Short selling in Japan
Positions open on September 24, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metaplanet Inc. | 12.12% | 5 | September 18, 2026 |
| Towa Corporation | 10.64% | 5 | September 18, 2026 |
| 3-D Matrix,Ltd. | 10.34% | 5 | September 18, 2026 |
| KLab Inc. | 10.28% | 2 | September 17, 2026 |
| QD Laser,Inc. JP3244720003 | 10.26% | 4 | September 18, 2026 |
| Jibannet Holdings Co.,Ltd. | 9.53% | 4 | September 18, 2026 |
| SHIFT Inc. | 9.38% | 3 | September 18, 2026 |
| ReYuu Japan Inc. | 8.91% | 2 | September 18, 2026 |
| Renascience Inc. | 8.76% | 4 | September 18, 2026 |
| Unitika LTD. | 8.57% | 4 | September 18, 2026 |
| Fixstars Corporation | 7.96% | 3 | September 17, 2026 |
| Infomart Corporation | 7.44% | 6 | September 18, 2026 |
| Nomura Micro Science Co.,Ltd. JP3762950008 | 7.42% | 7 | September 18, 2026 |
| Datasection Inc. | 7.20% | 2 | September 18, 2026 |
| Money Forward,Inc. | 7.06% | 4 | September 18, 2026 |
| Nihon Dempa Kogyo Co.,ltd. | 6.80% | 6 | September 18, 2026 |
| Socionext Inc. | 6.58% | 5 | September 18, 2026 |
| Terra Drone Corporation JP3546450002 | 6.56% | 4 | September 18, 2026 |
| Seven & i Holdings Co.,Ltd. | 6.53% | 1 | September 18, 2026 |
| AKIBA Holdings Co.,Ltd. | 6.50% | 4 | September 18, 2026 |
| Pacific Metals Co.,ltd. | 6.40% | 3 | September 18, 2026 |
| Future Innovation Group,Inc. | 6.35% | 2 | September 18, 2026 |
| AIMECHATEC,Ltd. | 6.25% | 3 | September 18, 2026 |
| eole Inc. | 5.86% | 4 | September 18, 2026 |
| Kasumigaseki Capital Co.,Ltd. JP3211050004 | 5.73% | 4 | September 18, 2026 |
| Asterisk Inc. | 5.51% | 4 | September 18, 2026 |
| OSG Corporation | 5.48% | 1 | September 18, 2026 |
| Digital Media Professionals Inc. | 5.47% | 2 | September 17, 2026 |
| Daishinku Corp. | 5.46% | 3 | September 17, 2026 |
| Informetis Co.,Ltd. | 5.34% | 4 | September 18, 2026 |
| Howa Machinery,Ltd. | 5.29% | 4 | September 18, 2026 |
| inspec Inc. | 5.28% | 2 | September 18, 2026 |
| Hankyu Hanshin Holdings,Inc. | 5.24% | 3 | September 18, 2026 |
| OSAKA Titanium technologies Co.,Ltd. | 5.24% | 3 | September 18, 2026 |
| ZenmuTech,Inc. | 5.22% | 6 | September 18, 2026 |
| Star seeds Co.,Ltd. | 5.11% | 2 | September 18, 2026 |
| FFRI Security,Inc. | 5.07% | 5 | September 18, 2026 |
| Kitagawa Seiki Co.,ltd. | 5.06% | 2 | September 18, 2026 |
| Colowide Co.,ltd. | 5.05% | 2 | September 18, 2026 |
| Y.a.c.holdings Co.,ltd. | 5.01% | 2 | September 17, 2026 |
| Nikkei225 Bear -2x ETF | 4.84% | 1 | September 22, 2026 |
| Liberaware Co.,Ltd. | 4.79% | 3 | September 17, 2026 |
| Medley,inc. | 4.77% | 2 | September 17, 2026 |
| Kimura Chemical Plants Co.,ltd. | 4.76% | 4 | September 18, 2026 |
| ACSL Ltd. | 4.75% | 3 | September 17, 2026 |
| Sanrio Company,Ltd. | 4.66% | 3 | September 18, 2026 |
| Axell Corporation | 4.62% | 3 | September 18, 2026 |
| Liberta Co.,ltd. | 4.61% | 4 | September 18, 2026 |
| Bitcoin Japan Corporation | 4.59% | 2 | September 18, 2026 |
