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HASEKO Corporation’s board met on December 18, 2025 and approved the cancellation of 8,314,500 treasury shares, representing 2.8% of issued stock, effective December 26, 2025, to simplify its equity structure. This move reduces share count and can sharpen capital allocation discipline, sending a clear signal about management’s priorities for shareholders. We’ll now look at how this treasury share cancellation shapes HASEKO’s investment narrative and what it may imply for capital...

In December 2025, Oki Electric Industry issued partial corrections to its first-half fiscal 2025 financial results and revised elements of its medium-term business plan, introducing fresh uncertainty around previously disclosed performance metrics and targets. Alongside these revisions, OKI highlighted progress in disaster-resilient IoT and advanced machine-vision cable products, underscoring its push to reposition around social infrastructure and smart factory technologies. We’ll now...

Monogatari (TSE:3097) just posted unaudited November sales with net sales at 116% of last year, up from 113%. This signals sustained momentum across its restaurant brands that traders are starting to pay closer attention to. See our latest analysis for Monogatari. That steady uplift in monthly sales comes as Monogatari’s share price has climbed to ¥4,500, with a 1 month share price return of 7.53 percent and a robust 3 year total shareholder return of 121.45 percent, suggesting momentum is...

Kyowa Kirin (TSE:4151) just gave investors a fresh data point to chew on, with new KOMZIFTI combination trial results in acute myeloid leukemia highlighting encouraging activity alongside a clean looking safety profile. See our latest analysis for Kyowa Kirin. Those KOMZIFTI data land as Kyowa Kirin’s 90 day share price return of 7.9% and roughly 9% year to date share price gain suggest sentiment is quietly improving, even though the three year total shareholder return is still in negative...

In a board meeting held on December 16, 2025, Hoshizaki Corporation raised its year-end dividend projection for the fiscal year ending December 2025 from ¥55 to ¥65 per share. This move underlines Hoshizaki’s focus on steady profit distribution and a payout ratio of at least 40% while still funding growth investments and maintaining capital efficiency. We’ll now examine how this higher dividend commitment shapes Hoshizaki’s investment narrative and what it may signal about capital...

Daikin IndustriesLtd (TSE:6367) is pushing deeper into Europe through an expanded joint venture with Copeland, targeting the fast growing residential heat pump market as the region leans harder into its energy transition. See our latest analysis for Daikin IndustriesLtd. Even with this heat pump push in Europe, Daikin’s share price return has only climbed modestly over the year, though a solid 90 day share price return suggests momentum is quietly building as investors warm to its long term...

Wondering if Astellas Pharma’s strong run still offers value, or if you might be late to the party? This breakdown will help you decide whether the current price still makes sense. The stock has climbed 2.2% over the last week, 9.7% in the past month, and is up 37.5% year to date and 43.0% over the last year, so it is firmly on many investors’ radar. Recent headlines have focused on Astellas expanding its pipeline through strategic partnerships and regulatory milestones for key therapies,...

Hino Motors (TSE:7205) just made two strategic calls, selling majority stakes in six domestic sales subsidiaries and backing a SPARX led buyout of key supplier SAWAFUJI ELECTRIC, both tied to its Mitsubishi Fuso integration. See our latest analysis for Hino Motors. Despite the latest restructuring moves, Hino Motors’ recent momentum has been modest. The 90 day share price return is 4.32 percent, while the one year total shareholder return is a much weaker negative 19.55 percent. This signals...

Recent performance and why Sumitomo is back on radar Sumitomo (TSE:8053) has quietly delivered a strong year, with the share price climbing about 70% over the past 12 months and roughly 24% in the past 3 months. See our latest analysis for Sumitomo. That move has been backed by a solid run of buying interest, with a 30 day share price return of just over 15% and a three year total shareholder return above 170%. This suggests momentum is still firmly in Sumitomo’s favour. If Sumitomo’s recent...

