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The Shiga Bank buys ¥36.6bn Senshu Ikeda stake as Ariake Capital cuts

Filings on 5 November followed stake changes in the regional lender on 29 October.

The Shiga Bank raised a stake in Senshu Ikeda Holdings by ¥36.6bn ($232.1mn) on 29 October, according to a disclosure filed on 5 November. Ariake Capital cut a stake in the bank by ¥36.6bn ($232.0mn) on the same date. Shares in Senshu Ikeda have fallen 10 per cent since the change. In results to 31 March 2026, the bank reported revenue of ¥117.4bn, up 26.2 per cent on the year.

BlackRock Japan raised a stake in drugmaker Shionogi & Co.,Ltd. by ¥29.2bn ($185.1mn) on 30 October, filing the report on 5 November. Shares in Shionogi have risen 6 per cent since that change. Disclosures since 4 November showed increases worth ¥104.6bn ($662.7mn) from 22 filers, while reductions totaled ¥58.8bn ($372.4mn).

Over the past 30 days, reductions accounted for ¥2.9tn ($18.3bn), or 69 per cent of total stake changes. Increases came to ¥1.3tn ($8.2bn), representing 31 per cent. Technology and telecoms group Datasection generated 12 filings, comprising 10 reductions and two increases. Hikari Tsushin submitted 40 reports across 35 companies, with 31 increases and nine reductions.

Companies in this column: Datasection, Senshu Ikeda Holdings, Shionogi & Co.,Ltd..