2 Stage Free Cash Flow to Equity Current share price of...