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On February 16, 2026, one listed investment security held was sold, resulting in recording a gain on sale of investment securities (special profit) of 5,922 million yen.

A correction was announced regarding an error in the biography of the newly appointed Representative Director disclosed on February 13, 2026.

TechMatrix Corporation and its consolidated subsidiary PSP Corporation have concluded a basic agreement on February 17, 2026, to acquire shares of Medmain Inc. for approximately 2.3 billion yen, aiming to hold a majority of voting rights and make it a consolidated subsidiary.

East Japan Railway Company will make its consolidated subsidiary, JR Chuo Line Community Design Co., Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary through a share exchange, with the effective date scheduled for March 17, 2026.

For the third quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2026, net sales were JPY 104.674 billion (18.2% YoY increase), operating income was JPY 8.844 billion (68.1% YoY increase), and net income attributable to owners of parent was JPY 7.041 billion (81.5% YoY increase).

For the fiscal year ended December 2025, consolidated net sales were 86.65 billion yen (YoY +6.7%), operating income was 6.18 billion yen (YoY +35.5%), and net income attributable to owners of parent was 3.81 billion yen (YoY -12.5%).

Revised consolidated earnings forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2026. Operating income is sharply reduced from the previous 84,000 million yen to 14,000 million yen, a decrease of 83.3%, and net income attributable to owners of parent deteriorates significantly from 53,000 million yen to -10,000 million yen.

Announcement of numerical corrections to the 2026 March term Q3 financial presentation materials. Net sales were 8.09 billion yen (YoY +4.4%), operating loss was 568 million yen (YoY improved by 11.1%), and merchandise inventory was 2.17 billion yen (QoQ +51.2%), among others.

Taisei Corporation announced that Ms. Atsuko Nishimura, an outside director, will resign for personal reasons effective February 28, 2026.

For the second quarter of the fiscal year ending June 2026, net sales were JPY 40,778 million (up 26.2% YoY), operating income was JPY 4,645 million (up 19.6% YoY), and net income attributable to owners of parent was JPY 6,180 million (down 56.3% YoY).

Ai Holdings Corporation will strengthen shareholder returns by introducing a new dividend policy based on a DOE of 6% in addition to a payout ratio of 50%, starting from the year-end dividend for the fiscal year ending June 2026.

Consolidated revenue for January 2026 showed steady progress with the department store business up 0.8% YoY and the SC business increasing 5.6%. Sales to inbound tourists declined, but domestic sales remained strong.