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Short selling in Japan

Positions open on August 6, 2026, disclosed to JPX. 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.

Sum of the short positions open on each company, as a percentage of capital.
Issuer% of capitalFundsLast disclosure
KLab Inc. 15.97% 6August 6, 2026
ReYuu Japan Inc. 14.23% 5August 5, 2026
Unitika LTD. 13.50% 6August 6, 2026
3-D Matrix,Ltd. 10.71% 5August 5, 2026
Kasumigaseki Capital Co.,Ltd. JP32110500049.76% 7August 5, 2026
Fixstars Corporation 9.68% 3August 6, 2026
Asahi Diamond Industrial Co.,Ltd. 9.58% 5August 5, 2026
Howa Machinery,Ltd. 9.32% 5August 6, 2026
SHIFT Inc. 8.96% 3August 6, 2026
Oncolys BioPharma Inc. 8.78% 2August 6, 2026
Jibannet Holdings Co.,Ltd. 8.76% 4August 6, 2026
Nippon Chemical Industrial Co.,Ltd. 8.16% 5August 5, 2026
Rasa Industries,Ltd. 8.10% 7August 6, 2026
Hokkaido Electric Power Company,Incorporated 7.97% 3August 5, 2026
QD Laser,Inc. JP32447200037.80% 2August 5, 2026
Daishinku Corp. 7.62% 6August 6, 2026
V Technology Co.,Ltd. 7.56% 5August 6, 2026
Seven & i Holdings Co.,Ltd. 7.38% 1August 6, 2026
Marumae Co.,Ltd. 7.36% 4August 6, 2026
eole Inc. 7.24% 3August 5, 2026
TESS Holdings Co.,Ltd. 7.23% 3August 6, 2026
Terra Drone Corporation JP35464500027.15% 3August 6, 2026
OSAKA Titanium technologies Co.,Ltd. 6.88% 3August 6, 2026
Media Links Co.,ltd. 6.79% 2August 5, 2026
JEOL Ltd. 6.40% 4August 5, 2026
Pacific Metals Co.,ltd. 6.33% 3August 6, 2026
Renascience Inc. 6.30% 3August 5, 2026
ExaWizards Inc. 6.26% 4August 6, 2026
AKIBA Holdings Co.,Ltd. 6.23% 2August 6, 2026
Kyoritsu Maintenance Co.,ltd. 6.23% 4August 6, 2026
Metaplanet Inc. 6.20% 3August 6, 2026
Healios K.K. 6.10% 4August 6, 2026
Nomura Micro Science Co.,Ltd. JP37629500086.08% 5August 6, 2026
MITSUI E&S Co.,Ltd. 5.80% 4August 5, 2026
Towa Corporation 5.77% 5August 5, 2026
Suncall Corporation 5.46% 5August 5, 2026
COVER Corporation 5.44% 2August 5, 2026
Minato Holdings INC. 5.44% 3August 6, 2026
Japan Engine Corporation 5.31% 4August 5, 2026
Ceres INC. 5.22% 2August 6, 2026
W-SCOPE Corporation 5.20% 2August 6, 2026
Liberta Co.,ltd. 5.14% 2August 6, 2026
Microwave Chemical Co.Ltd. JP38603400035.14% 3August 6, 2026
RIBOMIC Inc. 5.00% 3August 5, 2026
Rikei Corporation 5.00% 2August 5, 2026
Almedio INC. 4.94% 4August 6, 2026
AIMECHATEC,Ltd. 4.91% 1August 6, 2026
Furuya Metal Co.,ltd. 4.73% 5August 5, 2026
Toda Kogyo Corp. 4.59% 4August 6, 2026
Euglena Co.,Ltd. 4.58% 3August 5, 2026
BrightPath Biotherapeutics Co.,Ltd. 4.55% 3August 5, 2026
Kimura Chemical Plants Co.,ltd. 4.54% 4August 5, 2026
