Japan Stock of the Day | Kabutaro & Friends

On September 2, 2026, the most talked-about Japanese stock online was ITO EN <2593>.
Background: Investors welcomed its first quarter results for the fiscal year ending April 2027, covering May through July. Revenue rose 3.3% year on year to 135.18 billion yen and operating profit climbed 22.0% to 10.2 billion yen, reaching 51% of the full-year plan of 20.0 billion yen, already past the halfway mark. Ordinary profit was 10.122 billion yen and net profit 6.559 billion yen. Price revisions carried out at home and abroad worked their way through, and overseas sales of its flagship brand "Oi Ocha" grew. The company is rolling out marketing featuring baseball player Shohei Ohtani and plans to push the global expansion of "Oi Ocha" further. The stock closed at 3,273 yen, up 262 yen (+8.70%), setting a new year-to-date high and ranking as the top gainer on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market even as the Nikkei Stock Average fell 1,889.70 points in a broad sell-off.