Short selling in Japan
Positions open on September 17, 2026, according to JPX data. See the official publication.
JPX also publishes the positions of securities firms, far below the threshold other markets use. Its companies compare, its holders do not, so this market is kept out of the ranking of the busiest short sellers.
| Issuer | % of capital | Funds | Last disclosure |
|---|---|---|---|
| ReYuu Japan Inc. | 12.36% | 4 | September 16, 2026 |
| Towa Corporation | 10.49% | 3 | September 16, 2026 |
| TESS Holdings Co.,Ltd. | 6.97% | 4 | September 16, 2026 |
| Unitika LTD. | 6.96% | 3 | September 16, 2026 |
| Jibannet Holdings Co.,Ltd. | 6.90% | 3 | September 16, 2026 |
| Nomura Micro Science Co.,Ltd. JP3762950008 | 6.52% | 6 | September 16, 2026 |
| Toyo Engineering Corporation | 6.29% | 5 | September 17, 2026 |
| JSH Co.,Ltd. | 5.97% | 3 | September 16, 2026 |
| Datasection Inc. | 5.83% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| Def consulting,inc. | 5.76% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| Tri Chemical Laboratories Inc. | 5.71% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| Toho Zinc Co.,Ltd. | 5.27% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| 3-D Matrix,Ltd. | 5.08% | 3 | September 16, 2026 |
| Sanken Electric Co.,Ltd. | 5.05% | 3 | September 16, 2026 |
| Sanrio Company,Ltd. | 4.85% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| W-SCOPE Corporation | 4.78% | 3 | September 16, 2026 |
| Infomart Corporation | 4.57% | 3 | September 16, 2026 |
| Globalway,Inc. | 4.32% | 3 | September 16, 2026 |
| inspec Inc. | 4.32% | 2 | September 17, 2026 |
| SRE Holdings Corporation | 4.25% | 4 | September 16, 2026 |
| Plus Alpha Consulting Co.,LTD. | 4.20% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| Nihon Dempa Kogyo Co.,ltd. | 4.12% | 4 | September 16, 2026 |
| BrightPath Biotherapeutics Co.,Ltd. | 4.09% | 3 | September 16, 2026 |
| Socionext Inc. | 3.79% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| Musashi Seimitsu Industry Co.,ltd. | 3.74% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| Fixstars Corporation | 3.69% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| G-NEXT Inc. | 3.66% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| Kodama Chemical Industry Co.,ltd. JP3299000004 | 3.63% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| QD Laser,Inc. JP3244720003 | 3.59% | 3 | September 16, 2026 |
| Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha,Ltd. | 3.54% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| Nissan Motor Co.,ltd. | 3.52% | 3 | September 16, 2026 |
| istyle Inc. | 3.49% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| Rock Field Co.,ltd. | 3.39% | 2 | September 17, 2026 |
| Metaplanet Inc. | 3.38% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| ENECHANGE Ltd. | 3.36% | 2 | September 17, 2026 |
| Howa Machinery,Ltd. | 3.33% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| SymBio Pharmaceuticals Limited | 3.26% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| FIXER Inc. | 3.25% | 1 | September 17, 2026 |
| Daishinku Corp. | 3.24% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| COVER Corporation | 3.17% | 3 | September 16, 2026 |
| YE DIGITAL Corporation | 3.17% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| Timee,Inc. | 3.08% | 3 | September 16, 2026 |
| Liberaware Co.,Ltd. | 3.03% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| KLab Inc. | 3.02% | 2 | September 17, 2026 |
| eole Inc. | 3.02% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| TRE Holdings Corporation | 3.00% | 1 | September 16, 2026 |
| Mitsui O.S.K.Lines,Ltd. | 2.98% | 1 | September 16, 2026 |
| Star seeds Co.,Ltd. | 2.94% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| TRaaS On Product Inc. | 2.87% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| INTER ACTION Corporation | 2.86% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| Lifedrink Company,inc. | 2.84% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| Yonex Co.,ltd. | 2.84% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| Dynamic Map Platform Co.,Ltd. JP3491920009 | 2.83% | 3 | September 17, 2026 |
| Kyokuto Securities Co.,ltd. JP3256970009 | 2.83% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| Monex Group,Inc. | 2.77% | 3 | September 17, 2026 |
| Asahi Diamond Industrial Co.,Ltd. | 2.71% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| Bank of Innovation,Inc. | 2.71% | 3 | September 16, 2026 |