EDP Corporation 4.53% 3August 5, 2026
G-NEXT Inc. 4.51% 3August 5, 2026
Techno Horizon Co.,ltd. JP35452200004.47% 3August 5, 2026
Tokyo Keiki INC. 4.47% 4August 5, 2026
INTERTRADE Co.,Ltd. 4.43% 2August 5, 2026
LAND Co.,Ltd. 4.33% 3August 6, 2026
Cuorips Inc. 4.28% 3August 5, 2026
Y.a.c.holdings Co.,ltd. 4.22% 3August 5, 2026
Liberaware Co.,Ltd. 4.15% 1August 5, 2026
Nihon Dempa Kogyo Co.,ltd. 4.13% 4August 6, 2026
Rigaku Holdings Corporation JP39697500034.12% 5August 5, 2026
NPC Incorporated 4.08% 4August 5, 2026
ACSL Ltd. 4.05% 3August 6, 2026
JADE GROUP,Inc. 4.03% 3August 5, 2026
Plus Alpha Consulting Co.,LTD. 4.03% 2August 5, 2026
Aozora Bank,Ltd. 4.00% 2August 5, 2026
Musashi Seimitsu Industry Co.,ltd. 4.00% 3August 5, 2026
Kitagawa Seiki Co.,ltd. 3.98% 2August 6, 2026
Bitcoin Japan Corporation 3.96% 2August 6, 2026
Japan Medical Dynamic Marketing,INC. 3.94% 2August 6, 2026
Mipox Corporation 3.93% 4August 6, 2026
Cyberdyne,inc. 3.90% 3August 5, 2026
Tokyo Koki Co.ltd. 3.90% 2August 5, 2026
Ishii Hyoki Co.,ltd. JP31344500003.86% 2August 6, 2026
SystemSoft Corporation 3.85% 3August 6, 2026
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha,Ltd. 3.84% 3August 5, 2026
PKSHA Technology Inc. 3.79% 3August 5, 2026
Nitto Boseki Co.,ltd. 3.75% 4August 6, 2026
Informetis Co.,Ltd. 3.74% 3August 6, 2026
Toyo Securities Co.,ltd. JP36118000083.71% 3August 5, 2026
Mitsuba Corporation JP38952000083.62% 3August 5, 2026
inspec Inc. 3.61% 3August 6, 2026
Silicon Studio Corp. 3.56% 3August 6, 2026
Medrx Co.,Ltd. 3.49% 2August 6, 2026
ZenmuTech,Inc. 3.47% 2August 6, 2026
GNI Group Ltd. 3.44% 2August 6, 2026
Kodama Chemical Industry Co.,ltd. JP32990000043.42% 4August 6, 2026
Asahi Rubber INC. 3.39% 1August 6, 2026
Appier Group,Inc. 3.36% 2August 6, 2026
Nippon Yakin kogyo Co.,Ltd. 3.36% 3August 6, 2026
TIER IV,Inc. 3.36% 2August 5, 2026
DIAMOND ELECTRIC HOLDINGS Co.,Ltd. 3.33% 2August 5, 2026
Nissan Motor Co.,ltd. 3.31% 3August 5, 2026
Gunosy Inc. 3.29% 2August 6, 2026
i-mobile Co.,Ltd. 3.29% 3August 6, 2026
Zeon Corporation 3.27% 3August 5, 2026
Godo Steel,Ltd. 3.25% 1August 5, 2026
Kringle Pharma,Inc. 3.24% 2August 5, 2026
Daiichi Kigenso Kagaku-Kogyo Co.,ltd 3.23% 1August 6, 2026
ASTERIA Corporation 3.21% 2August 6, 2026
TMH Inc. 3.20% 2August 6, 2026
Money Forward,Inc. 3.17% 2August 5, 2026
Solasia Pharma K.K. 3.16% 2August 5, 2026
Alps Alpine Co.,ltd. 3.13% 3August 5, 2026
River Eletec Corporation 3.13% 2August 5, 2026
France BED Holdings Co.,ltd. 3.12% 2August 5, 2026
JFE Holdings,Inc. 3.10% 2August 5, 2026
Sanoh Industrial Co.,Ltd. 3.06% 3August 5, 2026
