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Otsuka's Profit Jumps 8.4% in H1; Interim Dividend Declared

Otsuka (TYO:4768) recorded an 8.4% rise in attributable profit for the six months ended June 30 to 37 billion yen from 34.1 billion yen a year prior.Earnings per share stood at 97.36 yen in the half year, according to a Monday Tokyo bourse filing.The office equipment company's net sales climbed 9% to 757.5 billion yen from 695.1 billion yen in the year-ago period.The company declared an interim dividend of 55 yen per share for the period.The company expects an attributable profit of 64.9 billion yen, basic EPS of 171.15 yen, net sales of 1.379 trillion yen, and a total dividend of 105 yen per share for the fiscal year ending Dec. 31.The company revised its full year-earnings and dividend forecasts in an upward manner based on its interim results, the market environment, and outlook for the future.

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Japanese Shares Slip as AI Sell-Off Weighs on Investor Sentiment

Japan's equities failed to recover from opening losses and closed in the red on Thursday, tracking the somber mood globally dragged by the sell off among AI stocks.The Nikkei 225 closed lower by 1,741.81 points or 2.47% to 68,733.15.Investors are also keenly eyeing the US jobs data that could provide hints towards interest rate hikes in the near future.Meanwhile, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is on a three-day visit to India, where she will hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday and discuss cooperation in critical sectors including electronics components, natural resources, and energy.Back home, Japan's monetary base, which reflects the total volume of currency in circulation and current account deposits held at the central bank, fell 13.7% year over year in June, according to data from the Bank of Japan on Thursday.On the corporate side, Otsuka (TYO:4768) achieved positive full results from the Phase 3 VISIONARY trial evaluating VOYXACT (sibeprenlimab), according to a Tokyo bourse filing on Thursday.Also, LY (TYO:4689) and Bain Capital have submitted a binding takeover proposal on Wednesday to take Kakaku.com private via a cash tender offer and squeeze-out, following earlier non-binding proposals in May.

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Otsuka Discloses Positive Full Phase 3 Data for Kidney Drug VOYXACT

Otsuka (TYO:4768) achieved positive full results from the Phase 3 VISIONARY trial evaluating VOYXACT (sibeprenlimab), according to a Tokyo bourse filing on Thursday.The first APRIL inhibitor to show statistically significant stabilization of eGFR with evidence of improvement over two years in IgA nephropathy patients targets APRIL, a cytokine that drives B-cell survival and the overproduction of harmful autoantibodies.The drug also showed robust reductions in progression to kidney failure, with safety consistent with earlier data.These findings complete the dataset for Otsuka's rolling sBLA submission to the U.S. FDA, following the drug's accelerated approval in November 2025.Otsuka views VOYXACT as a key growth driver and expects the results to support traditional approval and global marketing applications.

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Otsuka's Profit Jumps 15% in Q1

Otsuka's (TYO:4768) profit attributable to owners of the parent climbed 15% to 16.7 billion yen for the first quarter, from 14.5 billion yen a year earlier.The office equipment company's basic earnings per share increased to 44.01 yen from 38.22 yen a year ago, according to a Tokyo bourse filing on Thursday.Net sales rose 9.3% to 344.8 billion yen for the three months ended March 31 from 315.5 billion yen in the prior-year period.For the year ending Dec. 31, the company expects attributable profit of 61.1 billion yen, basic EPS of 161.21 yen, and net sales of 1.311 trillion yen.Otsuka plans to pay interim and year-end dividends of 50 yen and 45 yen per share, respectively, for the year, which is higher than the amount paid in the year-ago period.

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