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Shiseido and NTT begin joint research to develop technology to experience the tactile sensations of cosmetics remotely. Leveraging the strengths of both companies to meet the diverse needs of each consumer to create a new shopping experience Shiseido Company, Limited and NTT Corporation have started a joint research project to develop an innovative technology that enables users to experience the illusory haptic sensation of cosmetics through visual and auditory senses by combining Shiseido's knowledge of Kansei*1 science research with NTT's touchless information technology. Until now, online shopping experiences have had limited means to convey the tactile experience of cosmetics without touching the products or testers and have mostly provided information through videos and verbal expressions. Through this joint research, the value of the shopping experience will be further enhanced and new opportunities will be created that meet the diverse needs of consumer around the world ...

  Fri 18 Oct 2024 - Takashimaya's first half operating revenue for FY2024 increased by 13.2% and operating profit increased by 8% year-on-year. Japan Department stores experience strong gains thanks to inbound travelers and strong domestic sales. Takashimaya Singapore and Vietnam's revenue increased while Thailand and Shanghai's revenue declined. Return on Equity forecasted to reach 8.3% for full Financial Year 2024 (FY2024).

Nikkei225 Summary Mon 21 Oct 2024 - Japan’s Nikkei ends the day slightly lower, affected by the uncertainty of the 27 Oct snap election and the BOJ's policy decision next week 30-31 Oct. (Polls suggest BOJ will likely keep rates unchanged.) The tech sector was the bright spot today led by Disco and Socionext, as Nvidia reaches an all-time high of 142.15 (+4.15 +3.01%) intraday tonight on Wall Street. Nikkei225  38,954.60 (-27.15 -0.07%) 74 up 150 down 1 flat Topix  2,679.91 (-9.07 -0.34%) REIT  1,693.28 (-2.81 -0.17%) JGB 10YR  0.962% (-0.009) USD/JPY  150.75 (+1.22 +0.82%) Crude Oil  70.98 (+1.76 +2.54%) Top Performers Rakuten Group Inc.     ¥952.10 (+30.70 +3.33%) - ecommerce/finance/mobile Disco Corp.     ¥39,540.00 (+1,230.00 +3.21%) - semicon Socionext Inc.     ¥2,962.00 (+80.00 +2.78%) - semicon Bottom Performers Sumitomo Pharma Co. Ltd.     ¥623.00 (-45.00 -6.74%) - pharm...

 

 

 

This month, the exciting festival "Splatoween" is coming back on Nintendo Switch's Splatoon 3! The theme is "Let's Dive into a fantasy world of Wizard vs Knight vs Ninja". The participation period is 48 hours from 9 a.m. on Saturday, October 26 to 9 a.m. on Monday, October 28. In anticipation of next week's action, "Splatoween" is holding a Yobi Festival that starts today 18 Oct 2024! First, head to the polling station in the square of Bangkala town, choose the faction you want to participate in, and receive the special Festival Costume. During the Splatoween, Bangkala Street is filled with a sinister atmosphere and is decorated in a variety of ways. Hopefully, you will enjoy not only the festival battle, but also the cityscape that is different from the usual. And Haikara City and Haikara Square have also been transformed into Halloween themes. If you have the Splatoon 3 Expansion Pass, be sure to check it out.

Company Profile Company Name: Accelia,Inc. Scheduled Listing Date: Thu Oct. 31, 2024 Market Section: TOKYO PRO Market Representative MAKINO Akimichi, CEO Address of Main Office 3-3-4 Kojimachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 102-0083 Tel. +81-3-5211-7750 Home Page: https://www.accelia.net/ Date of Incorporation: Dec. 1, 2000 Description of Business: Combined Provision of In-House Developed Network Services and System Integration. e.g. Contents delivery network (CDN), cybersecurity, DDoS mitigation, IoT services, and system development Category of Industry: Information & Communication Ticker: 271A

Darling chip equipment maker Disco, which was added to the Nikkei 225 index this year, surged 7.67% on Friday, after reporting a 25.4% increase in Q2 net income on 17 Oct 2024, Thursday. Sales also saw an increase of 16.2% in Q2 FY2024, due to increase in sales volume and faster acceptance of new machines shipped to wafer fabrication plants.  

Nikkei225 Summary Fri 18 Oct 2024 - Japan’s Nikkei edges up 0.18% to close the week on a positive note. However, gains were limited as China's Q3 GDP slowed to 4.6% from 4.7% in Q2, dampening overall risk appetite for investors in Asia today. Chip equipment maker Disco was a stand out, surging 7.67% after reporting a 25.4% increase in Q2 net income on 17 Oct 2024, Thursday. Nikkei225  38,981.75 (+70.56 +0.18%) 88 up 132 down 5 flat Topix  2,688.98 (+1.15 +0.04%) REIT  1,696.09 (+1.80 +0.11%) JGB 10YR  0.970% (+0.0051) USD/JPY  149.54 (-0.67 -0.45%) Crude Oil  68.77 (-1.90 -2.69%) Top Performers Disco Corp.     ¥38,310.00 (+2,730.00 +7.67%) - semicon - 25.4% increase in Q2 net income Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd.     ¥9,049.00 (+295.00 +3.37%) - pharma DeNA Co. Ltd.     ¥1,814.50 (+51.50 +2.92%) - games & ecommerce Bottom Performers Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings Inc.     ¥642....