Toho Zinc Co.,Ltd. 3.05% 1August 5, 2026
ENECHANGE Ltd. 3.04% 2August 5, 2026
Rorze Corporation 3.04% 3August 5, 2026
Foster Electric Company,Limited 3.01% 5August 5, 2026
Rock Field Co.,ltd. 3.01% 1August 5, 2026
unbanked inc. 3.00% 2August 5, 2026
OXIDE Corporation 2.97% 3August 6, 2026
SERENDIP HOLDINGS Co.,Ltd. 2.94% 3August 6, 2026
NEXT FUNDS Nikkei 225 Double Inverse Index Exchange Traded Fund 2.91% 2August 6, 2026
RAKUS Co.,Ltd. 2.90% 2August 5, 2026
Asterisk Inc. 2.89% 2August 5, 2026
Innotech Corporation 2.87% 2August 6, 2026
Nippon Coke & Engineering Company,limited 2.86% 1August 5, 2026
GAtechnologies Co.,Ltd. 2.85% 2August 6, 2026
Tamagawa Holdings Co.,ltd. 2.85% 2August 5, 2026
Carlit Co.,Ltd. 2.83% 4August 5, 2026
Sharp Corporation 2.82% 2August 5, 2026
Cyber Security Cloud,Inc. 2.80% 3August 6, 2026
Nipro Corporation 2.80% 1August 5, 2026
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation 2.78% 1August 6, 2026
Nippon Paper Industries Co.,Ltd. 2.78% 1August 5, 2026
Lifenet Insurance Company 2.77% 2August 6, 2026
MITSUI-SOKO HOLDINGS Co.,Ltd. 2.75% 1August 6, 2026
Kidswell Bio Corporation 2.73% 1August 5, 2026
Nippon Express Holdings,inc. 2.72% 2August 5, 2026
Nxera Pharma Co.,Ltd. 2.69% 2August 5, 2026
Datasection Inc. 2.68% 2August 6, 2026
kaihan co.,Ltd. 2.68% 1August 5, 2026
Digital Media Professionals Inc. 2.67% 2August 6, 2026
SANNO Co.,Ltd. 2.67% 2August 6, 2026
SymBio Pharmaceuticals Limited 2.67% 2August 5, 2026
ReproCELL Incorporated 2.66% 2August 5, 2026
Fruta Fruta INC. 2.65% 2August 5, 2026
AI storm Co.,Ltd. 2.64% 3August 5, 2026
HPC SYSTEMS Inc. 2.64% 1August 5, 2026
Astroscale Holdings Inc. 2.61% 1August 6, 2026
West Holdings Corporation 2.61% 2August 5, 2026
Nippon Gear Co.,ltd. 2.60% 2August 6, 2026
RENOVA,Inc. 2.60% 3August 6, 2026
dip Corporation 2.60% 2August 5, 2026
Computer Institute of Japan, Ltd. 2.57% 3August 6, 2026
Mitachi Co.,ltd. 2.57% 3August 5, 2026
YASKAWA Electric Corporation 2.56% 3August 5, 2026
Hamee Corp. 2.55% 1August 5, 2026
JINS HOLDINGS Inc. 2.54% 3August 5, 2026
Nissha Co.,Ltd. 2.54% 2August 5, 2026
CAICA DIGITAL Inc. 2.52% 3August 5, 2026
Net Protections Holdings,Inc. 2.52% 1August 5, 2026
Shinden Hightex Corporation 2.51% 2August 5, 2026
Future Innovation Group,Inc. 2.50% 1August 6, 2026
Nikkato Corporation 2.45% 1August 5, 2026
Perseus Proteomics Inc. 2.44% 1August 5, 2026
Matsuo Electric Co.,ltd. 2.42% 2August 5, 2026
Japan Electronic Materials Corporation 2.37% 2August 6, 2026
Tsukuba Bank,Ltd. 2.37% 3August 6, 2026
Sumco Corporation 2.36% 3August 6, 2026
Japan Communications Inc. 2.34% 2August 5, 2026