| JADE GROUP,Inc. | 2.71% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| AIMECHATEC,Ltd. | 2.70% | 3 | September 16, 2026 |
| Shindengen Electric Manufacturing Co.,Ltd. | 2.70% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| Ficha Inc. | 2.67% | 1 | September 16, 2026 |
| Zeon Corporation | 2.65% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| ACSL Ltd. | 2.64% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| Financial Partners Group Co.,Ltd. | 2.61% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| Toda Kogyo Corp. | 2.61% | 3 | September 17, 2026 |
| HPC SYSTEMS Inc. | 2.59% | 1 | September 16, 2026 |
| Money Forward,Inc. | 2.57% | 1 | September 16, 2026 |
| MITSUI E&S Co.,Ltd. | 2.50% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| CyberStep Holdings,Inc. | 2.49% | 1 | September 16, 2026 |
| Akebono Brake Industry Co.,ltd. | 2.48% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| Kansai Paint Co.,ltd. | 2.47% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| Tokaido REIT,Inc. | 2.44% | 3 | September 16, 2026 |
| Brains Technology,Inc. | 2.43% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| Kudan Inc. | 2.38% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| Japan Engine Corporation | 2.35% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| dip Corporation | 2.35% | 1 | September 16, 2026 |
| Link-U Group Inc. | 2.34% | 2 | September 17, 2026 |
| PowerX,Inc. | 2.34% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| Next Generation Technology Group Inc. JP3264350004 | 2.32% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| NEXT FUNDS Nikkei 225 Double Inverse Index Exchange Traded Fund | 2.30% | 1 | September 17, 2026 |
| Nippon Gear Co.,ltd. | 2.30% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| Iseki & Co.,ltd. | 2.29% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| Micronics Japan Co.,ltd. | 2.29% | 3 | September 16, 2026 |
| TAUNS Laboratories,Inc. | 2.29% | 1 | September 16, 2026 |
| Gurunavi,Inc. | 2.28% | 2 | September 17, 2026 |
| Kagome Co.,ltd. | 2.28% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| Tsukuba Bank,Ltd. | 2.28% | 1 | September 16, 2026 |
| gumi Inc. | 2.28% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| Daiichi Sankyo Company,limited | 2.27% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| Japan Airport Terminal Co.,ltd. | 2.26% | 1 | September 16, 2026 |
| V Technology Co.,Ltd. | 2.26% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| Asterisk Inc. | 2.24% | 1 | September 16, 2026 |
| Ishii Hyoki Co.,ltd. JP3134450000 | 2.23% | 3 | September 16, 2026 |
| Sanyo Shokai LTD. | 2.21% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings,Inc. | 2.19% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| Organo Corporation | 2.18% | 3 | September 16, 2026 |
| Shima Seiki Mfg.,ltd. | 2.17% | 1 | September 16, 2026 |
| Aiming Inc. JP3161050004 | 2.16% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| Sanoh Industrial Co.,Ltd. | 2.16% | 2 | September 17, 2026 |
| Tecnisco,ltd. | 2.14% | 1 | September 16, 2026 |
| Sourcenext Corporation | 2.13% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| ImageONE Co.,Ltd. | 2.08% | 1 | September 17, 2026 |
| SK-Electronics CO.,LTD. | 2.08% | 3 | September 16, 2026 |
| AKIBA Holdings Co.,Ltd. | 2.06% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| Hephaist Co.,ltd. | 2.06% | 1 | September 16, 2026 |
| Wize INC. | 2.04% | 1 | September 16, 2026 |
| Axell Corporation | 2.03% | 1 | September 16, 2026 |
| Nippon Shinyaku Co.,Ltd. | 2.03% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| Kasumigaseki Capital Co.,Ltd. JP3211050004 | 2.01% | 3 | September 16, 2026 |
| RAKUS Co.,Ltd. | 2.01% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| TESEC Corporation | 2.01% | 1 | September 16, 2026 |
| Sanyo Trading Co.,Ltd. JP3342500000 | 2.00% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| Harmonic Drive Systems Inc. | 1.98% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| Samco INC. | 1.98% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| Tokyo Keiki INC. | 1.97% | 3 | September 16, 2026 |
| DeNA Co.,Ltd. | 1.95% | 1 | September 16, 2026 |
| FFRI Security,Inc. | 1.94% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| Hokkaido Electric Power Company,Incorporated | 1.93% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| en Inc. | 1.90% | 1 | September 16, 2026 |
| Inui Global Logistics Co.,Ltd. | 1.87% | 1 | September 16, 2026 |
