Hulic Co. will launch a tender offer at ¥295 per share for cram-school operator Riso Kyoiku Group (4714), in which it already holds a 50.87% stake, aiming to make it a wholly owned subsidiary; Riso Kyoiku's board endorsed the bid and recommended that shareholders tender.

Katitas Co. will launch a tender offer at ¥2,000 per share for all shares of Tobu Juhan (3297), excluding treasury stock, aiming to make the used-home seller a wholly owned subsidiary, and Tobu Juhan's board endorsed the bid and recommended that shareholders tender.

AVANTIA (8904), a Nagoya-based homebuilder, said net profit attributable to owners of the parent rose 122.6% to ¥1.42 billion for the year ended Aug. 31, 2026, and announced a buyback of up to 350,000 shares worth up to ¥300 million.

Hulic Co. (3003) will launch a ¥295-per-share tender offer for its 50.87%-owned subsidiary Riso Kyoiku Group Co. (4714) to make it wholly owned, with the offer running from Oct. 14 to Nov. 26, 2026.

Retailer Izumi Co., Ltd. (8273) said first-half net profit attributable to owners of the parent rose 4.2% to ¥8.4 billion for the six months to Aug. 31, 2026, kept its full-year forecast unchanged, and said three of its Kyushu supermarket subsidiaries will merge on March 1, 2027.

Japanese used-home renovator Katitas (8919) said on Oct. 13 it will launch a ¥2,000-per-share tender offer for Tobu Juhan (3297), worth about ¥5.42 billion, to make it a wholly owned subsidiary.

Takeuchi Seisakusho (6432) raised its net profit forecast for the year ending February 2027 by 21.6% to ¥31.5 billion, lifted its annual dividend forecast to ¥245 from ¥220 and set a share buyback of up to ¥15.0 billion.

OPRO Co., Ltd. (228A) on Oct. 13 raised its net profit forecast for the year ending November 2026 to ¥343 million from ¥304 million while cutting its sales forecast to ¥2.934 billion, citing lower personnel and hiring costs.

Local Co. (470A), a food e-commerce company listed on the TOKYO PRO Market, on Oct. 13 withdrew its forecast for the year ending February 2027, which had called for net profit of ¥280 million, after reporting a first-half net loss of ¥296 million on sales down 12.8% to ¥3.15 billion.

Asulina (3647) posted a consolidated net loss attributable to owners of the parent of ¥301 million for the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2026, wider than the ¥272 million loss it had forecast, as net sales of ¥885 million fell 25.27% short of its ¥1.185 billion projection.

Micron Seimitsu Co., Ltd. (6159) reported net profit attributable to owners of the parent of ¥1,119 million for the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2026, 147.6% above the ¥452 million forecast it issued on Oct. 10, 2025, and up 43.0% from the previous year.

dip Corporation (2379), an operator of job information websites, on Oct. 13 cut its forecast for the fiscal year ending February 2027, now projecting an operating result ranging from a loss of ¥2.5 billion to a profit of ¥2.5 billion, versus a profit of ¥5.0 billion to ¥10.0 billion previously, and reported first-half operating profit down 99.0% at ¥56 million.

Japanese department store operator Daiwa Co., Ltd. (8247) on Oct. 13 cut its net profit forecast for the year ending February 2027 to a loss of ¥900 million from a ¥100 million profit, citing extraordinary losses tied to its subsidiary Kanazawa New Grand Hotel, while keeping its sales, operating profit and ordinary profit forecasts unchanged.

Fuji Seiko (6142), a Nagoya-listed tool maker, said net profit attributable to owners of the parent rose 450.3% to ¥644 million in the six months through Aug. 31, 2026, 34.3% above the ¥480 million it had forecast on July 14.

Kanaden Corporation (8081) on Oct. 13 raised its consolidated forecast for the first half of the fiscal year ending March 2027, lifting projected net profit attributable to owners of the parent to ¥1.40 billion from ¥1.20 billion and revenue to ¥69.3 billion from ¥63.0 billion.

Axas Holdings (3536) cut its consolidated net profit forecast for the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2026 to ¥43 million from ¥250 million, a reduction of 82.5%.

Saijo (591A) raised its net profit forecast for the fiscal year to August 2026 by 23.3% to ¥147 million from ¥120 million, while booking extraordinary losses and a deferred tax charge.

Ichinen Holdings Co., Ltd. (9619) on Oct. 13 raised its consolidated forecast for the first half of the fiscal year ending March 2027, lifting projected net profit attributable to owners of the parent by 7.7% to ¥8.608 billion from ¥7.994 billion.

Veritas In Silico Inc. (130A), listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth market, said it will issue Series 5 through 9 stock acquisition rights covering 3.6 million shares to three funds managed by Hong Kong-based Long Corridor Asset Management, expecting net proceeds of ¥1,773 million to fund research on its in-house drug candidates.

KOZO Holdings (9973) said on Oct. 13, 2026 that Macquarie Bank Limited exercised 5,000 units of its 16th stock acquisition rights, or 10.0% of the 50,000 issued, receiving 500,000 new shares at an exercise price of ¥16.0.