Accenture Japan Ltd. will launch a tender offer at ¥8,500 per share for Global Security Expert Inc. (4417) to make it a wholly owned subsidiary and take it private, and the target's board has endorsed the bid and recommended that shareholders tender.

Chugoku Electric Power raised its net profit forecast for the year ending March 2027 to ¥35.0 billion from ¥31.0 billion and lifted its annual dividend forecast to ¥40 a share from ¥30, as it plans to tender Chudenko shares into a ¥4,614-per-share buyback offer.

Chudenko Corporation (1941) said on October 30 its board approved a share buyback through a self-tender offer premised on acquiring part of the holding of top shareholder Chugoku Electric Power, which owns 41.34%, and raised its annual dividend forecast for the year ending March 2027 to ¥150 per share from ¥140.

Itochu Corp. unit VIC GK will launch a ¥2,880-per-share tender offer for Dentsu Soken (4812) on Nov. 2, after the IT services company's board on Oct. 30 reaffirmed its support and recommended that shareholders tender.

Business Brain Ota Showa (9658) expects to book a ¥17,054 million gain after agreeing to sell its entire 6,006,000-share stake in equity-method affiliate Global Security Expert (4417) back to GSX at ¥5,835 a share, rather than tendering into Accenture Japan Ltd.'s ¥8,500-a-share tender offer.

Kanematsu Corporation (8020) said on Oct. 30 that subsidiary Kanematsu Electronics will sell its entire stake in Global Security Expert (GSX) through a GSX share buyback after a tender offer by Accenture, lifting profit attributable to owners of the parent for the fiscal year ending March 2027 by about ¥14.5 billion.

Open Group Inc. (6572) said 4,000,000 shares held by Representative Director Tomomichi Takahashi will be transferred on Nov. 2, 2026 to Office Takahashi, an asset-management company owned by Takahashi and family members, raising its stake to 15.71% of voting rights from 8.57% and making it the second-largest shareholder.

Kosai Co., Ltd. (7878) said on October 30, 2026 that the Tokyo Stock Exchange accepted its application to delist from the TSE Standard Market, designating the shares for delisting from that day ahead of a scheduled delisting on December 1, 2026, after which the stock will remain listed only on the Nagoya Stock Exchange Main Market.

Itochu Shoji (8001) will launch a tender offer for Dentsu Soken (4812) on Nov. 2, 2026 through its unit Godo Kaisha VIC, offering ¥2,880 per share with the aim of taking the company private.

Sanwa Holdings Corporation (5929) on Oct. 30 cut its net profit forecast for the year ending March 2027 by 25.0% to ¥45.0 billion from ¥60.0 billion, and announced a share buyback of up to ¥10 billion along with the cancellation of 3 million treasury shares.

Vega Corporation (3542) on Oct. 30 raised its operating profit forecast for the year ending March 2027 to ¥1.7 billion from ¥1.5 billion, increased its planned annual dividend to ¥20 from ¥18, and authorized a buyback of up to 100,000 shares worth up to ¥150 million.

Niterra Co., Ltd. (5334) on Oct. 30 raised its net profit forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027 by 19.0% to ¥125 billion from ¥105 billion and switched its dividend policy to target a dividend on equity (DOE) ratio of about 6%.

Marubun Corporation (7537) raised its net profit forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027 by 30.0% to ¥5.2 billion from ¥4.0 billion and lifted its annual dividend forecast to ¥100 per share from ¥77.

NGK raised its net profit forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027 to ¥100.0 billion from ¥82.0 billion and lifted its annual dividend forecast to ¥126 per share from ¥106, after first-half results beat its own guidance.

Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd. (4506) raised its net profit forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027 by 22.1% to ¥94.0 billion and said it would resume dividends with a year-end payout of ¥15 per share.

TOTO Ltd. (5332) said on October 30 that first-half net profit attributable to owners of the parent rose 142.5% to ¥21.3 billion, lowered its full-year sales forecast to ¥775.0 billion, and announced a share buyback of up to ¥30 billion, or 9.5 million shares.

Senshukai (8165) on Oct. 30 cut its forecast for the year ending December 2026, now projecting a net loss attributable to owners of the parent of ¥500 million versus a previous break-even forecast, and set its year-end dividend at zero.

PEGASUS Co., Ltd. (6262) on Oct. 30 cut its forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027 to a net loss of ¥435 million from a previously projected ¥250 million profit, while setting its year-end dividend at ¥65 for an annual total of ¥80 per share.

AIAI Group (6557), a childcare operator listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth market, raised its consolidated net profit forecast for the year ending March 2027 to ¥1.1 billion from ¥700 million and announced its first-ever dividend of ¥15 per share.

MISUMI Group (9962) raised its net profit forecast for the year ending March 2027 by 17.0% to ¥52.4 billion from ¥44.8 billion and lifted its annual dividend forecast to ¥70.34 per share from ¥59.45.