| OSAKA Titanium technologies Co.,Ltd. | 1.86% | 1 | September 16, 2026 |
| NPC Incorporated | 1.85% | 1 | September 16, 2026 |
| Tokuyama Corporation | 1.85% | 1 | September 16, 2026 |
| NSK Ltd. | 1.84% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| Kusuri NO Aoki Holdings Co.,ltd. | 1.83% | 1 | September 16, 2026 |
| ZenmuTech,Inc. | 1.83% | 3 | September 16, 2026 |
| Mitsuba Corporation JP3895200008 | 1.81% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| Neural Group Inc. | 1.80% | 1 | September 16, 2026 |
| DIC Corporation | 1.78% | 3 | September 16, 2026 |
| Quants Research Institute Holdings,Inc. | 1.78% | 1 | September 16, 2026 |
| Asgent,Inc. | 1.77% | 1 | September 17, 2026 |
| Namura Shipbuilding Co.,Ltd. | 1.77% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| Oncolys BioPharma Inc. | 1.76% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| beABLE CO.,LTD. | 1.74% | 1 | September 16, 2026 |
| Informetis Co.,Ltd. | 1.73% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| Systems Engineering Consultants Co.,LTD. | 1.72% | 2 | September 17, 2026 |
| Shinwa Wise Holdings Co.,ltd. | 1.71% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| Tamagawa Holdings Co.,ltd. | 1.70% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| Chiyoda Co.,ltd. | 1.69% | 1 | September 16, 2026 |
| Glory LTD. | 1.69% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| THE WHY HOW DO COMPANY,Inc. | 1.69% | 3 | September 16, 2026 |
| Dream Vision Co.,ltd. | 1.68% | 1 | September 16, 2026 |
| TMH Inc. | 1.68% | 1 | September 16, 2026 |
| Seikitokyu Kogyo Co.,ltd. | 1.67% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| SpiderPlus & Co. | 1.66% | 2 | September 17, 2026 |
| Naikai Zosen Corporation | 1.65% | 1 | September 16, 2026 |
| ROUND ONE Corporation | 1.65% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| MOS Food Services,inc. | 1.64% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| Taiyo Yuden Co.,ltd. | 1.63% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings,Incorporated | 1.63% | 1 | September 16, 2026 |
| Okano Valve Mfg.co.ltd. | 1.62% | 1 | September 16, 2026 |
| every,Inc. | 1.62% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| DIGITAL GRID Corporation | 1.61% | 1 | September 16, 2026 |
| Rigaku Holdings Corporation JP3969750003 | 1.61% | 3 | September 16, 2026 |
| SanBio Company Limited | 1.61% | 1 | September 16, 2026 |
| TIER IV,Inc. | 1.61% | 1 | September 16, 2026 |
| Kamigumi Co.,Ltd. | 1.60% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| Oriental Shiraishi Corporation | 1.60% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| Terra Drone Corporation JP3546450002 | 1.60% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| AnGes,Inc. | 1.59% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| Rohm Company Limited | 1.59% | 1 | September 16, 2026 |
| Fujikura Kasei Co.,ltd. | 1.58% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| Gift Holdings INC. | 1.58% | 1 | September 16, 2026 |
| Access Co.,ltd. | 1.56% | 1 | September 17, 2026 |
| Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation | 1.56% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| Mobilus Corporation | 1.53% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| Ishikawa Seisakusho,Ltd. | 1.51% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| Ohsho Food Service Corp. | 1.50% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| Sansha Electric Manufacturing Co.,Ltd. | 1.50% | 1 | September 16, 2026 |
| Y.a.c.holdings Co.,ltd. | 1.50% | 1 | September 16, 2026 |
| Pacific Metals Co.,ltd. | 1.49% | 3 | September 16, 2026 |
| ARE Holdings,Inc. | 1.48% | 3 | September 16, 2026 |
| Japan Reliance Service Corporation | 1.48% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| Nihon House Holdings Co.,ltd. | 1.48% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| Subaru Corporation | 1.48% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| TriIs Incorporated | 1.47% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| Kao Corporation | 1.44% | 1 | September 17, 2026 |
| Mitsui High-tec,Inc. | 1.44% | 1 | September 16, 2026 |
| Japan Data Science Consortium Co.Ltd. | 1.43% | 2 | September 17, 2026 |
| Foster Electric Company,Limited | 1.42% | 1 | September 16, 2026 |
| Mitsubishi Motors Corporation | 1.42% | 1 | September 16, 2026 |
| Nittetsu Mining Co.,Ltd. | 1.41% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| Speee,Inc. | 1.39% | 1 | September 16, 2026 |
