Japanese Basic Materials Stock News

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Kubota Corporation ( TSE:6326 ) shares have continued their recent momentum with a 37% gain in the last month alone...

Investors in MITSUI E&S Co., Ltd. ( TSE:7003 ) had a good week, as its shares rose 6.5% to close at JP¥7,131 following...

What Today’s Move Might Mean for NOMURA NOMURA (TSE:9716) has attracted fresh attention after its recent share price move, with investors reassessing the business in light of its latest financial snapshot and multi year return profile. The stock last closed at ¥1,436, with reported revenue of ¥177,238 and net income of ¥11,042, alongside mixed annual trends in revenue growth and net income growth. See our latest analysis for NOMURA. Recent momentum has been positive, with a 0.63% 1 day share...

It's been a pretty great week for Open House Group Co., Ltd. ( TSE:3288 ) shareholders, with its shares surging 19% to...

Shareholders might have noticed that Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. ( TSE:6098 ) filed its third-quarter result this time...

It's been a pretty great week for IHI Corporation ( TSE:7013 ) shareholders, with its shares surging 12% to JP¥4,150 in...

JAPAN MATERIAL Co., Ltd. ( TSE:6055 ) just released its quarterly report and things are looking bullish. It was overall...

As you might know, JX Advanced Metals Corporation ( TSE:5016 ) just kicked off its latest third-quarter results with...

Dividend revision and earnings call put GMO internet in focus GMO internet (TSE:4784) has set Feb 12, 2026 for a board meeting to review its dividend forecast, considering an increase, alongside a 2025 earnings call on the same day, drawing fresh attention to the shares. See our latest analysis for GMO internet. The upcoming dividend review and earnings call arrive after a sharp 11.76% 1 day share price return and 15.67% 7 day share price return, set against a weaker 1 year total shareholder...

Yamaha Motor (TSE:7272) shares are in focus after the company cut its fiscal 2025 dividend forecast to ¥10 per share and lowered net income guidance, citing deferred tax asset reversals linked to higher U.S. related costs. See our latest analysis for Yamaha Motor. The guidance cut comes after a weaker patch for the shares, with a 30 day share price return showing a 12% decline and a year to date return showing a 6.21% decline, while the 5 year total shareholder return of 68.12% shows how...

SoftBank Group recently reported a quarterly net profit of ¥248.59 billion, rebounding from a loss a year earlier, helped by Vision Fund gains and a more than US$30.00 billion investment for an 11% stake in OpenAI that values the U.S. AI firm in the high hundreds of billions of dollars. With analysts increasingly viewing SoftBank as a listed proxy for OpenAI and Arm’s royalty and the telecom arm’s revenue trends under close watch, the group’s results highlight how its earnings profile is...

In early February 2026, Marubeni raised its full-year profit and dividend forecasts, authorized a new share buyback of up to ¥15,000 million, and reported higher nine‑month revenue and net income versus the prior year, while also advancing an electric air mobility partnership in Japan with Vertical Aerospace. An interesting angle for investors is how higher expected profits from the Chilean copper mining business and a progressive dividend policy coincide with Marubeni’s move into...

Board meeting drives focus to new share issuance Metaplanet (TSE:3350) has called a board meeting for January 29, 2026, to consider issuing new shares and 25th series stock acquisition rights through a third party allotment. This brings capital structure and dilution questions to the forefront for investors. See our latest analysis for Metaplanet. The ¥337.0 share price comes after a 1 month share price return decline of 36.17% and a 1 year total shareholder return decline of 47.51%, even...

Japan Post Bank has now completed its previously announced share repurchase program, buying back 7,058,800 shares, or 0.2% of its stock, between December 23 and December 31, 2025 for ¥14,999.95 million. This relatively small but fully executed buyback highlights the bank’s active approach to capital management, alongside its broader goals of improving returns and refining its business mix. We’ll now examine how the completed ¥14,999.95 million share repurchase shapes Japan Post Bank’s...

Toyo Suisan Kaisha, Ltd. reported nine-month results to December 31, 2025, with sales rising to ¥402,636 million and net income to ¥53,430 million, alongside higher basic earnings per share from continuing operations at ¥541.02. At the same time, the company issued full-year 2025–2026 guidance calling for ¥535,000 million in net sales and profit attributable to owners of parent of ¥66,000 million, signalling management’s confidence in its earnings outlook. We will now examine how this...

In early February 2026, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. announced plans for a higher annual dividend of ¥120.00 per share for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027, while modestly raising its operating revenue guidance and slightly improving its projected operating loss for the year ending March 31, 2026. The decision to lift shareholder payouts despite still-expected losses offers a window into management’s capital allocation priorities and confidence in cash-flow resilience. We’ll now examine...

Nikon Corporation recently reported results for the nine months ended December 31, 2025, with sales of ¥483,908 million versus ¥512,671 million a year earlier and a net loss of ¥87,216 million, reversing from a prior net income of ¥6,262 million. This swing from profit to loss, reflected in basic loss per share from continuing operations of ¥265.03 versus prior earnings of ¥18.11, highlights a sharp deterioration in profitability across Nikon’s core activities. We’ll now examine how this...

Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corporation ( TSE:4188 ) will pay a dividend of ¥16.00 on the 4th of June. Based on this...

The market rallied behind Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.'s ( TSE:6703 ) stock, leading do a rise in the share price...

FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation ( TSE:4901 ) will pay a dividend of ¥35.00 on the 30th of June. This means that the...

The investors in Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. 's ( TSE:7012 ) will be rubbing their hands together with glee today...

Aisin (TSE:7259) drew investor focus after reporting nine month results to December 31, 2025, with sales of ¥3,769,158 million and net income of ¥107,375 million, alongside its Q3 2026 earnings call. See our latest analysis for Aisin. The earnings release on 3 February appears to have come against a backdrop of mixed share price momentum. There was a 1-day share price return of 1.79% and a 7-day gain of 1.22%, offset by a 30-day share price decline of 3.57%. At the same time, the 1-year total...