Keisei Electric Railway (TSE:9009) jumped about 5% on a down day for the Nikkei, with transport stocks under pressure. This instantly raises the question of what investors are quietly re-rating here. See our latest analysis for Keisei Electric Railway. That move comes after a choppy stretch, with a 1 month share price return of 5.18% but a weaker year to date share price return of 8.68% and a modestly negative 1 year total shareholder return of 6.60%. This hints that short term momentum is...

TokyotokeibaLtd (TSE:9672) has called a December 19 board meeting to review acquiring, repurchasing via ToSTNeT-3, and canceling treasury shares, a move that directly targets capital structure and shareholder returns. See our latest analysis for TokyotokeibaLtd. The capital return plan lands after a strong run, with TokyotokeibaLtd posting a roughly 15% one month share price return and a robust 37% one year total shareholder return, suggesting positive momentum and rising confidence in its...

Farallon Capital Management’s new perception study on T&D Holdings (TSE:8795) has put the spotlight on Taiyo Life’s profitability, capital efficiency oversight, and governance, prompting investors to reassess how much change could be forced from the outside. See our latest analysis for T&D Holdings. The upbeat reaction to Farallon’s perception study is showing up in the tape, with a recent 1 month share price return of 9.36 percent helping T&D Holdings extend its strong year to date share...

TOPPAN Holdings (TSE:7911) just laid out a sweeping leadership reshuffle, with Satoshi Oya set to become President in April 2026, and a wide slate of new executives stepping into strategy, technology, and AI focused roles. See our latest analysis for TOPPAN Holdings. The leadership shake up comes after a strong run, with a roughly 20 percent 90 day share price return and a 140 percent three year total shareholder return, suggesting momentum is still broadly on TOPPAN Holdings side despite...

Recent performance puts Marubeni in focus Marubeni (TSE:8002) has quietly delivered a strong run lately, with the stock up about 15% over the past month and roughly doubling over the past year, inviting a closer look at what is driving sentiment. See our latest analysis for Marubeni. That recent 15.5% 1 month share price return sits on top of an 83.1% year to date share price gain and a 100.8% 1 year total shareholder return, suggesting momentum is still firmly on Marubeni’s side as investors...

SBI Holdings (TSE:8473) has just crystallized value from its banking portfolio by listing subsidiary SBI Shinsei Bank on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market while cashing in part of its stake for an extraordinary gain. See our latest analysis for SBI Holdings. Those portfolio moves come on top of SBI’s new stake in Indonesia’s Amar Bank and fresh stock option plans for employees, and the market has taken notice, with a roughly 65 percent year to date share price return and a striking multi...

Kamigumi (TSE:9364) has called a December 12 board meeting to consider changing its Representative Director, President. This leadership move could subtly reshape strategy and how investors think about this long established logistics group. See our latest analysis for Kamigumi. The leadership review comes after a strong run, with Kamigumi’s share price delivering a robust year to date return of about 46.7 percent and a three year total shareholder return of roughly 108 percent. This suggests...

Howard Marks put it nicely when he said that, rather than worrying about share price volatility, 'The possibility of...

Key Insights The considerable ownership by retail investors in Anritsu indicates that they collectively have a greater...

Takasago Thermal Engineering's (TSE:1969) stock is up by 6.4% over the past three months. Given that the market rewards...

DENSO Corporation ( TSE:6902 ) will pay a dividend of ¥32.00 on the 27th of May. This means the dividend yield will be...

If you are wondering whether OMRON is quietly turning into a value opportunity or remains a value trap, you are not alone. That is exactly what we are going to unpack here. Despite a tough backdrop with the share price down 24.4% year to date and 22.1% over the last 12 months, the stock has seen a 5.0% bounce over the past 30 days after a 5.0% pullback in just the last week. Recent market chatter has centered on OMRON's positioning in factory automation and healthcare equipment, as investors...

Infomart Corporation ( TSE:2492 ) has announced that it will pay a dividend of ¥2.23 per share on the 27th of March...

Trenders (TSE:6069) has had a great run on the share market with its stock up by a significant 22% over the last month...

Key Insights Significant control over Otsuka Holdings by retail investors implies that the general public has more...