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TOTO (TSE:5332) has quietly put together a solid run, with the stock gaining around 12% over the past month and 16% year to date, as investors reassess its earnings momentum. See our latest analysis for TOTO. That recent 11.9% one month share price return looks like investors are warming back up to TOTO, even though the five year total shareholder return is still negative. This suggests this latest momentum may be a reset rather than a full rerating. If TOTO has put the plumbing trade on your...

DENSO (TSE:6902) has quietly outperformed the broader auto parts space over the past week, and that short term strength comes against a mixed backdrop of modest 1 month gains but flat performance over the past 3 months. See our latest analysis for DENSO. Zooming out, DENSO’s recent 7 day share price return sits against a year to date share price decline, even as its multi year total shareholder return remains firmly positive. This hints that long term momentum is intact while near term...

Key Insights Chugoku Marine Paints' significant retail investors ownership suggests that the key decisions are...

Despite an already strong run, YASKAWA Electric Corporation ( TSE:6506 ) shares have been powering on, with a gain of...

Key Insights Given the large stake in the stock by institutions, Marubeni's stock price might be vulnerable to their...

To the annoyance of some shareholders, Ohmori Co.,Ltd. ( TSE:1844 ) shares are down a considerable 27% in the last...

Fast Accounting Co.,Ltd. ( TSE:5588 ) shareholders that were waiting for something to happen have been dealt a blow...

The board of Japan Animal Referral Medical Center Co., Ltd. ( TSE:6039 ) has announced that it will be paying its...

NEOJAPAN Inc. ( TSE:3921 ) will increase its dividend from last year's comparable payment on the 28th of April to...

What is really moving interest around Nihon Kohden (TSE:6849) right now is not a headline grabbing deal; it is a cluster of new EEG and respiratory tools debuting at back to back medical conferences. See our latest analysis for Nihon Kohden. Despite this steady stream of EEG and respiratory innovations, Nihon Kohden’s ¥1,622.5 share price still reflects mixed sentiment, with recent short term share price gains contrasting with a weak year to date share price return but solid three year total...

Kamigumi Co., Ltd. held a board meeting on 12 December 2025 to consider a change in its Representative Director (President), signaling a potential leadership transition at the top of the company. Because leadership changes can reshape corporate priorities and risk oversight, this move may mark a meaningful shift in Kamigumi’s longer-term direction. We will now examine how the potential change in Kamigumi’s Representative Director could influence the company’s investment narrative and...

Pan Pacific International Holdings (TSE:7532) just released its November 2025 trading update, showing year over year sales growth across domestic, discount, and UNY segments, a data point investors cannot really ignore. See our latest analysis for Pan Pacific International Holdings. That solid sales update seems to be steadying sentiment, with the share price at ¥964.9 after a modest recent recovery. However, the 90 day share price return of minus 8% shows momentum has cooled, even as the...

Dividend Hike Puts Japan Metropolitan Fund Investment in Focus Japan Metropolitan Fund Investment (TSE:8953) just raised the stakes for income focused investors by announcing a semi annual dividend of JPY 2,952 per unit, payable on May 27, 2026. See our latest analysis for Japan Metropolitan Fund Investment. The market seems to like that signal, with a 32.21 percent year to date share price return and a 45.57 percent total shareholder return over the past year suggesting momentum is still...

Mizuho Financial Group (TSE:8411) has quietly pushed higher this month, and the move is starting to look more like a trend than a blip. With shares gaining over 7% recently, investors are reassessing its valuation backdrop. See our latest analysis for Mizuho Financial Group. That recent 7.7% one month share price return has come on top of a strong year to date share price return of 47.3% and a striking five year total shareholder return of 437.1%. This suggests momentum is building as...

Dividend hike and earnings guidance reset the conversation Sekisui House (TSE:1928) just lifted its second quarter dividend to ¥72 per share from ¥64 and paired that with fresh earnings guidance, giving investors a clearer view of income and growth prospects. See our latest analysis for Sekisui House. The upbeat guidance and dividend hike appear to be stabilising sentiment, with a 7 day share price return of 3.81% helping to ease this year to date weakness. A robust 5 year total shareholder...

