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It is hard to get excited after looking at MITSUI-SOKO HOLDINGS' (TSE:9302) recent performance, when its stock has...

Pola Orbis Holdings (TSE:4927) has wrapped up the liquidation of its majority owned Chinese unit, Orbis Beijing, a planned step in its broader regional restructuring that clarifies where future growth focus might shift. See our latest analysis for Pola Orbis Holdings. Even with the Orbis Beijing exit clarifying its China strategy, Pola Orbis’s recent share price return has stayed weak, with a negative year to date move and three year total shareholder return still firmly in the red. This...

Morgan Stanley recently upgraded Tokyo Electron to Overweight, pointing to a clear recovery in front-end semiconductor equipment demand tied to AI-related investment and increased orders from Taiwan foundries, alongside supply shortages in DRAM. This shift suggests that AI-driven semiconductor spending is beginning to translate into concrete equipment demand, potentially reinforcing Tokyo Electron’s role in advanced chip production capacity build-outs. We’ll now examine how this AI-linked...

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group has approved a leadership reshuffle, with MUFG Bank President Junichi Hanzawa set to become group CEO in April 2026 and current CEO Hironori Kamezawa moving to chairman, alongside executive changes at MUFG Bank and the holding company. Combined with MUFG Bank’s agreement to acquire a 20% stake in India’s Shriram Finance, the leadership transition underscores a push to sharpen lending profitability while deepening overseas and digital financial platforms. We’ll...

On 12 December 2025, KDDI’s board approved transferring its bulk power purchasing service business for condominiums to Next Power, a Kansai Electric Power subsidiary, via an absorption-type company split. This move reshapes KDDI’s service mix and deepens ties with a major utility group, potentially clarifying focus on core telecom and digital offerings. We’ll now examine how exiting the condominium bulk power business and partnering with Next Power could influence KDDI’s broader investment...

Mitsubishi Chemical Group (TSE:4188) just deepened its push into advanced materials, teaming up with Boston Materials to co develop next generation thermal interface products for semiconductor and AI data center cooling. See our latest analysis for Mitsubishi Chemical Group. The collaboration lands at a time when Mitsubishi Chemical Group’s 1 year total shareholder return of 21.67 percent and 3 year total shareholder return of 46.03 percent signal steadily improving sentiment, even as the 1...

Toyota Motor Corporation has announced that, starting in 2026, it will sell US-built Camry, Highlander, and Tundra models in Japan, reversing the traditional export flow and working with regulators to enable their import. This move highlights how Toyota is using its American manufacturing base to broaden Japanese consumer choice while also supporting Japan–US trade relations. We’ll now examine how importing US-built vehicles into Japan could influence Toyota’s investment narrative,...

AGC (TSE:5201) just rolled out a sweeping governance reshuffle, from multiple board and audit resignations to a planned shift to an Audit and Supervisory Committee structure. This move puts leadership continuity and oversight firmly in focus for shareholders. See our latest analysis for AGC. Despite the headline boardroom reshuffle, AGC’s 90 day share price return of 8.8 percent and 12.6 percent year to date suggest steadily building momentum. The 1 year total shareholder return of 20.1...

Key Insights The projected fair value for Tokyu is JP¥2,007 based on 2 Stage Free Cash Flow to Equity Current share...

TOPPAN Holdings has already approved a sweeping overhaul of its leadership, appointing Satoshi Oya as President and reshaping executive roles across the group from April 2026, alongside multiple retirements and new officer appointments at TOPPAN Inc. and related subsidiaries. This concentration of corporate planning, technology, AI promotion, and global business development responsibilities in newly elevated leaders could materially influence how TOPPAN executes its transformation in...

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SEIKOH GIKEN's (TSE:6834) stock is up by a considerable 25% over the past three months. Given that the market rewards...

Astellas Pharma (TSE:4503) has quietly outperformed the broader Japanese market over the past year, gaining about 43% as investors warm to its oncology pipeline, steady cash generation, and improving long term return profile. See our latest analysis for Astellas Pharma. That momentum has not come out of nowhere, with a 90 day share price return of 26.7% and a 1 year total shareholder return of about 43% pointing to steadily improving sentiment rather than a brief spike. If Astellas recent run...

Fujitsu (TSE:6702) just kicked off its "Fujitsu Accelerator Program for Sports," a push to blend sports and technology in ways that could open fresh revenue streams and reinforce its broader digital services strategy. See our latest analysis for Fujitsu. That push into sports tech lands against a backdrop of strong momentum, with a roughly 55% year to date share price return and a near 55% one year total shareholder return, signalling investors are steadily warming to Fujitsu’s growth...

