Japan's top listed firms on track to score profit record three-peat

TOKYO -- Listed Japanese companies appear set to post record profits for the third straight year, a Nikkei analysis shows, with the total surpassing earlier projections thanks to reopened borders, price hikes and the depreciating yen.

Large corporations collectively are expected to generate 43.5 trillion yen ($289 billion) in net profit for the fiscal year ending March 31, up 13% from the previous year. The estimate would beat the forecast of 40 trillion yen from May 2023, which itself represented a 6% annual gain.