Report
Joel Scheiman ...
  • Julie Boote
  • Lindsay Whipp
  • Pelham Smithers
  • Thao Nguyen
  • William Nestuk

The 3-day Pre-Marine Day / Health-Sports Day Holiday version of the PSA Japan Weekly Research Round-Up covering 19~21 July 2021

NB: There will no PSA Today / publications on July 22 or 23. Normal service resumes on 26 July

The Weekly Comment Summary
Ahead of July 23’s opening ceremony, PSA analyst, sports fan and long-term Tokyoite Joel Scheiman reflects on the lead-up to the Olympic Games.

PSA Company Visits, Tours and Interviews
• Call with: Money Forward (3994 JT)

Reports / Flash Notes Summaries
1. Sansan (4443 JT) in a Logjam
2. Demae-can (2484 JT) – A Revisit
Company / Sector / Thematic Comments
Technology: Consumer Electronics, Gaming
1. Twitch Goes Wild for Square Enix’s (9684 HT) FF14 as Asmongold’s Team Die in Heartbreak Defeat to Boss
2. Might Netflix be Working with Sony (6758 JT) on Streaming Games?
Technology: Industrial Electronics / Components / Semis & SPE / Precision
3. Disco (6146 JT) 1Q FY21 OP +66% YoY
4. Glory (6457 JT) in PoS Equipment Leasing Move
5. Nidec (6594 JT) Reports Strong Profit Growth in FY21 Q1
6. Are the Upward Revisions Enough?
7. Other Tech News& Moves That Caught Our Eye
Autos
8. Toyota (7203 JT) Keeps Low Profile at Olympics
9. Suzuki Motor (7269 JT) to sell EVs in India by 2025
Auto Parts / Machinery
10. Ferrotec (6890 JT) to Post ¥7.5bil One-Off Gain from Affiliate Share Issue
11. Nachi-Fujikoshi (6474 JT) Disappointing H2 FY21 Guidance
Internet / eCommerce
12. Results of “DX Promotion Status in the Real Estate Industry” Survey
13. Paytm’s Plans to IPO Seen as a Positive for Z Holdings (4689 JT)
14. Mercari’s (4385 JT) Nationwide Delivery Partnership with Uber
Enterprise Software
15. NRI (4307 JT): FY21 Q1 Earnings Preview
16. Enechange (4169 JT) Wins Tokyo Gas (9531 JT) as Client for new DR Service
Pharma
17. Covid Vaccine News Gives a Boost to Shionogi (4507 JT) and Chugai (4519 JT)
Miscellaneous
18. Other Moves & News That Caught Our Eye
Market / Strategy / Macro
19. Does Japan Have Inflation?
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Pelham Smithers Associates Ltd
Pelham Smithers Associates Ltd

Founded in 2009, Pelham Smithers Associates (PSA) provides market intelligence on Asian technology, focusing in particular on Japan. The industries covered by our team of specialists are: consumer electronics, telecomms, pharmaceuticals, internet, electronic parts and materials, automotive technology, retail and capital goods. 

PSA produces both company and sector reports. The focus of PSA’s research is to identify winners and losers as new technologies impact the top and bottom lines of corporations. Critical to our research is the clear explanation of how these new technologies work and how they impact companies and industries. 

The founding partners have worked closely together for twenty years and the team has more than doubled in size since 2012. 

Analysts
Joel Scheiman

Julie Boote

Lindsay Whipp

Pelham Smithers

Thao Nguyen

William Nestuk

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