Archive — May 2026

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Every story dated in May 2026, newest first.

May 2026

May 12 Intermestic Q1 Revenue Jumps 81% to ¥21.1bn as Zoff Eyewear Expansion Lifts Operating Profit 30% Eyewear / Retail · TSE: 262A
May 12 Hard Off FY26 Revenue Jumps 17% to a Record ¥39.3bn; Net Profit Up 9% as Reuse Retailing Expands Retail · TSE: 2674
May 12 McDonald's Japan Q1 Net Profit Jumps 44% to ¥11.0bn as Operating Profit Surges 39% Restaurants · TSE: 2702
May 12 Tsuburaya Fields FY26 Revenue Jumps 24% to a Record ¥174.1bn; Net Profit Up 17%, Dividend Raised to ¥70 Entertainment · TSE: 2767
May 12 Nichirei FY2026 Net Profit Rises 11% to ¥27.3bn; Group to Shift Fiscal Year-End to December Food / Logistics · TSE: 2871
May 12 Alpen 9-Month Operating Profit Falls 24% Despite 6% Revenue Growth; Full-Year Guidance Held Retail · TSE: 3028
May 12 Toyobo FY2026 Net Profit Surges Nearly Sixfold to ¥11.2bn as Operating Profit Jumps 68% on Cost Reforms Chemicals / Materials · TSE: 3101
May 12 Nisshinbo Q1 Operating Profit Dips to ¥20.3bn; Net Profit Falls 15% as Full-Year Guidance Points to a Steep H2 Slowdown Industrials · TSE: 3105
May 12 Asahi Kasei FY26 Net Profit Rises 18% to ¥158.8 Billion as Healthcare and Homes Offset Materials Drag; Divests Daramic and Battery Separator Unit Diversified Chemicals · TSE: 3407
May 12 SUMCO Swings to ¥5.3bn Operating Loss in Q1 as Silicon Wafer Demand Slumps Semiconductors · TSE: 3436
May 12 Sotoh Stays in Operating Loss in FY26 but Net Profit Climbs 27% to ¥515m; FY27 Earnings Outlook Left Undecided Textiles · TSE: 3571
May 12 Zigexn FY2026 Revenue Climbs 15% to Record ¥29.2bn as Life-Media Platforms Drive Growth Internet / Online Platforms · TSE: 3679
May 12 SEC FY2026 Net Profit Rises 12% to ¥1.5bn as Real-Time Software Demand Lifts Revenue 9% Software / IT · TSE: 3741
May 12 Drecom Returns to Profit in FY2026 as Mobile-Game Revenue Surges 39% to ¥17.5bn Gaming / Internet · TSE: 3793
May 12 Sumitomo Seika FY2026 Operating Profit Jumps 35% to ¥14.5bn as Superabsorbent Polymer Margins Recover Chemicals · TSE: 4008
May 12 Kao Q1 Operating Profit Jumps 45% on Domestic Consumer Care and ¥11.5bn Land Sale Gain; Announces 1-for-2 Stock Split Consumer Goods · TSE: 4452
May 12 Shionogi FY2026 Net Profit Rises 20% to ¥205bn; Torii Pharmaceutical Acquisition to Drive 40% Revenue Jump Pharmaceuticals · TSE: 4507
May 12 Waseda Academy FY2026 Operating Profit Rises 12% to ¥4.0bn as Enrollment Lifts Revenue 7% Education · TSE: 4718
May 12 USS FY26 Operating Profit Climbs 10% to a Record ¥59.8bn; Net Profit ¥41.4bn as Buybacks Shrink the Share Count Auto Services · TSE: 4732
May 12 Shiseido Q1 Net Profit More Than Doubles to ¥8.4bn as Core Operating Profit Jumps 58% Cosmetics / Consumer · TSE: 4911
May 12 Lion Corporation Q1 Revenue Rises 5% to ¥99.2bn as Operating Profit Climbs 12% on Volume Growth and Overseas Expansion Household & Personal Care · TSE: 4912
May 12 Idemitsu FY26 Net Profit Surges 65% to ¥171.9 Billion on Margin Recovery; Adopts IFRS for FY27 and Consolidates Fuji Oil Energy · TSE: 5019
