TSE:3064
TSE:3064Trade Distributors

How Investors May Respond To MonotaRO (TSE:3064) November 2025 Sales Slump And Demand Slowdown

MonotaRO Co., Ltd. reported that its non-consolidated sales for November 2025 fell to ¥23,952 million from ¥28,724 million in the same month a year earlier. This sharp year-on-year drop in monthly sales highlights a meaningful slowdown in customer demand or order volumes during the period. We’ll now examine how this pronounced November sales decline shapes MonotaRO’s investment narrative and what it could mean for investors. Rare earth metals are an input to most high-tech devices, military...
TSE:4755
TSE:4755Multiline Retail

Is Rakuten (TSE:4755) Turning Open RAN Ambitions Into a Durable Global Telecom Software Edge?

Earlier in 2025, VEON’s Beeline Kazakhstan and Rakuten Group’s subsidiary Rakuten Symphony signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore collaboration on next‑generation connectivity, Open RAN-based networks, AI-powered network intelligence, and cloud-native infrastructure in Kazakhstan. This agreement extends Rakuten Symphony’s international telecom technology footprint, building on its work with VEON’s Kyivstar Group and underscoring growing demand for its software-driven network...
TSE:7735
TSE:7735Semiconductor

SCREEN Holdings (TSE:7735): Revisiting Valuation After a Strong Multi‑Year Share Price Run

SCREEN Holdings (TSE:7735) has quietly extended its multiyear run, with shares up roughly 48% over the past year and more than tripling over five years, outpacing many semiconductor peers. See our latest analysis for SCREEN Holdings. That momentum has not really cooled, with a 1 month share price return of 9.3 percent and a year to date share price gain of just over 41 percent. The 5 year total shareholder return of about 305 percent underlines how sustained the rerating has been as investors...
TSE:4188
TSE:4188Chemicals

Is Mitsubishi Chemical’s AI Data Center Materials Push Altering The Investment Case For Mitsubishi Chemical Group (TSE:4188)?

In December 2025, Boston Materials and Mitsubishi Chemical Group announced a collaboration and investment to develop second-generation Liquid Metal ZRT thermal interface materials for high-performance computing and AI data center applications, supported by Mitsubishi Chemical’s advanced electronic materials supply chain. The partnership, including new semiconductor packaging labs in Asia, reinforces Mitsubishi Chemical Group’s push to become a key advanced material supplier to the...
TSE:6723
TSE:6723Semiconductor

Renesas (TSE:6723) Valuation After 3nm SDV SoC and New Wi‑Fi 6 IoT Microcontroller Launches

Renesas Electronics (TSE:6723) just put two big markers down, unveiling a 3nm R-Car X5H automotive SoC for software-defined vehicles and new Wi-Fi 6 based RA6W microcontrollers for IoT, sharpening its long term growth story. See our latest analysis for Renesas Electronics. The flurry of SDV and IoT launches seems to be resonating with investors, with a roughly 19% 1 month share price return helping turn a modest year to date gain into a backdrop still anchored by a powerful 3 year total...
TSE:6594
TSE:6594Electrical

What Nidec (TSE:6594)'s Founder Stepping Aside and CEO Becoming Chairman Means For Shareholders

On December 19, 2025, Nidec Corporation announced that founder and Chairman Shigenobu Nagamori resigned his roles, becoming Chairman Emeritus, while President and CEO Mitsuya Kishida assumed the additional position of Chairman of the Board. This marks a pivotal governance shift as Nidec transitions from founder-led oversight to a consolidated leadership structure under Kishida, potentially influencing long-term decision‑making and culture. Next, we’ll examine how consolidating the chairman...
TSE:6269
TSE:6269Energy Services

Why MODEC (TSE:6269) Is Down 6.8% After Joining the S&P Japan 500 Index – And What's Next

In December 2025, MODEC, Inc. (TSE:6269) was added to the S&P Japan 500 index, marking its inclusion in a major national benchmark. This index addition can materially shape how institutional investors engage with MODEC, as benchmark-tracking funds adjust portfolios to reflect the new constituent. We will examine how MODEC’s inclusion in the S&P Japan 500 could influence its investment narrative and investor engagement going forward. The latest GPUs need a type of rare earth metal called...