Mitsubishi Electric recently unveiled several AI-powered innovations, including an in-vehicle intoxication detection system and a physics-embedded AI for equipment degradation, alongside research enhancing ozone-based hygiene using negative ions. Taken together with its first TNFD report, these advances highlight how Mitsubishi Electric is tying AI and environmental science to safety, productivity, and long-term sustainability themes. We’ll now examine how Mitsubishi Electric’s new AI-driven...

Safous upgrade puts cybersecurity in focus for Internet Initiative Japan Internet Initiative Japan (TSE:3774) just rolled out an upgraded Safous Security Assessment, adding broader attack surface monitoring, sharper threat intelligence, and subscriber perks like monthly risk reports, real time alerts, and optional expert consulting. For investors, this move reinforces IIJ’s push deeper into cybersecurity services, a segment tied to recurring revenue and rising demand as companies tighten...

Hyakujushi Bank (TSE:8386) just finalized a sweeping business alliance with Nomura Securities, reshaping how both firms handle asset management and intermediary services. This represents a structural shift investors will want to factor into long term expectations. See our latest analysis for Hyakujushi Bank. That backdrop helps explain why momentum has been so strong, with Hyakujushi Bank’s share price nearly doubling year to date and its five year total shareholder return above 400 percent,...

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (TSE:9101) just took a fresh step into cleaner shipping, teaming up with ABS, ENEOS, and SEACOR to study commercial-scale methanol bunkering along the U.S. Gulf Coast. See our latest analysis for Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha. The deal comes after a softer patch for the shares, with the latest share price at ¥4,898 and a roughly 10 percent 3 month share price return decline. However, the 5 year total shareholder return near 900 percent still tells a powerful long...

Ajinomoto has recently seen stronger investor interest as it pivots further toward health and well-being offerings while benefiting from rising global appetite for umami-rich foods. By leaning on innovation and a broad product lineup across seasonings, frozen foods, and health-related ingredients, the company is aligning itself with evolving consumer preferences in Japan and overseas. We’ll now explore how Ajinomoto’s intensified push into health-focused, umami-based products may influence...

Advantest (TSE:6857) just put a fresh spotlight on its stock with a new collaboration with Tokyo Seimitsu, targeting die level testing for demanding AI and high performance computing devices. See our latest analysis for Advantest. That new AI and HPC collaboration lands after a string of product launches and capital moves, and the market seems to like the direction. The 90 day share price return of 27.8 percent and the 5 year total shareholder return of 993.5 percent suggest momentum is still...

Mitsubishi Logistics (TSE:9301) has approved an organizational reshuffle to kick start its grid electricity storage business, creating a new preparation chamber and adjusting senior roles to support this expansion. See our latest analysis for Mitsubishi Logistics. The grid storage push fits into a steady, if unspectacular, year for Mitsubishi Logistics, with an 8.9% 1 month share price return and a powerful 3 year total shareholder return of 111.1% suggesting long term momentum remains firmly...

Trend Micro (TSE:4704) has set investors talking after its November 12 board meeting, where directors weighed a plan to repurchase common stock, a move that often hints at management’s underlying confidence. See our latest analysis for Trend Micro. That confidence comes after a choppy year, with the latest share price at ¥6,921 and a roughly 15 percent year to date share price decline, even as the three year total shareholder return sits near 27 percent. This suggests longer term momentum has...

In recent weeks, Daiichi Sankyo and AstraZeneca secured a major US FDA approval for ENHERTU plus pertuzumab as first-line treatment for unresectable or metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer, while the EMA validated Daiichi Sankyo’s DATROWAY application for first-line use in certain triple negative breast cancer patients based on positive phase 3 data. Together with a new AI-enabled biomarker collaboration and ongoing expansion of ENHERTU into ovarian cancer trials, these moves deepen...

Recently, India's AM Green and Japan's Mitsui & Co. signed a non-binding agreement to explore Mitsui’s potential investment in AM Green’s green aluminium business, including an offtake arrangement for low-carbon aluminium from a planned 1 million tonne smelter and 2 million tonne alumina refinery powered by renewable energy. This early-stage collaboration positions Mitsui directly in the emerging green aluminium value chain, potentially deepening its role in low-carbon materials alongside...