 

 

Leveraging the Rakuten Ecosystem’s rich data assets to improve customer understanding and support businesses’ growth. Rakuten Group, Inc. announces the full-scale launch*1 of Rakuten Analytics, an analytics platform for corporate clients that leverages the rich statistical data of the Rakuten Ecosystem to deepen customer understanding and support data-driven decision-making. Introduction video for Rakuten Analytics Rakuten Analytics is a platform that enables businesses to strengthen their understanding of customer profiles by linking a company’s data with the statistical data assets held by Rakuten, while maintaining measures to protect personal information. It features an intuitive and easy-to-use simple user interface (UI), making it easy to understand analysis results. Corporate customers can use the insights gained from the platform’s analysis for ad delivery, marketing strategies targeting their own Rakuten member customers, product planning and more. The stati...

Nikkei225 Summary Thu 17 Oct 2024 - Japan’s Nikkei slips 0.69% on low volume trading in anticipation of more earnings reports next week. Nikkei225  38,911.19 (-269.11 -0.69%) 96 up 127 down 2 flat Topix  2,687.83 (-2.83 -0.10%) REIT  1,694.29 (+4.62 +0.27%) JGB 10YR  0.965% (+0.0102) USD/JPY  150.23 (+0.02 +0.01%) Crude Oil  70.86 (+0.19 +0.27%) Top Performers Taiheiyo Cement Corp.     ¥3,447.00 (+183.00 +5.61%) - building materials Kansai Electric Power Co. Inc.     ¥2,670.50 (+132.00 +5.20%) - utility Chubu Electric Power Co. Inc.     ¥1,757.50 (+73.50 +4.36%) - utility Bottom Performers Fujikura Ltd.     ¥5,173.00 (-267.00 -4.91%) - industrial electronics BANDAI NAMCO Holdings Inc.     ¥3,194.00 (-126.00 -3.80%) - toys & games Tokyo Electron Ltd.     ¥23,530.00 (-780.00 -3.21%) - semicon

 

 

 

Rakuten and Science Arts Form Capital and Business Alliance to Drive Business Synergies Tokyo, October 15, 2024 – Rakuten Group, Inc. and Science Arts, Inc. announced that they have signed a capital and business alliance agreement to deepen their collaborations across a range of initiatives, and strengthen technological and business synergies. In addition, Rakuten Mobile, Inc. and Science Arts have entered into a business alliance agreement to drive sales for a package deal that combines Rakuten Mobile’s Rakuten Saikyo Plan Business for enterprise customers with Science Arts' communication platform "Buddycom." Rakuten, Rakuten Mobile and Science Arts also signed a basic agreement to jointly develop solutions that enhance business operation efficiencies for Rakuten’s partner companies by integrating Rakuten's AI technology and solution suite with Buddycom. Mickey Mikitani, Chairman and CEO of Rakuten Group (left), and Hidekazu Hiraoka, President and CEO of Science Arts...

Nikkei225 Summary Wed 16 Oct 2024 - Japan’s Nikkei slumps 730 points, led by tech and chip stocks, following ASML's 16% plunge on Wall Street overnight, after the Dutch chip equipment maker lowered its 2025 sales forecast to 35 bil euros from 40 bil euros. Nikkei225  39,180.30 (-730.25 -1.83%) 36 up 188 down 1 flat Topix  2,690.66 (-32.91 -1.21%) REIT  1,689.67 (-2.67 -0.16%) JGB 10YR  0.955% (-0.0211)      USD/JPY  149.76 (+0.54 +0.36%)      Crude Oil  70.35 (-0.23 -0.33%) Top Performers Obayashi Corp.     ¥1,892.50 (+80.00 +4.41%) - construction Taisei Corp.     ¥6,354.00 (+149.00 +2.40%) - construction Aeon Co. Ltd.     ¥3,748.00 (+67.00 +1.82%) - supermarkets/shopping centers Bottom Performers Lasertec Corp.     ¥22,150.00 (-3,440.00 -13.44%) - semicon SCREEN Holdings Co. Ltd.     ¥10,100.00 (-1,040.00 -9.34%) - sem...

 

 

 

KDDI is revamping the paid subscription service "au Smart Pass," used by approximately 15 million people, as "Ponta Pass" from October 2, 2024. In line with the renewal, the service content will be enhanced, including the addition of benefits such as the free/discount coupon "Weekly LAWSON" that can be used every week at LAWSON, saving a total of over 600 yen per month, and "Ponta Pass Boost," which increases the Ponta point redemption rate up to 4 times (2%) from the regular rate (0.5%) when making payments using au PAY at LAWSON. These additions make shopping at LAWSON even more advantageous. Along with the benefits currently offered as au Smart Pass, you can use benefits that amount to over 3,000 yen in savings every month. "Ponta Pass" (paid) service starts from 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 2nd. On top of that, from October 2 to November 30, 2024, a campaign to commemorate the launch of Ponta Pass, "AGESUGI* Challenge Part ...

