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Leifras Marks First Anniversary of Nasdaq Listing

First Half of Fiscal Year 2026 Revenue and Profit Reach Record Highs[1] for Corresponding Periods Since Fiscal Year 2025 — One Year of Post-Listing Growth Presented in "Leifras by the Numbers" — TOKYO, Oct. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- LEIFRAS Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: LFS) (the "Company" or "Leifras"), a s...

2026-10-09 20:30 1648

LEIFRAS Co., Ltd. Reports First Half of Fiscal Year 2026 Financial Results

Record-High First-Half Revenue and Operating Income, Up 8.9% and 35.9% Year Over Year, Respectively[1] TOKYO, Oct. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- LEIFRAS Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: LFS) (the "Company" or "Leifras"), a sports and social business company dedicated to youth sports and community engagement, and a ...

2026-10-08 09:50 5402

Leifras Launches Official Note Channel "Story of LEIFRAS"

A New Corporate Communications Platform Launched in Leifras' 25thAnniversary Year to Share the People, Perspectives and Stories Behind Its Business - First "ITO'S MESSAGE" to Be Published on October 9, Marking the First Anniversary of Leifras' Nasdaq Listing - TOKYO, Oct. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ --...

2026-10-07 20:30 3232

TOYO Celebrates Completed 2 GW Module Expansion at Texas Facility with Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony

U.S. Department of Commerce, Consulate General of Japan in Houston, and industry partners join TOYO in Humble, Texas; Company shares plans for HJT cell line TOKYO, Oct. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- On October 6, TOYO Co., Ltd (Nasdaq: TOYO) ("TOYO" or the "Company"), a s...

2026-10-07 20:00 3461

SwitchBot Offers Up to 40% Off for Fall Sale 2026

TOKYO, Oct. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- SwitchBot , a leading provider of AI-enabled embodied home robotics systems, today announced its Fall Sale 2026, offering up to 40% off selected smart home products on Amazon from October 6 to October 7. Deals will also be available thro...

2026-10-06 20:00 1784

METLEN: New gallium agreement with major Japanese chemical company

METLEN attracts global commercial interest in European gallium New agreement with major Japanese chemical company highlights strong global market demand ATHENS, Greece and LONDON, Oct. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- METLEN  announces the signing of a long-term commercial agree...

2026-10-05 17:16 2192

Celaid Therapeutics Completes Second Close of Series B Financing Round

Shionogi & Co., Ltd. and Teikoku Ventures, Inc. Join the Round to Accelerate  U.S. Clinical Trial Preparations for CLD-001 TOKYO, Oct. 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Celaid Therapeutics Inc. (Head Office: Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan; President and CEO: Nobuyuki Arakawa; "Celaid") today announced the complet...

2026-10-05 09:30 1731

TIER IV secures Japanese government grant to advance autonomous bus field operational tests and talent development in Saudi Arabia

TOKYO, Oct. 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- TIER IV , the pioneering force behind open-source software for autonomous driving, has been selected by the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry for a grant program supporting collaborative technology initiatives in the Glob...

2026-10-05 09:00 2711

Seatrium and Karpowership Extend Collaboration with Ninth FSRU Conversion

SINGAPORE, Oct. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Following the successful naming and sail away ofLNGT Türkiye, Seatrium Limited ("Seatrium" or the "Group") and its strategic partner Karpowership are advancing their long-standing collaboration with the ninth Floating Storage Regasification Unit ("FSRU") co...

2026-10-05 08:00 2881

Ractigen Therapeutics Presents Positive First-in-Human Data for RAG-18 at WMS 2026, Establishing Clinical Proof-of-Mechanism for RNA Activation in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

* First clinical evidence demonstrating that a systemically delivered small activating RNA (saRNA) can safely upregulate an endogenous target protein in human skeletal muscle in a monogenic disease. * Paired muscle biopsies reveal 3.5- to 5.3-fold increases in sarcolemmal utrophin expression,...

2026-10-03 19:30 6333

The Anime "KAGURABACHI" Casts Yuichi Nakamura as Soshiro Azami; Cast Comments, Character Visual & Trailer Revealed!

