Jul 16

2021-07-21T13:03:48+00:00

Highlights this week: REPORTS: Shift Inc (3697 JT) / Ferrotec (6890 JT) / Nidec (6594 JT) / INDUSTRY INSIGHTS: Chip shortage continues to hurt the auto industry / Return of auto shows, but differently/ Will UK MPs drive change to streaming revenues, splits? / MACRO: June industrial production revised down / PayPay vs pring / Z Holdings: umbrella companies offer BNPL/ Sony’s ‘State of Play’ / Sony TV / COMPANY INSIGHTS: Murata’s SSB being sold to the industrial machinery industry / Update on iPhone 13 leaks/ Plus additional COMPANY NEWS / PREVIEWS & RESULTS

Jul 162021-07-21T13:03:48+00:00

Jun 25

2021-07-05T09:25:03+00:00

Highlights this week: REPORTS: GMO Financial Gate (4051 JT) / Astellas (4503 JT) / INDUSTRY INSIGHTS: Might June global semiconductor revenues hit an all-time high? / Shift upmarket for digital cameras continues / Carbon trading: no pain, no gain / MACRO: A busy week ahead – what to look out for / COMPANY INSIGHTS: Sony talks up PS5 post E3 / Square Enix’s Final Fantasy IX set for animation series / Kioxia IPO looks set for September / Nissan sees better than expected performance / Invests in WeRide / Hitachi decision on HCM / May China machine tool orders / Plus additional COMPANY INSIGHTS

Jun 252021-07-05T09:25:03+00:00

June 18

2021-06-28T07:56:51+00:00

Highlights this week: REPORTS: DTS Corp (9682 JT) SOX / SPE Diamond Electric (6699 JT) INDUSTRY INISIGHTS: Is it post peak cycle for video game stocks? FCVs gaining acceptance Why SOX won’t lie down Quantum computing attracting retail investor interest COMPANY INSIGHTS: NEC / Samsung team wins first UK 5G OpenRAN contract Square Enix reveals new Marvel game due out in Oct CyberAgent launches a new game Sony acquires UK audio content producer Plus additional COMPANY INSIGHTS, PREVIEWS & RESULTS

June 182021-06-28T07:56:51+00:00

June 04

2021-06-11T15:43:18+00:00

Highlights this week: REPORTS: Cyber Security Cloud (4493 JT) INDUSTRY INSIGHTS: Video game console sales The race in Japan between FCVs and EVs Basic chemical markets are strong, for now MACRO: Japan retail sales weaken in April Corporate software spend +12% YoY in 1Q 2021 COMPANY INSIGHTS: Sony – Key new in-house games set to be cross-generational SoftBank Corp gets 5G “hurry up” order Is Katerra’s bankruptcy an issue for SoftBank Group shareholders? Nikkei reports Murata, Taiyo Yuden seeing strong orders Plus additional COMPANY INSIGHTS

June 042021-06-11T15:43:18+00:00

May 28

2021-06-05T16:00:34+00:00

Highlights this week: REPORTS: NEC (6701 JT) Fintech in Japan Toyota Industries (6201 JT) INDUSTRY INSIGHTS: Outlook for IoT / smart sensor / LoRaWAN markets Shipping rates vs shipper’s forecasts MACRO: Supermarket sales strong in April Company INSIGHTS: Sony’s IR day(s) feedback / Eyeing 23mil PS5 console unit sales in FY22 / Film business in question again following Amazon / MGM merger / Sony’s camera tech to be used in KHI’s industrial robots Nintendo, the chip shortage and Switch sales IIJ & the power of compound interest Plus additional COMPANY INSIGHTS

May 282021-06-05T16:00:34+00:00

Apr 23

2021-05-07T14:03:18+00:00

Highlights this week: REPORTS: Nabtesco (6268 JT) Chugai Pharm (4519 JT) INDUSTRY INSIGHTS: March US console game spending highest ever for month MARKET / MACRO: SoE / Olympus / ETFs Newly listed on Mothers, Visional Inc +40% from IPO price Department store data worse than it appears COMPANY INSIGHTS: Hope Inc unveils extent of power price surge losses (and yes, they’re bad) Toyota’s electrification balancing act: reveals new EV & EV sub-brand Sumco stresses the need for new capacity Plus additional COMPANY INSIGHTS, NEWS & PREVIEWS

Apr 232021-05-07T14:03:18+00:00

Mar 05

2021-03-12T13:58:33+00:00

Highlights this week: REPORTS: Ricoh (7752 JT) INDUSTRY INSIGHTS: Corporate software spend rebounds in Q4 2020 Among electricals, spring wage negotiations take on a Covid spin Mobile game net sales surge in 1Q US auto sales fall in February Wireless pricing wars MACRO: Feb PMI Employment data for Jan CY20 Q4 capex Monetary base COMPANY INSIGHTS: Is Apple set to cut iPhone production more than originally expected? Sony ends on-demand video purchasing from PlayStation Store Plus Additional COMPANY INSIGHTS

Mar 052021-03-12T13:58:33+00:00

Feb 26

2021-03-05T16:08:45+00:00

Highlights this week: REPORTS: Daikin (6367 JT) Subaru (7270 JT) INDUSTRY INSIGHTS: Japan mobile game sales +50% YTD January auto production hurt by chip shortage MARKET / STRATEGY: JGB yields hit 5-year high Five stocks for bargain hunters to consider COMPANY INSIGHTS: Sony warns on PS5 chip production, announces PSVR2 SQE’s NieR Re(in)carnation falls from top position in charts Plus additional COMPANY INSIGHTS

Feb 262021-03-05T16:08:45+00:00

Feb 19

2021-02-26T15:41:47+00:00

Highlights this week: REPORTS: Developments in the PC Industry – Implications for the Component Suppliers BayCurrent Consulting (6532 JT) Can China Hurt the West with a Rare Earth Export Ban? Lessons from the 2010~11 Spat with Japan Time to consider SBI Holdings INDUSTRY INSIGHTS: Some big moves in bitcoin and crypto stocks Rare earth exports COMPANY RESULTS / INSIGHTS: Murata, Access develop the “JIGlet” NieR Re(in)carnation: straight in at No.1 in the download charts Nabtesco FY20 results call disappoints on robot gears Plus additional COMPANY RESULTS & INSIGHTS

Feb 192021-02-26T15:41:47+00:00

Jan 22

2021-01-29T15:00:12+00:00

Highlights this week: REPORTS: GA Technologies (3491 JT) Yaskawa Electric (6506 JT) INDUSTRY INSIGHTS: Minamitori Island’s undersea mining project Smartphone payments continue to rise MACRO: US retail sales weak Japan’s IP decline worsens China data Q4 GDP weak, but CY20 is ahead of forecasts COMPANY INSIGHTS: Might PS6 be unaffordable? Capcom’s RE8 reveal Nidec President suggests OEMs will not be makers of future EV engines Plus additional COMPANY INSIGHTS & RESULTS

Jan 222021-01-29T15:00:12+00:00
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