May 12 Cosmo Energy FY2026 Net Profit Rises 28% to ¥74.0bn as Operating Profit Recovers 13% Despite Revenue Dip Energy / Oil & Gas · TSE: 5021
May 12 Taiheiyo Cement FY2026 Net Profit Halves to ¥25.4bn on One-Off Charges Despite Stable Revenue Cement / Materials · TSE: 5233
May 12 Furukawa Electric FY2026 Net Profit More Than Doubles to ¥72.5bn as 'Lightera' Optical Rebrand Rides AI Demand Cables & Optics · TSE: 5801
May 12 Sumitomo Electric FY2026 Net Profit Surges 91% to ¥369.5bn as Revenue Crosses ¥5 Trillion Electric Wire & Cable / Auto Parts · TSE: 5802
May 12 Rakuten Bank FY26 Net Profit Surges 44% to ¥73.1bn on a 38% Revenue Jump; FY27 Guides Double-Digit Growth Banking · TSE: 5838
May 12 Rinnai FY26 Net Profit Rises 22% to ¥36.2bn as Global Heating Demand Drives Operating Profit to Record Home Appliances / Gas Equipment · TSE: 5947
May 12 Sega Sammy Swings to a ¥5.8bn Net Loss in FY26 Despite Record ¥487.5bn Revenue; Dividend Raised to ¥55, FY27 Guides Return to Profit Entertainment · TSE: 6460
May 12 NSK FY26 Revenue Tops ¥911 Billion as Steering Reconsolidation Lifts Operating Profit 36%; Announces Joint Holding Company Integration with NTN Industrial Machinery · Bearings · TSE: 6471
May 12 Shirai Electronics FY2026 Net Profit Falls 37% to ¥1.3bn as PCB Demand Softens Electronics / PCB · TSE: 6658
May 12 EIZO FY26 Net Profit Jumps 77% to ¥7.3 Billion on Investment-Securities Gains Even as Operating Profit Halves on Mix; FY27 OP Rebound +39% Display Monitors · TSE: 6737
May 12 Sharp FY2026 Operating Profit Jumps 78% to ¥48.6bn as Restructuring Lifts Margins; Equity Ratio Doubles Electronics · TSE: 6753
May 12 SMK Returns to Profit in FY26 with ¥56m Net Income; Dividend Cut to ¥100 as FY27 Targets ¥800m Operating Profit Electronics · TSE: 6798
May 12 Stanley Electric FY2026 Operating Profit Falls 13% as Cost Pressures Offset Steady Revenue Growth Auto Parts / Lighting · TSE: 6923
May 12 Rohm Swings to an Operating Profit but Books a Record ¥158.4bn Net Loss on Heavy Impairments; FY27 Guides Recovery Semiconductors · TSE: 6963
May 12 Kanadevia FY2026 Net Profit Halves to ¥11.1bn on Overseas Project Troubles; FY27 Guides 109% Rebound Machinery / Environment · TSE: 7004
May 12 MHI FY2026 Net Profit Surges 35% to ¥332bn as Defense and Power Demand Drive Record Revenue Heavy Machinery / Defense & Aerospace · TSE: 7011
May 12 Shimadzu FY26 Net Profit Rises 13% to a Record ¥60.5bn on ¥560.7bn Revenue; Dividend Lifted to ¥69 Precision Instruments · TSE: 7701
May 12 Olympus FY2026 Net Profit Falls 42% to ¥68.2bn as Orthopedics Reclassified Discontinued; Endoscope Core Holds Medical Devices · TSE: 7733
May 12 Mizuno FY26 Net Profit Climbs 21% to a Record ¥18.4bn on ¥259bn Revenue; FY27 Guides Further Growth Consumer Goods · TSE: 8022
May 12 KDDI FY2026 Net Profit Rises 8% to ¥707bn as Revenue Tops ¥6 Trillion Telecommunications · TSE: 9433
May 12 Secom FY26 Delivers Record Results: Revenue Tops ¥1.25 Trillion, Net Profit ¥112.7bn; Dividend Raised to ¥100 Security Services · TSE: 9735
May 11 Ibiden FY2026 Operating Profit Jumps 30% to ¥62bn; Guides 45% Surge to ¥90bn on AI Substrate Demand Semiconductors / Electronics · TSE: 4062
