Japanese Insurance Stock News

Investors in House Foods Group Inc. ( TSE:2810 ) had a good week, as its shares rose 3.1% to close at JP¥3,088...

It's been a pretty great week for Toyota Boshoku Corporation ( TSE:3116 ) shareholders, with its shares surging 14% to...

Shin Nippon Air Technologies' (TSE:1952) stock is up by a considerable 19% over the past three months. Given that the...

To the annoyance of some shareholders, Oracle Corporation Japan ( TSE:4716 ) shares are down a considerable 26% in the...

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JSP Corporation's ( TSE:7942 ) stock showed strength, with investors undeterred by its weak earnings report. While...

Chugoku Marine Paints, Ltd. ( TSE:4617 ) has announced that it will be increasing its dividend from last year's...

As you might know, Ibiden Co.,Ltd. ( TSE:4062 ) last week released its latest quarterly, and things did not turn out so...

Most readers would already be aware that ZACROS' (TSE:7917) stock increased significantly by 28% over the past three...

Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd.'s ( TSE:4506 ) robust earnings report didn't manage to move the market for its stock. Our...

SRE Holdings Corporation ( TSE:2980 ) shares have had a horrible month, losing 26% after a relatively good period...

Tsugami Corporation reported earnings for the nine months ended December 31, 2025, with sales rising to ¥94,137 million and net income reaching ¥11,913 million, both higher than the prior-year period. This performance lifted basic earnings per share from continuing operations to ¥256.45, highlighting improved profitability and operating efficiency over the year. We will now examine how Tsugami’s higher sales and earnings may influence its broader investment narrative and future...

Renesas Electronics (TSE:6723) has wrapped up FY 2025 with fourth quarter revenue of ¥351,537 million and basic EPS of ¥9.55, compared with a trailing 12 month EPS loss of ¥28.55 on revenue of ¥1.32 trillion. Over the past few quarters, the company’s revenue has moved from ¥292,600 million in Q4 FY 2024 to ¥351,537 million in Q4 FY 2025, while quarterly EPS has ranged from a loss of ¥33.38 in Q2 FY 2025 to ¥58.66 in Q3 FY 2025. This points to a situation where top line scale is holding, but...

Leadership change and why it matters for Kajima shareholders Kajima (TSE:1812) is in the spotlight after President and Representative Director Hiromasa Amano passed away on January 23, 2026, with long serving executive Yoshikazu Oshimi taking over as Chairman and President, Representative Director. The board moved quickly, resolving on January 27, 2026 to expand Oshimi’s role from Chairman and Representative Director to also include the President title. This signaled continuity by elevating a...

Ajinomoto (TSE:2802) has put another set of quarterly numbers on the table, with Q3 2026 revenue of ¥425.3 billion and basic EPS of ¥39.77, while trailing twelve month revenue sits at about ¥1.54 trillion and EPS at ¥79.00. Over recent quarters the company has seen revenue move from ¥379.5 billion in Q4 2025 to ¥364.0 billion in Q1 2026, ¥374.9 billion in Q2 2026 and now ¥425.3 billion in Q3 2026. EPS has shifted from a loss of ¥12.22 per share in Q4 2025 to ¥32.62, ¥19.49 and then ¥39.77...

Mitsubishi (TSE:8058) has posted its Q3 2026 numbers with revenue of ¥5.0 trillion and basic EPS of ¥67.36, backed by net income of ¥252.13 billion. This keeps the focus firmly on how efficiently it is converting a large top line into profits. The company has seen revenue move from ¥4.6 trillion in Q3 2025 to ¥5.0 trillion in Q3 2026, while basic EPS shifted from ¥52.65 to ¥67.36 over the same period, giving investors more detail to weigh that earnings profile against softer net profit...

Kraftia Corporation recently reported earnings for the nine months ended December 31, 2025, with sales of ¥319,253 million versus ¥329,074 million a year earlier, while net income rose to ¥25,464 million and basic earnings per share from continuing operations increased to ¥360.01 from ¥294.43. On the same day, Kraftia’s board met to consider revising its forecast for the year-end dividend per share for the fiscal year ending March 2026, highlighting a focus on returning more cash to...

Guidance revision and dividend increase Lasertec (TSE:6920) has drawn fresh attention after raising its full year earnings guidance, lifting its interim dividend, and releasing half year results that show higher net income and earnings per share versus a year earlier. See our latest analysis for Lasertec. The guidance revision and higher interim dividend came after a sharp 17.39% 7 day share price return decline. However, the 1 year total shareholder return sits at 100.35% and the 5 year...

Earnings, guidance and buyback completion put Stanley Electric in focus Stanley Electric (TSE:6923) has drawn investor attention after reporting nine month earnings, issuing full year guidance to March 2026, and confirming completion of a large share repurchase program. See our latest analysis for Stanley Electric. Stanley Electric’s latest nine month results, fresh guidance to March 2026 and the completion of an 18.37% share repurchase appear to be shaping sentiment, with a 1 day share price...

Olympus Corporation recently announced positive multicenter EAGLE Trial results for its FDA-cleared and CE-marked CADDIE AI device, showing improved real-time polyp and adenoma detection during colonoscopy without disrupting safety or workflow. The trial underscores Olympus’s push to embed cloud-based AI into its OLYSENSE Intelligent Endoscopy Ecosystem, potentially strengthening the clinical appeal of its endoscopy platform for hospitals and gastroenterologists. We’ll now examine how the...

Dividend revision puts Yamazaki Baking in focus Yamazaki Baking (TSE:2212) has moved its dividend forecast into the spotlight, with the Board of Directors approving a fiscal year-end dividend projection of ¥60 per share, up from the prior ¥50 forecast. See our latest analysis for Yamazaki Baking. The revised dividend forecast comes after a strong run in the shares, with a 7.54% 7-day share price return and 9.58% 90-day share price return. The 1-year total shareholder return stands at 31%,...

In February 2026, Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. cut its fiscal 2025 year-end dividend guidance to ¥10.00 per share from ¥25.00 and lowered its consolidated earnings forecast, mainly due to higher costs, additional U.S. tariffs and a reassessment of deferred tax assets. The company expects revenue of ¥2.53 trillion and operating income of ¥126.00 billion, but projects profit attributable to owners of parent to fall sharply after booking tax-related losses linked to the reversal of deferred tax...

Electric Power Development Co., Ltd. announced that President and CEO Hitoshi Kanno resigned for health reasons and moved to a Special Counselor role, with long-time insider Hideaki Kato set to assume the Representative Director, President and Chief Executive Officer positions from April 1, 2026, following Board approval. On the same day, the company reported that while sales and revenue for the nine months to December 31, 2025 declined year-on-year, net income and earnings per share...

SHIMAMURA (TSE:8227) has just completed a sizeable share buyback, repurchasing 4,300,000 shares, or 5.85% of its issued share capital, for ¥45,666 million. The company stated that the objective is to improve per share indicators. See our latest analysis for SHIMAMURA. SHIMAMURA’s latest buyback and recent board changes have come alongside a 7 day share price return of 3.33%, a 30 day share price return of 4.53%, and a 1 year total shareholder return of 23.16%, which together suggest firm but...