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Markets are wrestling with sticky inflation, higher for longer rate expectations and mixed growth signals across the US, Europe and Asia, which keeps a tight focus on funding costs and profit resilience. In this backdrop, many investors are looking beyond mega cap names to smaller AI focused companies that are building early stage tools in machine learning, automation and data intelligence. This AI Small Caps screener is designed to surface those ideas efficiently so you can spend less time...

If you are wondering whether NEXON at ¥2,804 still offers value, or if most of the opportunity is already priced in, this article walks through key signals to help you frame that question. The stock has returned 5.4% over the last 7 days and 30.9% over the last year, while also showing a 5.0% decline over 30 days and a 29.8% decline year to date. This mix of moves may suggest shifting views on its risk and reward profile. Recent coverage around NEXON has focused on its position in the...

Baycurrent (TSE:6532) has been drawing attention after returning 26.9% over the past month, even as its past 3 months show a 15.2% decline and a 25.4% negative 1 year total return. See our latest analysis for Baycurrent. The recent momentum, including a 6% 1 day and 24.4% 7 day share price return, comes after a weaker period where longer term total shareholder returns have been more mixed, suggesting sentiment is recovering rather than firmly established. If Baycurrent's rebound has you...

Shareholders appeared unconcerned with j-Group Holdings Corp.'s ( TSE:3063 ) lackluster earnings report last week. We...

Rakuten Group has already added XRP to Rakuten Wallet and Rakuten Pay, allowing users to convert Rakuten Points into XRP and spend the token across over 5 million merchant locations in Japan. This move effectively plugs XRP into an ecosystem of about 44 million users and roughly US$23.00 billion in convertible loyalty points, highlighting how a major Japanese tech platform can turn rewards balances into a broad crypto payment rail. Next, we’ll explore how integrating XRP across Rakuten’s...

Kantsu HD Co.,Ltd. ( TSE:9326 ) announced strong profits, but the stock was stagnant. Our analysis suggests that this...

Ringer Hut Co.,Ltd. ( TSE:8200 ) announced strong profits, but the stock was stagnant. We did some digging, and we...

Yamaguchi Financial Group, Inc. ( TSE:8418 ) shareholders will have a reason to smile today, with the analysts making...

Why Takeda Pharmaceutical (TSE:4502) Is Back on Investor Radars Takeda Pharmaceutical (TSE:4502) has drawn fresh attention after recent share price moves, including a 4.8% decline over the past month and a 10.1% gain over the past three months, prompting closer scrutiny of its fundamentals. See our latest analysis for Takeda Pharmaceutical. The recent pullback, including a 4.8% 1 month share price return and 2.6% 7 day share price return, sits against a stronger backdrop, with a 3 month share...

The market for Echo Trading Co., Ltd.'s ( TSE:7427 ) shares didn't move much after it posted weak earnings recently. We...

The stock price didn't jump after STrust Co.,Ltd. ( TSE:3280 ) posted decent earnings last week. We think that...

Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. ( TSE:9983 ) announced a healthy earnings result recently, and the market rewarded it with a...

Even though Aeon Co., Ltd. ( TSE:8267 ) posted strong earnings, investors appeared to be underwhelmed. We have done...

Even when a business is losing money, it's possible for shareholders to make money if they buy a good business at the...

MS&Consulting Co., Ltd. ( TSE:6555 ) announced strong profits, but the stock was stagnant. Our analysis suggests that...

Daiken Co.,Ltd.'s ( TSE:5900 ) robust earnings report didn't manage to move the market for its stock. We did some...

The market seemed underwhelmed by last week's earnings announcement from Kojima Co.,Ltd. ( TSE:7513 ) despite the...

Nakamoto Packs Co.,Ltd. ( TSE:7811 ) just reported some strong earnings, and the market reacted accordingly with a...

For beginners, it can seem like a good idea (and an exciting prospect) to buy a company that tells a good story to...

If you are wondering whether Canon's current share price reflects its real worth, this breakdown is designed to help you quickly connect the stock's recent performance with its underlying value. Canon last closed at ¥4,485, with returns of 2.6% over the past week and month, 8.6% over 1 year, 66.6% over 3 years, and 108.0% over 5 years, while the year-to-date return sits at a 5.2% decline. Recent news flow around Canon has focused on its position as an established name in imaging and printing...

Recent shareholder returns set the context Toyota Tsusho (TSE:8015) has delivered a 1,639% total return over the past year and 264% over the past 3 years, setting an unusual backdrop for assessing today’s share price and fundamentals. See our latest analysis for Toyota Tsusho. The recent pullback, including a 1-day share price return of a 1.4% decline and a 7-day share price return of a 5.6% decline, sits against a strong longer-term picture, with total shareholder return over the past year...

GLP J-REIT (TSE:3281) has launched a ¥13,000 million buyback program to repurchase and cancel up to 100,000 investment units, alongside confirming a semi annual dividend of ¥3,315 per unit for November 2026. See our latest analysis for GLP J-REIT. GLP J-REIT units trade at ¥142,400, with a 7 day share price return of 7.39% after the buyback and dividend news. The 1 year total shareholder return of 21.35% contrasts with weaker year to date and 3 year figures, suggesting recent momentum has...

Sony Group (TSE:6758) has put its media production capabilities in focus, announcing the upcoming XYN spatial capture solution and an expanded collaboration with LiveU that ties Sony cameras more tightly into file based broadcast workflows. See our latest analysis for Sony Group. At a share price of ¥3,430, Sony Group’s recent product news comes as the stock shows a 7 day share price return of 3.16% and a 30 day share price return of 4.38%, even as the 90 day share price return of negative...

Hulic Reit (TSE:3295) has posted H1 2026 revenue of ¥12.7b and basic EPS of ¥4,207.64, with trailing twelve month revenue at ¥25.4b and EPS at ¥8,385.16, alongside earnings growth of 7.9% over the past year. Over the last three reported halves, revenue has moved from ¥12.5b in H1 2025 to ¥12.8b in H2 2025 and ¥12.7b in H1 2026, while basic EPS has stepped from ¥4,117.36 to ¥4,177.52 and then to ¥4,207.64. For investors, the latest figures indicate steady top line and per share outcomes, with...