Signpost — Contributed to the decision to establish the 'TSUBASA Joint Office Center'.

On the 18th, Signpost Co., Ltd. (3996) announced that partner banks involved in the 'TSUBASA Joint Operations Center Initiative,' which it has been advancing in collaboration with Chiba Bank, Ltd. (8331), have decided to establish a new company, 'TSUBASA Joint Operations Center.' The company will continue supporting the center's launch and the joint implementation of back-office operations. The TSUBASA Joint Operations Center aims to consolidate back-office functions across multiple regional banks to reduce operational costs and streamline requirements for each bank.

Fisco Japan00:23 ET

Market orders: SoftBank Group, Fujikura, and Hitachi were bought; Rakuten Bank was sold (morning session, 21 days ago).

SoftBank Group Corp. (9984): 610,000 shares sold, 2,103,000 shares bought; Advantest Corp. (6857): 29,000 shares sold, 188,000 shares bought; Kioxia Holdings Corp. (285A): 86,000 shares sold, 176,000 shares bought; Fujikura Ltd. (5803): 685,000 shares sold, 1,515,000 shares bought; Toyota Motor Corp. (7203): 289,000 shares sold, 1,076,000 shares bought; Sony Group Corp. (6758): 433,000 shares sold, 684,000 shares bought; Hitachi Ltd. (6501): 206,000 shares sold, 457,000 shares bought; Fanuc Corp. (6

Jiji Press19:46 ET

Panasonic HD, Makino Milling, and others

*Panasonic Holdings <6752>: U.S.-bound investment excluded from FY March 2029 group strategy (Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun, p. 4) – ○ *Itochu Corp. <8001>: Receives approval in Singapore for marine ammonia fuel supply (Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun, p. 4) – ○ *Daikin Industries <6367>: Establishes new joint venture with NexTie Electronics in Thailand to develop air-conditioning software (Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun, p. 4) – ○ *Rakuten Bank <5838>: Mizuho Bank to invest as part of financial restructuring integrating banking, securities, and card operations (Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun, p. 5) – ○ *Makino Milling Machine Co. <6135>: Large

Fisco Japan19:29 ET

Process Automation and Instrumentation Market to Reach USD 2.0 Billion by 2035 as Smart Manufacturing Accelerate Global Industrial Transformation

PR NewswireMay 20 10:37 ET

NTN, TDK, and others [List of stock-related news items from newspapers]

*NTN <6472> to begin mass production of corrosion-resistant bearings in China, targeting EV applications by next year (Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun, front page) - ○ *Furukawa Electric <5801> targets ¥200 billion in operating profit from DC-related business by FY2030 (Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun, p. 3) - ○ *Fujikura <5803> forecasts 67% YoY increase in FY2028 operating profit, driven by surging optical fiber demand for data centers (Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun, p. 3) - ○ *Tokyo Century <8439> plans ¥1 trillion investment in data centers, targeting large-scale cloud demand (Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun, p. 4) - ○ *Axelspace Corporation <402A> to launch seven Earth observation satellites

Fisco JapanMay 19 19:22 ET

Hitachi Announces Strategic Partnership With Anthropic

WSJMay 18 20:43 ET