Japan
Earnings Singles
Company-level reporting and outlook from Japan.
Kubota Lifts Full-Year Outlook as North American Demand Steadies
The tractor maker raised its operating-profit guide after two quarters of destocking ended in its largest overseas market.
Company Cohorts
Cross-company themes across exporters, trading houses and industry groups.
Japan's Trading Houses Split on Where the Commodity Cycle Goes Next
Five sogo shosha reported within eight days and disagreed, in their own guidance, about metallurgical coal and LNG.
Season View
The broad read once enough of the reporting window has landed.
Japan's First-Quarter Season, Two-Thirds Reported
With most of the March-year cohort in, guidance raises are running ahead of last year — but concentrated in a narrow band of exporters.
More Japan Coverage
NTT Data to Buy a German Cloud Integrator for €640 Million
The purchase extends a run of mid-sized European acquisitions by Japanese IT services groups.