JPMC (3276) will hold an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders on Nov. 27, 2026, to vote on a share consolidation that would complete its management buyout, with its stock scheduled to be delisted from the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Dec. 29, 2026.

Canon Inc. (7751) said net income attributable to shareholders rose 12.2% to ¥246.4 billion in the nine months through September, and revised its full-year forecast, now projecting net income of ¥333.0 billion.

Hoketsu Co., Ltd. (562A), listed on TOKYO PRO Market and Fukuoka PRO Market, said its auditor Josui Kansa Hojin is scheduled to merge into SCS Kokusai Yugen Sekinin Kansa Hojin on Dec. 1, 2026, with the combined firm to be renamed Yugen Sekinin SCS Josui Kansa Hojin on the same day.

WDI Corporation (3068) said on Oct. 27, 2026 that its wholly owned subsidiary WDI JAPAN will absorb WDI Dim Sum Japan, the operator of Tim Ho Wan dim sum restaurants in Japan, in a merger scheduled to take effect on Jan. 1, 2027.

Kakaku.com, Inc. (2371) said on Oct. 27 that Bain Capital and LY Corp. (LINE Yahoo) proposed raising the planned tender offer price of their vehicle BCPE Blitz Cayman, L.P. to ¥3,700 per share, or ¥3,720 if a non-tender agreement can be reached with KDDI Corp.

Fuji Oozx Inc. (7299), a Japanese maker of engine valves, on Oct. 27 raised its forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027, lifting net profit attributable to owners of the parent to ¥1.85 billion from ¥1.7 billion and operating profit to ¥2.92 billion from ¥2.6 billion.

Nippon Sharyo Seizo (7102) on Oct. 27, 2026 raised its consolidated operating profit forecast for the year ending March 2027 by 44.3% to ¥12.7 billion from ¥8.8 billion, and its net profit forecast by 28.0% to ¥9.6 billion from ¥7.5 billion.

OBIC Co., Ltd. (4684) on Oct. 27 raised its net profit forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027 to ¥85.0 billion from ¥82.0 billion and lifted its planned year-end dividend by ¥6 to ¥53 per share.

OBIC Business Consultants Co. (4733) raised its full-year net profit forecast to ¥20.4 billion from ¥19.35 billion and reported first-half net profit up 22.5% at ¥10.14 billion.

MARUWA Co., Ltd. (5344) on Oct. 27 again raised its full-year forecast, lifting operating profit for the year ending March 2027 by 13.6% to ¥38.3 billion from ¥33.7 billion and sales by 8.8% to ¥101.5 billion, as it reported record first-half sales and profits.

Nippon Chuzo (5609) posted operating profit of ¥584 million for the April-September first half, 94.8% above its April forecast of ¥300 million and up 665.6% from a year earlier, while keeping its full-year forecast unchanged.

Dai Nippon Toryo Co., Ltd. (4611) on Oct. 27 raised its full-year net profit forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027 by 70.6% to ¥5.8 billion from ¥3.4 billion, citing a recovery in domestic paint sales and price revisions.

Japan Exchange Group, Inc. (8697) said on Oct. 27 it will split its common stock 2-for-1 with a record date of March 31, 2027, and reported first-half net profit attributable to owners of the parent of ¥57.2 billion, up 65.6% from a year earlier.

Amiya Corporation (4258), a cybersecurity company listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth market, raised its consolidated forecast for the year ending December 2026, lifting projected net profit attributable to owners of the parent 18.0% to ¥1.003 billion and sales 12.1% to ¥7.85 billion.

Shinto Toryo (4615) on Oct. 27, 2026 raised its consolidated forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027, doubling projected net profit attributable to owners of the parent to ¥400 million from ¥200 million.

Nippon Gear Kogyo (6356) raised its non-consolidated operating profit forecast for the six months to Sept. 30, 2026 by 41.1% to ¥1.27 billion, citing strong sales to nuclear power plants, while leaving its full-year outlook unchanged.

Riso Kagaku Corp. (6413) on Oct. 27 raised its consolidated operating profit forecast for the April-September first half of the fiscal year ending March 2027 to ¥3.3 billion from ¥2.3 billion, an increase of 43.5%.

Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central, 9022) said its consolidated subsidiary Nippon Sharyo, Ltd. (7102) raised its net profit forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027 by 28.0% to ¥9.6 billion from ¥7.5 billion, and lifted its operating profit forecast by 44.3% to ¥12.7 billion.

PCI Solutions (3918) lowered its consolidated net profit forecast for the first half of the fiscal year ending March 2027 to ¥297 million from ¥480 million, a 38.0% cut, while leaving its full-year outlook unchanged.

Musashi Co., Ltd. (7521) raised its consolidated net profit forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027 by 50.6% to ¥589 million, citing gains on the sale of strategic shareholdings, while cutting its sales forecast 3.0% to ¥32.95 billion.