May 11 Yaoko's New Holding Company Blue Zone Posts ¥813bn in First-Year Revenue; Guides 11% Growth on Supermarket Acquisitions Retail / Supermarkets · TSE: 417A
May 11 Umios (Ex-Maruha Nichiro) FY2026 Revenue Tops ¥1.1 Trillion; Net Profit Dips 5% and 2027 Guidance Sees Sharp Decline Fisheries / Food · TSE: 1333
May 11 Shobond Nine-Month Ordinary Profit Edges Up to ¥17.0bn; On Track for a Record Full Year Construction / Infrastructure Maintenance · TSE: 1414
May 11 Kozo Keikaku Engineering Nine-Month Operating Profit Jumps 47% to ¥2.1bn on 15% Revenue Growth Engineering / Software · TSE: 208A
May 11 Infcurion FY2026 Revenue Jumps 33% to ¥9.5bn; Operating Profit Triples in First Post-IPO Results Fintech · TSE: 438A
May 11 Yukiguni Maitake Maker's FY2026 Operating Profit Surges 79% to ¥4.3bn; Dividend Raised Food / Agriculture · TSE: 1375
May 11 Fudo Tetra FY26 Operating Profit Surges 86% to ¥5.92 Billion as Net Profit Doubles Construction · TSE: 1813
May 11 Open House H1 FY26 Operating Profit Rises 14% to ¥84.4 Billion; Net Profit Jumps 22% on Record First Half Real Estate · TSE: 3288
May 11 Teijin Posts ¥88.0bn FY26 Net Loss as Revenue Falls 13%; Guides to Return to Profit in FY27 Chemicals & Materials · TSE: 3401
May 11 Mercari Q3 Net Profit Surges 66% to ¥19.4 Billion as Japan Core Op Profit Jumps 53% and Fintech Receivables Climb 45% Internet / E-commerce · TSE: 4385
May 11 Daiichi Sankyo FY26 Revenue Tops ¥2.12 Trillion as Operating Profit Falls 31% on R&D Spend Pharmaceuticals · TSE: 4568
May 11 JX Metals FY26 Operating Profit Jumps 56% to ¥175 Billion as Copper Price Hits Record and Hitachinaka Semi Plant Opens Non-Ferrous Metals / Semiconductor Materials · TSE: 5016
May 11 THK Q1 Operating Profit Quadruples to ¥7.6 Billion as Linear-Motion Demand Rebounds Machinery · TSE: 6481
May 11 Yamaha FY26 Net Profit Jumps 78% to ¥23.7 Billion as Restructuring Charges Fade; Business Profit Down 13% on US Tariffs and Cost Pressure Musical Instruments & Audio · TSE: 7951
May 8 Kakaku.com FY26 Revenue Climbs 20% to Record ¥94.1 Billion but Profit Slips 6% on Kyujin Box Push Internet / Media · TSE: 2371
May 8 LINE Yahoo FY26 Revenue Tops ¥2 Trillion as PayPay Consolidation Drives Strategic Segment EBITDA Up 85% Internet · TSE: 4689
May 8 Brother FY26 Net Profit Jumps 24% to ¥67.6 Billion; Operating Profit Up 15%, MUTOH Consolidated Electronics / Precision Machinery · TSE: 6448
May 8 Sony FY26 Operating Profit Climbs 13% to ¥1.45 Trillion as Group Spins Off Financial Arm; Continuing Margin Reaches 11.6% Conglomerate / Entertainment · TSE: 6758
May 8 Toyota FY26 Operating Profit Drops 21% to ¥3.77 Trillion on ¥1.38 Trillion U.S. Tariff Hit; North America Swings to Loss Automotive · TSE: 7203
May 8 Nintendo FY26 Revenue Almost Doubles to ¥2.31 Trillion as Switch 2 Sells 19.86 Million Units; Mario Kart World Tops 14.7 Million Gaming · TSE: 7974
May 8 SG Holdings FY26 Revenue Hits Record ¥1.64 Trillion, Up 11%, on Morrison Express Deal Logistics / Transportation · TSE: 9143
May 8 NTT FY25 Operating Profit Hits Record ¥1.71 Trillion as Global Solutions Profit Jumps 51%; SBI Sumishin Bank and NTT Data Group Consolidated Telecom · TSE: 9432