Nikkei225 Summary Tue 15 Oct 2024 - Japan’s Nikkei reaches a 3-month high of 40,257.34 at 11:05am intraday, led by tech stocks and Wall Street's record finish, before retreating 346 points on profit taking to close the day.   Nikkei225  39,910.55 (+304.75 +0.77%) 118 up 104 down 3 flat Topix 2,723.57 (+17.37 +0.64%)    REIT  1,692.34 (-9.36 -0.55%) JGB 10YR  0.976% (+0.024) USD/JPY 149.45 (-0.31 -0.21%)      WTI Oil 70.41 (-3.42 -4.63%) Top Performers Lasertec Corp.     ¥25,590.00 (+1,590.00 +6.63%) - semicon Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd.     ¥2,520.00 (+155.00 +6.55%) - retail SCREEN Holdings Co. Ltd.     ¥11,140.00 (+670.00 +6.40%) - semicon Bottom Performers ENEOS Holdings Inc.     ¥802.50 (-39.70 -4.71%) - oil & gas exploration/sales Inpex Corp.     ¥2,031.50 (-68.50 -3.26%) - oil & gas exploration/sales Toray Industries Inc....

 

 

 

Company Profile Company Name: Sapeet Inc. Scheduled Listing Date: Tue Oct. 29, 2024 Market Section: Growth Market Representative: TSUKIYAMA Eiji, President Address of Main Office Ichigo Mita Building 8F 5-13-18 Shiba, Minato-ku Tokyo, 108-0014 Tel. +81-3-6822-3263 Home Page: https://sapeet.com/ Date of Incorporation Mar. 9, 2016 Description of Business: Providing AI products and AI solutions utilizing Expert AI Category of Industry: Information & Communication Ticker: 269A Indicative IPO Offer Price: 1,450 - 1,500 yen  

Company Profile Company Name: Schoo, inc. Scheduled Listing Date: Tue Oct. 22, 2024 Market Section: Growth Market Representative: MORI Kenshiro, President and CEO Address of Main Office 2-7 Uguisudani-cho, Shibuya-ku Tokyo, 150-0032 Tel. +81-3-4500-7325 Home Page: https://corp.schoo.jp/ Date of Incorporation Oct. 3, 2011   Description of Business: Providing e-learning service for individuals and corporations Category of Industry: Services Ticker: 264A Indicative IPO Offer Price: 690 yen  

Company Name: Hmcomm Inc. Scheduled Listing Date: Mon Oct. 28, 2024 Market Section: Growth Market Representative: MITSUMOTO Koji, CEO, Representative Director Address of Main Office 2-11-1 Shibadaimon, Minato-ku Tokyo, 105-0012 Tel. +81-3-6550-9830 Home Page: https://hmcom.co.jp/ Date of Incorporation: Jul. 24, 2012   Description of Business: Provision of products using voice recognition processing, abnormal sound detection, and natural language analysis processing, etc. Category of Industry: Information & Communication Ticker: 265A Indicative IPO Offer Price: 800 - 850 yen    

Water Security Compass - The World’s first* online platform for global water risk assessment Tokyo, JAPAN (October 10, 2024) – Suntory Holdings, Nippon Koei and the School of Engineering, the University of Tokyo today announced the launch of Water Security Compass, the world’s first* online platform that enables users to assess future water scarcity risks based on water demand and supply across various regions by water usages. Water Security Compass is available to the public free of charge since this summer# and aims to support research on water resources across diverse fields, including industry, government, and academia. The Water Security Compass platform has been developed through a collaborative effort within the University of Tokyo’s Research Initiative for Global Hydrologic Cycles, a framework established in 2022 for industry-academia collaboration that Suntory Holdings, Nippon Koei, and the School of Engineering, the University of Tokyo participate in. This framework aims to c...

Nikkei225 Summary Fri 11 Oct 2024 - Japan’s Nikkei closes the week with modest gains of 0.57%, with Uniqlo operator, Fast Retailing, leading the top performers after reporting record profits for Uniqlo Japan (+32.2%) and the group (500.9bil yen +31.4%) for FY24. Nikkei225  39,605.80 (+224.91 +0.57%) 64 up 160 down 1 flat Topix  2,706.20 (-6.47 -0.24%) REIT   1,701.70 (-2.15 -0.13%) USD/JPY  149.16 (+0.59 +0.39%)      Top Performers Fast Retailing Co. Ltd.     ¥54,490.00 (+3,130.00 +6.09%) - clothing retail/uniqlo Furukawa Electric Co. Ltd.     ¥3,792.00 (+169.00 +4.66%) - industrial electronics Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.     ¥7,105.00 (+156.00 +2.24%) - pharma Bottom Performers Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.     ¥2,359.50 (-69.00 -2.84%) - property Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd.     ¥3,180.00 (-86.00 -2.63%) - tires Kansai Electric Power Co. Inc....