| SANNO Co.,Ltd. | 4.59% | 4 | September 17, 2026 |
| gumi Inc. | 4.56% | 4 | September 18, 2026 |
| ENECHANGE Ltd. | 4.51% | 3 | September 18, 2026 |
| DeNA Co.,Ltd. | 4.49% | 2 | September 18, 2026 |
| Godo Steel,Ltd. | 4.43% | 4 | September 17, 2026 |
| Takara Holdings INC. | 4.42% | 1 | September 18, 2026 |
| Mercari,Inc. | 4.39% | 4 | September 18, 2026 |
| TESS Holdings Co.,Ltd. | 4.36% | 4 | September 18, 2026 |
| CyberStep Holdings,Inc. | 4.33% | 2 | September 24, 2026 |
| Nakamura Choukou Co.,ltd. | 4.30% | 2 | September 17, 2026 |
| Nissan Motor Co.,ltd. | 4.29% | 4 | September 18, 2026 |
| Globalway,Inc. | 4.25% | 3 | September 17, 2026 |
| Toho Zinc Co.,Ltd. | 4.23% | 3 | September 18, 2026 |
| SUSMED,Inc. | 4.22% | 4 | September 18, 2026 |
| ispace,inc. | 4.22% | 3 | September 18, 2026 |
| KOSE Holdings Corporation | 4.15% | 3 | September 18, 2026 |
| Media Links Co.,ltd. | 4.15% | 2 | September 17, 2026 |
| W-SCOPE Corporation | 4.13% | 3 | September 18, 2026 |
| Samco INC. | 4.09% | 4 | September 18, 2026 |
| Sourcenext Corporation | 4.04% | 3 | September 18, 2026 |
| Tamagawa Holdings Co.,ltd. | 4.04% | 4 | September 18, 2026 |
| Oncolys BioPharma Inc. | 3.99% | 3 | September 18, 2026 |
| THE WHY HOW DO COMPANY,Inc. | 3.99% | 3 | September 18, 2026 |
| Tri Chemical Laboratories Inc. | 3.98% | 4 | September 18, 2026 |
| Hosoya Pyro-Engineering Co.,ltd. | 3.97% | 3 | September 18, 2026 |
| Harmonic Drive Systems Inc. | 3.96% | 4 | September 17, 2026 |
| Healios K.K. | 3.96% | 2 | September 17, 2026 |
| Tokyo Keiki INC. | 3.90% | 3 | September 17, 2026 |
| YE DIGITAL Corporation | 3.89% | 3 | September 17, 2026 |
| SymBio Pharmaceuticals Limited | 3.88% | 3 | September 18, 2026 |
| TOA Road Corporation | 3.84% | 3 | September 18, 2026 |
| ExaWizards Inc. | 3.83% | 2 | September 17, 2026 |
| Ficha Inc. | 3.79% | 3 | September 18, 2026 |
| Wilson Learning Worldwide INC. | 3.77% | 2 | September 17, 2026 |
| TORIDOLL Holdings Corporation | 3.75% | 1 | September 18, 2026 |
| Musashi Seimitsu Industry Co.,ltd. | 3.73% | 4 | September 18, 2026 |
| JSH Co.,Ltd. | 3.71% | 3 | September 18, 2026 |
| Kodama Chemical Industry Co.,ltd. JP3299000004 | 3.65% | 3 | September 17, 2026 |
| Rigaku Holdings Corporation JP3969750003 | 3.60% | 5 | September 18, 2026 |
| Axelspace Holdings Corporation | 3.58% | 2 | September 18, 2026 |
| G-NEXT Inc. | 3.53% | 2 | September 18, 2026 |
| Japan Engine Corporation | 3.53% | 3 | September 17, 2026 |
| COVER Corporation | 3.51% | 4 | September 18, 2026 |
| Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation | 3.49% | 2 | September 18, 2026 |
| Sanken Electric Co.,Ltd. | 3.49% | 2 | September 17, 2026 |
| Mitsubishi Motors Corporation | 3.48% | 2 | September 18, 2026 |
| SEIKOH GIKEN Co.,Ltd. | 3.48% | 2 | September 22, 2026 |
| every,Inc. | 3.41% | 4 | September 17, 2026 |
| INTERTRADE Co.,Ltd. | 3.39% | 1 | September 17, 2026 |
| Rock Field Co.,ltd. | 3.39% | 2 | September 18, 2026 |
| MEC Company LTD. | 3.36% | 3 | September 17, 2026 |
