PRE-MARKET JAPANESE AND SOUTH KOREAN STOCKS NEWS: Fast Retailing (9983 JT) Q1 (JPY) net 147.5bln (prev. 131.9bln Y/Y), rev. 1.03tln (prev. 895bln Y/Y), sees FY net rising 4% Y/Y to 450bln (exp. 445.4bln) and FY rev. rising 12% Y/Y to 3.8tln

Fast Retailing (9983 JT) - Co. Q1 (JPY) net 147.5bln (prev. 131.9bln Y/Y), PBT 226.7bln (prev. 196.6bln Y/Y), rev. 1.03tln (prev. 895bln Y/Y), Co. sees FY net to rise 4% Y/Y to 450bln (exp. 445.4bln) and FY rev. to rise 12% Y/Y to 3.8tln. (Newswires/Nikkei)

ispace (9348 JT) - Co. is to collaborate with Saudi Arabia in an effort to win future lunar orders. (Nikkei)

Panasonic (6752 JT) - Co. is to position data centre infrastructure as its next growth engine and plans to shift part of production lines for EV batteries to power storage systems that help ensure stable data centre operations. (Nikkei)

Tokyo Electron (8035 JT) - Co. reportedly gears up for AI-driven 'supercycle' in memory demand. (Nikkei)

Toyota (7203 JT) - Co. topped Nissan (7201 JT) in quarterly EV sales in Japan during Q4 2025 for the first time. (Nikkei)

Yamato Holdings (9064 JT) - Co. opened a massive logistics centre in India, which is its fifth logistics facility in the country. (Nikkei)

Citigroup (C) plans significant investment and hiring in Japan. (Newswires)

Hyundai Motor (005380 KS) - Co. and affiliate Kia Corp (000270 KS) reportedly develop on-device robot AI chip with DEEPX for Korea robots. (ChosunBiz)

NH Investment & Securities (005940 KS) - Co. opens NH Finance PLUS Sejong WM Centre. (ChosunBiz)

Construction - South Korean construction firms secured USD 47.3bln in overseas orders during 2025, which was the largest in 11 years. (ChosunBiz)

Korea Exchange data showed corporate share buybacks or cancellations more than doubled over the past two years since the introduction of the South Korean government's corporate value-up initiative. (Yonhap)