| Vector HOLDINGS Inc. | 1.39% | 1 | September 16, 2026 |
| Allied Architects,Inc. | 1.38% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| GENDA Inc. | 1.38% | 1 | September 16, 2026 |
| Mazda Motor Corporation | 1.38% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| Nitori Holdings Co.,Ltd. | 1.38% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| Yoshimura Food Holdings K.K. | 1.38% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| Penta-Ocean Construction Co.,ltd. | 1.36% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories,ltd. | 1.35% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| DIAMOND ELECTRIC HOLDINGS Co.,Ltd. | 1.33% | 1 | September 16, 2026 |
| yutori,Inc. | 1.32% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| GNI Group Ltd. | 1.31% | 1 | September 16, 2026 |
| Nippon Seiro Co.,ltd. | 1.31% | 1 | September 16, 2026 |
| Colowide Co.,ltd. | 1.30% | 1 | September 16, 2026 |
| Kringle Pharma,Inc. | 1.30% | 1 | September 16, 2026 |
| Nichicon Corporation | 1.30% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| Softfront Holdings | 1.30% | 1 | September 16, 2026 |
| SBI ARUHI Corporation | 1.29% | 1 | September 16, 2026 |
| TORICO Co.,Ltd. | 1.29% | 1 | September 16, 2026 |
| Aeon Co.,ltd. | 1.28% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| Aozora Bank,Ltd. | 1.27% | 1 | September 16, 2026 |
| Toda Corporation | 1.27% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| Accrete Inc. | 1.26% | 1 | September 16, 2026 |
| Daikoku Denki Co.,ltd. | 1.26% | 1 | September 16, 2026 |
| INFRONEER Holdings Inc. | 1.26% | 1 | September 16, 2026 |
| Japan Exchange Group,Inc. | 1.26% | 1 | September 16, 2026 |
| Menicon Co.,Ltd. | 1.26% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| Fujita Kanko INC. | 1.25% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| MEC Company LTD. | 1.25% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| SEIKOH GIKEN Co.,Ltd. | 1.25% | 1 | September 16, 2026 |
| TerraSky Co.,Ltd | 1.25% | 1 | September 16, 2026 |
| AirTrip Corp. | 1.24% | 1 | September 16, 2026 |
| Sankyo Co.,ltd. | 1.24% | 1 | September 16, 2026 |
| Toyo Tanso Co.,ltd. | 1.24% | 1 | September 16, 2026 |
| Mercari,Inc. | 1.23% | 1 | September 16, 2026 |
| THK Co.,ltd. | 1.23% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| Rikei Corporation | 1.22% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| Sharp Corporation | 1.22% | 1 | September 16, 2026 |
| EDION Corporation | 1.21% | 1 | September 16, 2026 |
| LIXIL Corporation | 1.21% | 1 | September 16, 2026 |
| Mito Securities Co.,Ltd. | 1.21% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| Daiichikosho Co.,ltd. | 1.20% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| Suncall Corporation | 1.20% | 1 | September 16, 2026 |
| i-mobile Co.,Ltd. | 1.20% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| NAGAILEBEN Co.,Ltd. | 1.19% | 1 | September 16, 2026 |
| BroadBand Tower,Inc. | 1.18% | 1 | September 16, 2026 |
| Chiome Bioscience Inc. | 1.18% | 1 | September 16, 2026 |
| OPTiM CORPORATION | 1.18% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| Kokusai Electric Corporation | 1.17% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| OKUMA Corporation | 1.17% | 1 | September 16, 2026 |
| Kikuchi Seisakusho Co.,ltd. | 1.16% | 1 | September 16, 2026 |
| Nagoya Railroad Co., Ltd. | 1.16% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| JAPAN POST HOLDINGS Co.,Ltd. | 1.15% | 1 | September 16, 2026 |
| Japan Electronic Materials Corporation | 1.15% | 1 | September 16, 2026 |
| Jtec Corporation | 1.13% | 1 | September 17, 2026 |
| Marimo Regional Revitalization REIT,Inc. | 1.13% | 2 | September 16, 2026 |
| Medley,inc. | 1.13% | 1 | September 16, 2026 |
| RaQualia Pharma Inc. | 1.13% | 1 | September 16, 2026 |
| Generation Pass Co.,ltd. | 1.12% | 1 | September 17, 2026 |
| Perseus Proteomics Inc. | 1.12% | 1 | September 16, 2026 |
| Furuya Metal Co.,ltd. | 1.11% | 1 | September 16, 2026 |
| Luckland Co.,ltd. | 1.11% | 1 | September 16, 2026 |
| Vector INC. | 1.11% | 1 | September 16, 2026 |
| Innotech Corporation | 1.10% | 1 | September 16, 2026 |
| Niterra Co.,Ltd. | 1.10% | 1 | September 16, 2026 |
| H.U. Group Holdings,Inc. | 1.09% | 1 | September 16, 2026 |
| Ichibanya Co.,ltd. | 1.09% | 1 | September 16, 2026 |
| Morpho,Inc. | 1.09% | 1 | September 17, 2026 |
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