| JMACS Japan Co.,Ltd. | 3.33% | 3 | September 17, 2026 |
| Japan Medical Dynamic Marketing,INC. | 3.32% | 2 | September 17, 2026 |
| ChatPlus Co.,Ltd. | 3.27% | 1 | September 17, 2026 |
| Toyo Engineering Corporation | 3.26% | 3 | September 18, 2026 |
| UBE Corporation | 3.18% | 3 | September 18, 2026 |
| SanBio Company Limited | 3.13% | 3 | September 18, 2026 |
| J.FRONT RETAILING Co.,Ltd. | 3.12% | 3 | September 18, 2026 |
| Techno Horizon Co.,ltd. JP3545220000 | 3.12% | 3 | September 18, 2026 |
| West Japan Railway Company | 3.12% | 1 | September 17, 2026 |
| GNI Group Ltd. | 3.11% | 2 | September 17, 2026 |
| Ishii Hyoki Co.,ltd. JP3134450000 | 3.11% | 3 | September 17, 2026 |
| KOSAIDO Holdings Co.,Ltd. | 3.11% | 3 | September 18, 2026 |
| Nippon Paper Industries Co.,Ltd. | 3.09% | 2 | September 18, 2026 |
| PLAID,Inc. | 3.06% | 3 | September 18, 2026 |
| JADE GROUP,Inc. | 3.03% | 3 | September 18, 2026 |
| Mitsui High-tec,Inc. | 3.03% | 2 | September 18, 2026 |
| Kansai Paint Co.,ltd. | 3.02% | 2 | September 18, 2026 |
| SK-Electronics CO.,LTD. | 3.01% | 2 | September 18, 2026 |
| Timee,Inc. | 3.00% | 2 | September 17, 2026 |
| beABLE CO.,LTD. | 3.00% | 2 | September 18, 2026 |
| ImageONE Co.,Ltd. | 2.98% | 2 | September 18, 2026 |
| Marumae Co.,Ltd. | 2.98% | 2 | September 18, 2026 |
| INTER ACTION Corporation | 2.96% | 2 | September 17, 2026 |
| Nippon Gear Co.,ltd. | 2.95% | 2 | September 18, 2026 |
| Nippon Chemical Industrial Co.,Ltd. | 2.94% | 2 | September 18, 2026 |
| INUNEKO-SEIKATSU Co.,Ltd. | 2.86% | 3 | September 18, 2026 |
| Mitachi Co.,ltd. | 2.85% | 4 | September 18, 2026 |
| Chiome Bioscience Inc. | 2.82% | 3 | September 18, 2026 |
| monoAI technology Co.,Ltd. | 2.82% | 1 | September 17, 2026 |
| TIER IV,Inc. | 2.78% | 2 | September 18, 2026 |
| Blue innovation Co.,Ltd. | 2.76% | 1 | September 17, 2026 |
| Micronics Japan Co.,ltd. | 2.76% | 3 | September 18, 2026 |
| Taiyo Yuden Co.,ltd. | 2.73% | 3 | September 18, 2026 |
| Foster Electric Company,Limited | 2.69% | 3 | September 17, 2026 |
| Monex Group,Inc. | 2.69% | 3 | September 18, 2026 |
| Appirits Inc. | 2.68% | 2 | September 18, 2026 |
| Rasa Industries,Ltd. | 2.68% | 2 | September 18, 2026 |
| Kubota Pharmaceutical Holdings Co.,Ltd. | 2.64% | 2 | September 17, 2026 |
| BrightPath Biotherapeutics Co.,Ltd. | 2.59% | 2 | September 18, 2026 |
| Dream Vision Co.,ltd. | 2.56% | 2 | September 18, 2026 |
| Dynamic Map Platform Co.,Ltd. JP3491920009 | 2.56% | 2 | September 18, 2026 |
| Tokyo Koki Co.ltd. | 2.56% | 2 | September 18, 2026 |
| CAICA DIGITAL Inc. | 2.55% | 3 | September 18, 2026 |
| Nitto Boseki Co.,ltd. | 2.54% | 2 | September 18, 2026 |
| f-code Inc. | 2.53% | 3 | September 17, 2026 |
| PowerX,Inc. | 2.52% | 2 | September 18, 2026 |
| Def consulting,inc. | 2.48% | 2 | September 17, 2026 |
| NPC Incorporated | 2.48% | 2 | September 18, 2026 |
| istyle Inc. | 2.40% | 2 | September 18, 2026 |
| THK Co.,ltd. | 2.38% | 3 | September 18, 2026 |
