Archive — April 2026

57 stories

Every story dated in April 2026, newest first.

April 2026

Apr 30 Misumi FY26 Revenue Crosses ¥441 Billion as Industrial Automation Demand Lifts Sales 9.8%; OP Margin Compressed but Net Profit +11% and Dividend Raised to ¥52.98 Industrial Components · E-Commerce · TSE: 9962
Apr 30 TEPCO HD FY26 Operating Profit Jumps 44% to ¥338bn but Swings to ¥454bn Net Loss on Nuclear-Damage Provisions; Dividend Held at Zero Electric Utility · TSE: 9501
Apr 30 Mitsubishi Logistics FY26 Net Profit Jumps 72% to ¥54.8bn on Equity-Method Swing and Real-Estate Platform Gains; FY27 Guides Core Growth Despite Profit Base Reset Logistics · TSE: 9301
Apr 30 JAL FY26 Net Profit Jumps 29% to ¥138bn on Expo Osaka Inbound Boom; FY27 Guides 20% Profit Decline as Tourism Normalizes Airlines · TSE: 9201
Apr 30 MOL FY26 Net Profit Halves to ¥213 Billion as Container-Shipping Bonanza Fades; Consolidates LBC Tank Terminals in Pivot to Infrastructure Marine Transportation · Tank Terminals · TSE: 9104
Apr 30 Yamato HD FY26 Operating Profit Doubles to ¥28bn as October Tariff Hike Lifts Margin; Net Profit Halves on Prior-Year HQ Sale-Leaseback Base Logistics · TSE: 9064
Apr 30 Tokyo Electron FY26 Net Profit Hits Record ¥574bn (+5.6%) Even as Operating Profit Falls 10% on Investment Step-Up; H1 FY27 Guides 33% Revenue Surge Semiconductors · TSE: 8035
Apr 30 Toyota Tsusho FY2026 Net Profit Hits Record ¥370.5bn on ¥11.6 Trillion Revenue Trading House · TSE: 8015
Apr 30 HOYA FY2026 Pre-Tax Profit Surges 26% to ¥328bn; Dividend Nearly Doubled to ¥295 Optics & Electronics · TSE: 7741
Apr 30 Murata FY26 Net Profit Flat at ¥234bn as Margins Hold; Guides FY27 OP +35% on Smartphone & EV Recovery Electronic Components · TSE: 6981
Apr 30 Kyocera FY26 Net Profit Quintuples to ¥141 Billion (+485%) on Margin Recovery; Dividend Raised to ¥52, FY27 Operating Profit Guided +10% Electronic Components · TSE: 6971
Apr 30 Lasertec 9M Net Profit Up 7.8% to ¥56.8 Billion as EUV Mask Inspection Demand Holds; Full-Year Guidance Unchanged at ¥220 Billion Revenue Semiconductor Equipment · TSE: 6920
Apr 30 Makino FY26 Operating Profit Jumps 35% to ¥25bn on Record ¥270bn Order Intake; Dividend Lifted 50% to ¥270 Industrial Machinery · TSE: 6135
Apr 30 LIXIL FY26 Business Profit Up 22.9% to ¥38.5 Billion; Continuing Net Profit Quadruples to ¥8.8 Billion Building Materials · TSE: 5938
Apr 30 NGK Insulators FY26 Operating Profit Up 16.9% to ¥95 Billion on Ceramics Demand; Dividend Raised 33% to ¥80 Industrial Ceramics · TSE: 5333
Apr 30 ZOZO FY26 Net Profit Up 5.7% to ¥47.9 Billion as LYST and ZOZO U.K. Are Consolidated; FY27 Targets ¥241.9 Billion Revenue E-Commerce · TSE: 3092
Apr 28 JR Central FY26 Operating Profit Hits ¥830bn (+18%) on Tokaido Shinkansen Recovery and Inbound Tourism Boom; FY27 Guides −15% as Tourism Normalizes Railways · Transportation · TSE: 9022
Apr 28 Denso FY26 Revenue Tops ¥7.5 Trillion, Net Profit Up 5.9% to ¥444 Billion; Guides FY27 Operating Profit Down 9.5% on Auto-Cycle Caution Automotive Components · TSE: 6902