May 8 Konami FY26 Operating Profit Soars 33% to Record ¥135.9 Billion as Revenue Tops ¥493.7 Billion Gaming / Entertainment · TSE: 9766
May 7 Ajinomoto FY26 Net Profit Nearly Doubles to ¥134.6 Billion as Tokyo Headquarters Sale and Healthcare AA Growth Combine; FY27 Guides EPS ¥126 as One-Off Fades Food & Beverage · Amino Acids · TSE: 2802
May 7 Yokogawa FY26 Revenue Hits Record ¥604.8bn (+7.5%); Net Profit Up 11.5% to ¥58bn Even as Operating Profit Dips, Dividend Lifted to ¥78 Industrial Automation / Measurement & Control · TSE: 6841
May 7 Sukegawa Electric H1 Net Profit Up 13% to ¥561mn as Nuclear-Related Demand Drives Energy Segment Sales +34% Industrial Heating / Nuclear Components · TSE: 7711
May 7 MUTOH FY26 Net Profit Surges to ¥10.1bn on One-Off Gains as Brother's Tender Offer Succeeds; Year-End Dividend Cancelled Ahead of Likely Delisting Precision Instruments / Wide-Format Printers · TSE: 7999
May 7 Nagase FY26 Net Profit Jumps 30% to ¥33.1bn on Margin Expansion; Revenue Tops ¥972bn, 1-for-4 Stock Split Effected Chemicals Trading / Specialty Materials · TSE: 8012
May 7 SPARX FY26 Net Profit Up 22% to ¥6.4bn at 46% Operating Margin; Issues First-Ever Dividend Forecast of ¥94 for FY27 Asset Management · TSE: 8739
May 1 Itoham Yonekyu FY26 Net Profit Jumps 54% to ¥20.2bn on Pricing and Mix; Revenue Tops ¥1.07trn, Commemorative Dividend Lifts Payout to ¥320 Food / Meat Processing · TSE: 2296
May 1 M3 FY26 Net Profit Up 21% to ¥49.1bn as Revenue Accelerates +23% to ¥351bn; FY27 Guides Double-Digit Growth Healthcare Platform / Medical IT · TSE: 2413
May 1 Sojitz FY26 Net Profit Eases 6% to ¥103.6bn on Resource Softness; Dividend Lifted to ¥165, FY27 Guides 26% Rebound to ¥130bn Trading House (Sogo Shosha) · TSE: 2768
May 1 Epson FY26 Net Profit Collapses 67% to ¥18bn on One-Off Charges; Dividend Held at ¥74 with Payout Ratio Jumping to 130%; FY27 Guides +224% Rebound Electronics / Printers · TSE: 6724
May 1 Itochu FY26 Net Profit Hits Record ¥900bn (+2.3%) Despite Resource Softness; 1-for-5 Stock Split Completed and Buyback of 101 Million Shares Trading House (Sogo Shosha) · TSE: 8001
May 1 Marubeni FY26 Net Profit Hits Record ¥544bn (+8.1%) on Equity-Method Power & Agri Earnings; Dividend Lifted to ¥107.50, Buyback Adds 20M Shares Trading House (Sogo Shosha) · TSE: 8002
May 1 Mitsui & Co. FY26 Net Profit Slips 7% to ¥834 Billion on Resource Cycle; Investing Outflow Triples to ¥1 Trillion on Growth Capex; Dividend Lifted to ¥115 Trading House (Sogo Shosha) · TSE: 8031
May 1 Sumitomo Corp FY26 Net Profit Hits Record ¥600bn (+6.8%); Announces 1-for-4 Stock Split and Lifts Dividend to ¥150 Trading House (Sogo Shosha) · TSE: 8053
May 1 Mitsubishi Corporation FY26 Net Profit Drops 16% to ¥800 Billion on Softer Resource Prices; Dividend Lifted to ¥110, FY27 Guides 37% Profit Recovery to ¥1.1 Trillion Trading House (Sogo Shosha) · TSE: 8058
May 1 SBI Holdings FY26 Net Profit Soars 164% to ¥428bn as Revenue Jumps 31% to ¥1.90trn; Brokerage, Banking and Investment Gains Combine Financial Services / Online Brokerage · TSE: 8473