| unbanked inc. | 2.38% | 3 | September 18, 2026 |
| UT Group Co.,Ltd. | 2.37% | 3 | September 18, 2026 |
| Suncall Corporation | 2.36% | 2 | September 18, 2026 |
| Naikai Zosen Corporation | 2.35% | 2 | September 17, 2026 |
| Kyokuto Kaihatsu Kogyo Co.,ltd. | 2.34% | 3 | September 18, 2026 |
| Tecnisco,ltd. | 2.34% | 2 | September 17, 2026 |
| Next Generation Technology Group Inc. JP3264350004 | 2.33% | 2 | September 17, 2026 |
| Bank of Innovation,Inc. | 2.32% | 3 | September 18, 2026 |
| Japan Communications Inc. | 2.31% | 3 | September 18, 2026 |
| Shoei Co.,ltd. | 2.31% | 1 | September 17, 2026 |
| Japan Airport Terminal Co.,ltd. | 2.30% | 1 | September 17, 2026 |
| Japan Electronic Materials Corporation | 2.30% | 2 | September 18, 2026 |
| OXIDE Corporation | 2.29% | 1 | September 18, 2026 |
| VALUENEX Japan Inc. | 2.29% | 1 | September 17, 2026 |
| CMK Corporation | 2.28% | 2 | September 18, 2026 |
| Neural Group Inc. | 2.27% | 2 | September 18, 2026 |
| Ceres INC. | 2.26% | 1 | September 18, 2026 |
| Fuji Kyuko Co.,ltd. | 2.25% | 2 | September 18, 2026 |
| Toyo Tanso Co.,ltd. | 2.25% | 2 | September 18, 2026 |
| Aiming Inc. JP3161050004 | 2.24% | 2 | September 18, 2026 |
| Financial Partners Group Co.,Ltd. | 2.21% | 2 | September 17, 2026 |
| Shima Seiki Mfg.,ltd. | 2.20% | 1 | September 17, 2026 |
| Brains Technology,Inc. | 2.19% | 3 | September 18, 2026 |
| Ai ROBOTICS INC. | 2.18% | 1 | September 17, 2026 |
| Penta-Ocean Construction Co.,ltd. | 2.18% | 3 | September 17, 2026 |
| Silicon Studio Corp. | 2.16% | 2 | September 18, 2026 |
| Sumida Corporation | 2.13% | 2 | September 18, 2026 |
| NFK HOLDINGS CO.,Ltd | 2.12% | 2 | September 18, 2026 |
| FRONTEO,Inc. | 2.11% | 2 | September 18, 2026 |
| JAFCO Group Co.,Ltd. | 2.11% | 2 | September 18, 2026 |
| Perseus Proteomics Inc. | 2.10% | 3 | September 18, 2026 |
| Cuorips Inc. | 2.09% | 1 | September 17, 2026 |
| V Technology Co.,Ltd. | 2.09% | 1 | September 18, 2026 |
| The Japan Steel Works,Ltd. | 2.08% | 3 | September 18, 2026 |
| Lasertec Corporation | 2.06% | 1 | September 18, 2026 |
| Link-U Group Inc. | 2.06% | 2 | September 18, 2026 |
| Tsubaki Nakashima Co.,ltd. | 2.06% | 2 | September 18, 2026 |
| dip Corporation | 2.06% | 2 | September 18, 2026 |
| Nippon Shinyaku Co.,Ltd. | 2.05% | 2 | September 18, 2026 |
| TORICO Co.,Ltd. | 2.02% | 1 | September 18, 2026 |
| Crossfor Co.,Ltd. | 2.00% | 2 | September 17, 2026 |
| Nippon Avionics Co.,Ltd. | 2.00% | 3 | September 17, 2026 |
| SystemSoft Corporation | 2.00% | 1 | September 17, 2026 |
| TOYO Corporation | 2.00% | 2 | September 18, 2026 |
| Toda Kogyo Corp. | 2.00% | 2 | September 17, 2026 |
| Kaizen Platform,Inc. | 1.98% | 1 | September 17, 2026 |
| MEDIA DO Co.,Ltd. | 1.98% | 3 | September 18, 2026 |
| NEXON Co.,Ltd. | 1.98% | 3 | September 18, 2026 |
| Science Arts,Inc. | 1.98% | 1 | September 17, 2026 |
| Kagome Co.,ltd. | 1.97% | 2 | September 18, 2026 |
| Ibiden Co.,ltd. | 1.96% | 2 | September 18, 2026 |