Apr 28 Fujitsu FY26 Net Profit Doubles to ¥449bn on Device Solutions Deconsolidation Gain; Adjusted Operating Profit Up 27% as Services Strategy Reaps Margin IT Services · Systems Integration · TSE: 6702
Apr 28 NEC FY26 Operating Profit Jumps 40% to ¥360bn as Digital Services and AI Drive Margin; Net Profit Up 54%, 1-for-5 Stock Split Completed IT Services · Digital Transformation · TSE: 6701
Apr 28 Makita FY26 Revenue Up 3.2% to ¥778bn but OP Slips 2%; Annual Dividend Lifted 36% to ¥150 on Fortress 84% Equity Ratio Power Tools · Industrial Machinery · TSE: 6586
Apr 28 Socionext FY26 Revenue +6.5% to ¥201bn but Operating Profit Halves to ¥12bn as Custom-SoC Margin Contracts; Dividend Held at ¥50 Semiconductors · Custom SoC Design · TSE: 6526
Apr 28 Mitsubishi Electric Posts Record ¥408 Billion Net Profit on 6.8% Revenue Growth, Guides FY27 Adjusted Operating Profit to ¥590 Billion Electrical Equipment · TSE: 6503
Apr 28 Canare Electric Q1 Net Profit Drops 30% as Domestic Broadcast Demand Wanes; Overseas Sales Ratio Tops 51% Electronic Components · TSE: 5819
Apr 28 Shin-Etsu Chemical FY26 Operating Profit Falls 14.4% to ¥635 Billion as PVC and Silicones Weigh; ¥500 Billion Buyback Program Underway Chemicals & Materials · TSE: 4063
Apr 27 Daiwa Securities FY26 Net Operating Revenue +11.5% to ¥720 Billion; Operating Profit +24% to ¥207 Billion as Japan Equity Cycle Lifts All Lines Brokerage · Investment Banking · TSE: 8601
Apr 27 Advantest FY26 Operating Profit More Than Doubles to ¥499 Billion as AI Test Demand Drives Margin to 44.2%; Net Profit +133% to ¥375 Billion Semiconductor Test Equipment · AI Infrastructure · TSE: 6857
Apr 27 Hitachi FY26 Net Profit Jumps 30% to ¥802 Billion as Lumada DX and Energy Drive Adjusted OP Margin to 11.3%; Revenue Tops ¥10.6 Trillion Industrial Conglomerate · DX Platform · TSE: 6501
Apr 27 Astellas FY26 Net Profit Nearly Quintuples to ¥292 Billion as Operating Profit Recovers 832% from Impairment-Plagued Base; Annual Dividend Lifted to ¥78 Pharmaceuticals · Oncology · TSE: 4503
Apr 27 Sakura Internet FY26 Swings to Operating Loss as ¥24.6 Billion of AI/GPU Cloud Capex Outpaces Revenue; Net Profit Collapses 92% Cloud Infrastructure · Sovereign AI · TSE: 3778
Apr 27 Koei Tecmo FY26 Net Profit Hits Record ¥42.8 Billion (+13.8%) on Strong Game Catalog, Guides FY27 Operating Profit Down 14% on Reinvestment Cycle Gaming & Entertainment · TSE: 3635
Apr 24 Renesas Q1 Operating Profit More Than Quadruples to ¥90.6 Billion as Revenue Climbs 23% Semiconductors · TSE: 6723
Apr 24 Hitachi Construction Machinery FY26 Profit Falls 10% to ¥73.2 Billion Despite Record ¥1.41 Trillion Revenue Construction Machinery · TSE: 6305
Apr 24 Nomura Real Estate FY26 Net Profit Rises 11% to ¥82.9 Billion on Record ¥942.5 Billion Revenue Real Estate · TSE: 3231
Apr 24 ES-CON Japan FY26 Operating Profit Jumps 23% to ¥26.1 Billion; Net Profit Up 9% as Equity-Method Losses Cap Ordinary Profit Real Estate · TSE: 8892
Apr 24 SHOEI First-Half Net Profit Rises 3% to ¥3.1 Billion as Weak Yen Offsets a 2% Volume Decline Motorcycle Helmets / Consumer Products · TSE: 7839
Apr 24 Metawater FY26 Net Profit Jumps 33% to ¥9.1 Billion on Record ¥210 Billion Revenue; Buys Two U.S. Firms Water Infrastructure / Engineering · TSE: 9551