AGC (TSE:5201) just gave investors a fresh reason to revisit the story, with AGC Biologics partnering with ATUM to bring the Leap In Transposase platform into its global cell line development offering. See our latest analysis for AGC. That backdrop of governance reshuffles and strategic partnerships seems to be landing well with investors, with a roughly 10 percent 3 month share price return and a solid multi year total shareholder return suggesting that momentum is gradually building. If...

In December 2025, Ohsho Food Service Corp. reported that November sales at all company-operated stores reached ¥8,840 million, with existing company-operated stores generating ¥8,638 million. The year-on-year gains across both total and existing outlets highlight consistent customer demand and operational resilience within Ohsho’s core restaurant network. Next, we will examine how this broad-based November sales growth shapes Ohsho Food Service’s investment narrative and future growth...

Mitsubishi Materials (TSE:5711) has called a December 10 board meeting to approve a change in its Representative Executive Officer, a leadership pivot that could subtly reshape strategy and influence how investors view recent share gains. See our latest analysis for Mitsubishi Materials. The leadership reshuffle comes as investors have already bid the stock up, with a 90 day share price return of 34.16 percent and a 1 year total shareholder return of 50.58 percent, suggesting momentum is...

Toyota Boshoku (TSE:3116) just flipped the switch on its first smart plant in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, a new US hub for advanced seat frame components that could quietly reshape its growth story. See our latest analysis for Toyota Boshoku. That Hopkinsville smart plant launch comes on the back of solid momentum, with a year to date share price return of 22.8 percent and a 1 year total shareholder return of 29.08 percent suggesting investors are warming to Toyota Boshoku’s growth and execution...

In recent days, Mitsubishi Electric announced a physics-embedded AI for equipment degradation, microbubble-driven microchannel cooling technology, and new high-isolation HVIGBT power modules, while also earning CDP’s top “A List” rankings for Climate Change and Water Security. Together, these innovations and ESG accolades highlight Mitsubishi Electric’s push to fuse advanced AI, power electronics, and sustainability to support industrial reliability, decarbonization, and lifecycle cost...

Earlier this year, CyberAgent, Inc. announced it will receive ¥11,603 million in dividends from nine subsidiaries, booking this as non-operating income in its non-consolidated results for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, without changing its consolidated financial statements. This internal dividend stream highlights how CyberAgent can tap cash flows from its subsidiaries to fine-tune its parent-level balance sheet and capital allocation. We’ll now explore how this large subsidiary...

Wondering if Mazda Motor is still good value after its run up, or if fresh buyers are now paying too much for growth that is already priced in? The stock is up 5.8% over the last week, 4.9% over the past month and has climbed 27.9% in the last year, adding to a strong 98.7% gain over five years. Recent headlines have focused on Mazda's push into electrified vehicles and alliances around EV and battery technology, alongside ongoing investments in more efficient combustion engines and safety...

Hi-Lex (TSE:7279) has capped FY 2025 with fourth quarter revenue of ¥76.4 billion and net income of ¥5.0 billion, translating into EPS of ¥134.8. The company has seen quarterly revenue move from ¥72.9 billion in Q4 FY 2024 to ¥76.4 billion in Q4 FY 2025, while EPS swung from a loss of ¥52.3 to a profit of ¥134.8 over the same period, setting up a year in which trailing twelve month EPS reached ¥224.8 on net income of ¥8.4 billion from ¥304.1 billion in revenue. Overall, margins look healthier...

East Japan Railway (TSE:9020) just wrapped a seven month IoT field trial in Indonesia, using OKI’s zero energy sensors to remotely monitor rail slopes and reduce disaster related inspection workloads. See our latest analysis for East Japan Railway. The project lands at a time when sentiment has already swung firmly in East Japan Railway’s favor. The roughly 45 percent year to date share price return echoes a strong multi year total shareholder return and suggests momentum is still building...