| Management Solutions Co.,Ltd. | 1.96% | 3 | September 18, 2026 |
| Accrete Inc. | 1.95% | 2 | September 17, 2026 |
| TESEC Corporation | 1.95% | 1 | September 17, 2026 |
| Strike Group Co.,Ltd. | 1.93% | 2 | September 17, 2026 |
| Japan Reliance Service Corporation | 1.92% | 3 | September 17, 2026 |
| Mito Securities Co.,Ltd. | 1.92% | 2 | September 17, 2026 |
| Washington Hotel Corporation | 1.92% | 2 | September 18, 2026 |
| Asahi Diamond Industrial Co.,Ltd. | 1.91% | 2 | September 18, 2026 |
| Kyokuto Securities Co.,ltd. JP3256970009 | 1.91% | 2 | September 17, 2026 |
| SmartDrive inc. | 1.91% | 2 | September 18, 2026 |
| Wize INC. | 1.91% | 1 | September 17, 2026 |
| TerraSky Co.,Ltd | 1.90% | 2 | September 17, 2026 |
| TOKYO BASE Co.,Ltd. | 1.89% | 2 | September 18, 2026 |
| en Inc. | 1.89% | 1 | September 17, 2026 |
| Nippon Steel Corporation | 1.87% | 2 | September 18, 2026 |
| Rikei Corporation | 1.87% | 2 | September 18, 2026 |
| Hephaist Co.,ltd. | 1.86% | 1 | September 17, 2026 |
| Appier Group,Inc. | 1.85% | 1 | September 17, 2026 |
| ELEMENTS,Inc. | 1.84% | 2 | September 17, 2026 |
| Stella Pharma Corporation | 1.84% | 2 | September 17, 2026 |
| Oriental Chain MFG. Co.,ltd. | 1.83% | 2 | September 17, 2026 |
| RENOVA,Inc. | 1.81% | 4 | September 18, 2026 |
| Altech Corporation | 1.80% | 2 | September 18, 2026 |
| NEXTAGE Co.,Ltd. | 1.80% | 2 | September 18, 2026 |
| Sanyo Shokai LTD. | 1.80% | 2 | September 17, 2026 |
| Systems Engineering Consultants Co.,LTD. | 1.80% | 2 | September 17, 2026 |
| RIBOMIC Inc. | 1.79% | 1 | September 18, 2026 |
| ASTERIA Corporation | 1.78% | 1 | September 18, 2026 |
| Daido Metal Co.,ltd. | 1.78% | 3 | September 18, 2026 |
| Plus Alpha Consulting Co.,LTD. | 1.78% | 2 | September 18, 2026 |
| Sukegawa Electric Co.,ltd. | 1.78% | 1 | September 17, 2026 |
| Kusuri NO Aoki Holdings Co.,ltd. | 1.77% | 2 | September 18, 2026 |
| Lifedrink Company,inc. | 1.77% | 3 | September 17, 2026 |
| Ureru Net Advertising Group Co.,Ltd. | 1.74% | 4 | September 18, 2026 |
| KEIWA Incorporated | 1.72% | 1 | September 18, 2026 |
| Delta-Fly Pharma,Inc. | 1.70% | 2 | September 18, 2026 |
| Scala,Inc. | 1.70% | 1 | September 17, 2026 |
| Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings,Incorporated | 1.70% | 1 | September 17, 2026 |
| Aozora Bank,Ltd. | 1.67% | 2 | September 18, 2026 |
| Euglena Co.,Ltd. | 1.67% | 2 | September 18, 2026 |
| Gift Holdings INC. | 1.67% | 1 | September 17, 2026 |
| Kaneka Corporation | 1.67% | 2 | September 18, 2026 |
| Taiyo Technolex Co.,ltd. | 1.67% | 1 | September 17, 2026 |
| Tokaido REIT,Inc. | 1.67% | 2 | September 18, 2026 |
| Nittetsu Mining Co.,Ltd. | 1.65% | 2 | September 18, 2026 |
| Birdman Inc. | 1.64% | 2 | September 18, 2026 |
| SRE Holdings Corporation | 1.64% | 2 | September 18, 2026 |
| Amazia,inc. | 1.63% | 1 | September 17, 2026 |
| AMBITION DX HOLDINGS Co.,Ltd. | 1.62% | 2 | September 18, 2026 |
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