Apr 24 Nomura HD FY26 Net Revenue +14.5% to ¥2.17trn, Net Profit +6.3% to ¥362bn; Dividend Held at ¥51 Ordinary, No FY27 Guidance Brokerage / Investment Banking · TSE: 8604
Apr 24 Jafco FY26 Profit Falls 32% as Exit Gains Normalize; Dividend Raised to ¥133 Under DOE Policy Venture Capital / Private Equity · TSE: 8595
Apr 24 King Jim Nine-Month Operating Profit Climbs 35% to ¥522 Million Despite 3% Sales Dip Stationery / Office Products · TSE: 7962
Apr 24 Fanuc FY26 Operating Profit +15.7% to ¥184bn on Recovering Robot Orders; FY27 H1 Guides +17% OP; Dividend Raised to ¥107 Industrial Robotics / CNC · TSE: 6954
Apr 24 Keyence FY26 Operating Profit +8.4% to ¥596bn at 51% Margin; Dividend Surges 57% to ¥550 as Capital-Return Stance Shifts Industrial Sensors / Factory Automation · TSE: 6861
Apr 24 Chugai Q1 FY26 Operating Profit Up 16% to ¥158.8bn at 49% Margin; Revenue +11.5% on Roche-Royalty Franchise Strength Pharmaceuticals / Biotech · TSE: 4519
Apr 24 NRI FY26 Net Profit Collapses 84% to ¥15bn on One-Off Charges; Dividend Still Raised to ¥77, FY27 Guides 7x Net Profit Rebound IT Services / Systems Integration · TSE: 4307
Apr 24 Mobile Factory Q1 FY26 Net Profit Up 10% to ¥141mn on Game Catalog Strength; FY26 Full-Year Profit Guided +68% on Lower Tax Base Mobile Apps / Blockchain Games · TSE: 3912
Apr 24 Kikkoman FY26 Revenue Crosses ¥745bn (+5.2%) on Overseas Soy Sauce Demand; Net Profit Flat at ¥61.6bn as Margins Hold; Dividend Held at ¥25 Food & Beverage / Soy Sauce · TSE: 2801
Apr 23 Baskin-Robbins Japan Q1 Revenue Hits Record ¥7.5 Billion, Up 14%, as Operating Profit Dips on Cost Inflation Food / Ice Cream Retail · TSE: 2268
Apr 23 Ishizuka Glass FY26 Operating Profit Rises 8% to ¥4.2 Billion but Net Profit Falls 15% Glass / Packaging Materials · TSE: 5204
Apr 23 Ono Sokki Q1 Operating Profit Climbs 28% to ¥423 Million as Revenue Rises 19% Precision Measuring Instruments · TSE: 6858
Apr 23 Canon Q1 FY26 Operating Profit Drops 26% to ¥71.4bn Despite +3.3% Revenue Growth; Full-Year Guidance Held at ¥333bn Net Imaging & Office Equipment / Industrial · TSE: 7751
Apr 23 Shimano Q1 FY26 Operating Profit Falls 36% to ¥10.4bn as Bike Inventory Reset Lingers; Net Profit +31% Lifted by Ordinary Items Cycling Components & Fishing Gear · TSE: 7309
Apr 22 Seiko Electric Q1 Net Profit Jumps 42% to ¥1.06 Billion as Revenue Climbs 13% Electrical Equipment · TSE: 6653
Apr 22 Reiwa Accounting FY26 Net Profit Jumps 40% to ¥1.4 Billion as Revenue Climbs 15%; ROE Near 50% Accounting / BPO Services · TSE: 296A
Apr 22 Canon Marketing Japan Q1 Operating Profit Jumps 41% to ¥18.5 Billion; Sets 2-for-1 Stock Split IT Services / Electronics · TSE: 8060
Apr 22 Disco FY26 Net Profit Hits Record ¥135.5bn (+9.4%) on Generative-AI Driven HBM and Advanced Logic Demand; Q1 FY27 Sales Guided +18% Semiconductor Equipment / Precision Tools · TSE: 6146
Apr 21 Obic FY26 Operating Profit Rises 13% to ¥88.8 Billion as Operating Margin Hits 65.7% Software / IT · TSE: 4684
Apr 21 Bronco Billy Q1 Operating Profit Nearly Doubles to ¥1.03 Billion as Sales Climb 13% Restaurants / Food Service · TSE: 3091