TOKYO, Oct. 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The anime Kagurabachi, based on a next-generation flagship title fromWeekly Shonen Jump, has announced that Yuichi Nakamura has been cast as Soshiro Azami.Alongside this announcement, a new character visual, trailer and comments from Nakamura have also been un...

2026-10-02 14:45 2935

The Diverse Appeal of Tourism and Cuisine in Japan Showcased at U.S. Event

—Promoting Japan as a Destination Where Every Visit Brings a New Discovery— NEW YORK, Oct. 1, 2026/PRNewswire/ -- At 5:30 p.m. local time on September 22, the Japan Tourism Agency hosted the "Japan-U.S. Tourism and Culinary Night" at Gotham Hall in New York City to showcase the appeal of tourism ...

2026-10-01 10:41 2160

TIER IV joins Arm Total Design for Physical AI to accelerate ready-to-use Autoware solutions through Open AD Kit

TOKYO, Sept. 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- TIER IV , the pioneering force behind Autoware, open-source software for autonomous driving, today announced that it has joinedArm® Total Design for Physical AI . Building on i...

2026-10-01 09:00 2563

KANAZAWA Oishii Festa 2026 in Ishikawa: Two Days of Fermented Flavors and Hands-On Food Workshops

KANAZAWA, Japan, Sept. 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Kanazawa Biyori, a media outlet rooted in the Hokuriku region of northwestern Japan, covers not only well-known sights but also the food, culture and traditions that shape the region. This autumn, it turns its attention to KANAZAWA Oishii Festa 2026...

2026-09-30 19:00 1528

Kinetics Expands Fleet with Acquisition of Vessel for Conversion into New FSRU

LONDON, Sept. 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Kinetics today announced its decision to further expand its LNG infrastructure fleet through the conversion of the LNG carrier Arctic Voyager into a Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) to be named LNGT Akdeniz. Once converted, LNGT Akdeniz will ...

2026-09-30 15:00 2327

TIER IV expands MP camera series with wide-angle models for peripheral sensing

TOKYO, Sept. 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- TIER IV , the pioneering force behind open-source software for autonomous driving, has added two new models to itsMP camera series optimized for commercial-scale Level 4 autonomy. The C1-120MP and...

2026-09-30 09:00 2629

LEIFRAS Co., Ltd. to Report First Half of Fiscal Year 2026 Financial Results

TOKYO, Sept. 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- LEIFRAS Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: LFS) (the "Company" or "Leifras"), a sports and social business company dedicated to youth sports and community engagement, and a leading operator of children's sports schools and school club activity support businesses in Japan, to...

2026-09-29 20:30 1692

TOYO Announces Approximately $240 Million in Binding U.S. Solar Module Supply Agreements Through First Half of 2027

TOKYO, Sept. 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- TOYO Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: TOYO) (OTC: TOYWF) ("TOYO" or the "Company"), a solar manufacturing company, today announced that, since mid-June 2026, it has entered into multiple binding solar photovoltaic module supply agreements with an aggregate contract value o...

2026-09-28 20:15 5740

SOLA Biosciences Japan Receives AMED Grant to Advance SOL-257, Innovative Gene Therapy Aiming to Restore TDP-43 Function for ALS Patients

TOKYO and BOSTON, Sept. 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- SOLA Biosciences Japan GK ("SOLA Japan"), the wholly owned Japanese subsidiary of Boston-based SOLA Biosciences Inc. (together, "SOLA"), announced that it has been awarded a grant of approximately 6 billion yen over five years by the Japan Agency f...

2026-09-28 14:00 2393

Cellid and Megane Top Partner to Commercialize and Expand the AR Glasses Business

Combining Cellid's Technological Expertise with Megane Top's Product Development and Sales Capabilities to Bring AR Glasses to Market TOKYO, Sept. 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Cellid Inc., a developer of displays and spatial recognition engines for next-generation augmented reality (AR) glasses, ann...

2026-09-25 21:00 3270
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