TOKYO -- Listed companies here could return about 10 trillion yen ($83.8 billion) to investors for fiscal 2014, with 600 or so raising or restoring dividends to signal improved performance and use of capital.
Casio Computer has enjoyed strong sales of its G-Shock watches and is expected to lift its annual dividend to 30 yen from the initially forecast 25 yen. It will likely pay a total of some 8 billion yen in dividends.