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Central Japan Railway recently announced plans to extend its TOICA cashless IC card to 19 additional stations in Mie Prefecture by spring 2027 and enable ticketless boarding on the Limited Express Nanki via JR West’s e5489 app, aiming to streamline travel on key regional lines. By deepening digital ticketing in a tourism-heavy area and linking with a partner’s app, JR Central is signaling a push toward leaner operations and more seamless passenger flows across company boundaries. Next, we’ll...

Premium growth puts Lifenet Insurance in focus Lifenet Insurance (TSE:7157) has drawn fresh attention after reporting monthly premium figures for December 2025, with annualized premiums of policies in force at ¥36,387 million, compared with ¥33,348 million a year earlier. Individual insurance premiums were ¥28,154 million, versus ¥26,434 million, while group credit life insurance reached ¥8,232 million, compared with ¥6,914 million. This gives investors updated insight into how both core...

What Honda Motor’s Recent Share Performance Tells You With no single headline event driving trading, Honda Motor (TSE:7267) has quietly delivered mixed short term moves alongside stronger multi year returns, giving investors a useful snapshot of how the stock has recently behaved. See our latest analysis for Honda Motor. At a share price of ¥1,616.0, Honda Motor’s recent 1 day and 7 day share price declines sit alongside a 30 day share price return of 4.02% and a 1 year total shareholder...

Why Morgan Stanley’s downgrade put Calbee (TSE:2229) under the microscope Morgan Stanley’s downgrade of Calbee, tied to higher fixed costs at the Setouchi Hiroshima plant due to potato shortages, has sharpened attention on the snack maker’s near term profit resilience. See our latest analysis for Calbee. Against this earnings reset, Calbee’s share price has a 90 day share price return of 4.74% and a 1 year total shareholder return of 6.8%, suggesting moderate momentum rather than a sharp...

New debt arrangements draw attention to capital structure Comforia Residential REIT (TSE:3282) has set up new loan agreements totaling ¥4,090 million with several major Japanese banks. This move puts its funding profile and capital management choices in focus for unitholders. The borrowing is tied to a JBA 1 month yen TIBOR reference rate of 0.321% and is scheduled to begin accruing interest from February 27, 2026, with payments due on the last business day of each month. One key tranche is a...

What the GR IV Monochrome launch might mean for Ricoh shareholders Ricoh Company (TSE:7752) is back in focus after B&H announced the Ricoh GR IV Monochrome, a black and white only version of its compact camera that introduces sensor changes and high-speed electronic shutter functionality. For investors, this camera is a small but interesting reminder that Ricoh still allocates resources to enthusiast-focused imaging products alongside its broader digital services and office equipment...

Japan Real Estate Investment (TSE:8952) has moved to expand its Tokyo office footprint with a planned additional acquisition in the Kandabashi Park Building, a central business property that has recently undergone value-add renovations. See our latest analysis for Japan Real Estate Investment. The planned Kandabashi Park Building acquisition comes after a softer patch for the units, with a 7 day share price return of 3.29% decline and a year to date share price return of 2.99% decline. This...

In January 2026, Money Forward, Inc. held a board meeting to consider issuing new shares as restricted stock compensation and released consolidated earnings guidance for the fiscal year ending November 30, 2026, projecting net sales of ¥53,400 million to ¥57,550 million and an operating result ranging from a ¥2,500 million loss to a ¥500 million profit. The company also signaled continued investment by forecasting a loss attributable to owners of parent of ¥5,200 million to ¥2,200 million,...

Readers hoping to buy Toho Co., Ltd. ( TSE:8142 ) for its dividend will need to make their move shortly, as the stock...

Key Insights Using the 2 Stage Free Cash Flow to Equity, Hamamatsu Photonics K.K fair value estimate is JP¥1,379...

Key Insights Institutions' substantial holdings in Max implies that they have significant influence over the company's...

Key Insights Insiders appear to have a vested interest in ANYCOLOR's growth, as seen by their sizeable ownership The...

What trends should we look for it we want to identify stocks that can multiply in value over the long term? One common...

It is hard to get excited after looking at Hulic Reit's (TSE:3295) recent performance, when its stock has declined 3.4...

The external fund manager backed by Berkshire Hathaway's Charlie Munger, Li Lu, makes no bones about it when he says...

INCLUSIVE Holdings Inc. ( TSE:7078 ) shareholders are no doubt pleased to see that the share price has bounced 26% in...

The board of Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited ( TSE:4568 ) has announced that it will pay a dividend on the 24th of...

It's not a stretch to say that ARE Holdings, Inc.'s ( TSE:5857 ) price-to-earnings (or "P/E") ratio of 15.6x right now...

Kyocera Corporation's ( TSE:6971 ) investors are due to receive a payment of ¥25.00 per share on 29th of June. The...

Quest's (TSE:2332) stock is up by a considerable 18% over the past month. As most would know, fundamentals are what...

iRidge, Inc. ( TSE:3917 ) shares have had a really impressive month, gaining 37% after a shaky period beforehand...

Mipox Corporation ( TSE:5381 ) shareholders would be excited to see that the share price has had a great month, posting...

Yamaha recently announced the global launch of its MGX Series digital mixing consoles, URX Series audio interfaces, and CC1 USB controller, aimed at musicians, performers, streamers, podcasters, and content creators, with pricing starting at US$399.99 and live demos held at The NAMM Show 2026 in Anaheim. Separately, Domo disclosed that Yamaha Corporation is using its AI and Data Products platform to build a centralized logistics intelligence system, reducing manual workload and enhancing...

Ain Holdings Inc.'s ( TSE:9627 ) price-to-earnings (or "P/E") ratio of 22.3x might make it look like a sell right now...