Kura Sushi,Inc. 2.34% 1August 6, 2026
Yonex Co.,ltd. 2.34% 1August 5, 2026
Timee,Inc. 2.33% 2August 5, 2026
SRE Holdings Corporation 2.32% 2August 5, 2026
baudroie,inc. 2.31% 3August 5, 2026
Def consulting,inc. 2.30% 1August 5, 2026
INTER ACTION Corporation 2.30% 2August 5, 2026
Socionext Inc. 2.30% 2August 5, 2026
Sugimoto & Co.,ltd. 2.30% 1August 6, 2026
Namura Shipbuilding Co.,Ltd. 2.28% 1August 5, 2026
Sumida Corporation 2.28% 2August 5, 2026
Mazda Motor Corporation 2.24% 3August 5, 2026
Next Generation Technology Group Inc. JP32643500042.23% 2August 5, 2026
Makuake,Inc. 2.22% 3August 6, 2026
Signpost Corporation 2.20% 1August 6, 2026
Birdman Inc. 2.17% 1August 5, 2026
BASE,Inc. 2.16% 2August 6, 2026
Jig-Saw INC. 2.16% 1August 6, 2026
Nakamura Choukou Co.,ltd. 2.16% 2August 6, 2026
Infomart Corporation 2.14% 2August 5, 2026
Denka Company Limited 2.13% 1August 5, 2026
Chiyoda Co.,ltd. 2.12% 2August 5, 2026
Micronics Japan Co.,ltd. 2.12% 3August 5, 2026
ispace,inc. 2.12% 2August 5, 2026
Kubota Pharmaceutical Holdings Co.,Ltd. 2.09% 2August 6, 2026
Nippon Carbon Co.,Ltd. 2.07% 3August 6, 2026
TRaaS On Product Inc. 2.07% 2August 5, 2026
Gurunavi,Inc. 2.06% 2August 5, 2026
TASUKI Holdings Inc. 2.06% 3August 5, 2026
CrowdWorks Inc. 2.05% 2August 6, 2026
Abalance Corporation 2.04% 2August 6, 2026
Ringer HUT Co.,ltd. 1.99% 2August 6, 2026
SBI ARUHI Corporation 1.99% 2August 5, 2026
ASULINA Co.,Ltd. 1.98% 1August 6, 2026
f-code Inc. 1.98% 3August 6, 2026
Access Co.,ltd. 1.97% 1August 6, 2026
Sumitomo Chemical Company,limited 1.97% 3August 6, 2026
CanBas Co.,Ltd. 1.96% 2August 5, 2026
gumi Inc. 1.96% 1August 6, 2026
Axel Mark INC. 1.95% 2August 6, 2026
FFRI Security,Inc. 1.95% 1August 5, 2026
Taiyo Technolex Co.,ltd. 1.95% 1August 5, 2026
Tsubaki Nakashima Co.,ltd. 1.95% 3August 6, 2026
BPLATS,Inc. 1.94% 3August 6, 2026
Chiyoda Corporation 1.94% 1August 5, 2026
DKS Co.Ltd. 1.94% 2August 5, 2026
Fuji Media Holdings,inc. 1.94% 3August 5, 2026
Institution for a Global Society Corporation 1.94% 2August 5, 2026
Meiwa Estate Company Limited 1.94% 3August 5, 2026
SUNWELS Co.,Ltd. 1.94% 2August 5, 2026
Daikin Industries,ltd. 1.92% 1August 6, 2026
DyDo GROUP HOLDINGS,INC. 1.91% 2August 6, 2026
Nissin Foods Holdings Co.,ltd. 1.91% 3August 6, 2026
GreenBee,Inc. 1.89% 1August 5, 2026
Tokyo Tekko Co.,ltd. 1.87% 2August 5, 2026
Gift Holdings INC. 1.86% 1August 5, 2026
Hoden Seimitsu Kako Kenkyusho Co.,ltd. 1.86% 2August 6, 2026
SMS Co.,ltd. 1.86% 2August 5, 2026
santec Holdings Corporation 1.86% 2August 5, 2026
TSUDAKOMA Corp. 1.84% 1August 5, 2026
AIN Holdings INC. 1.83% 1August 5, 2026
ONO SOKKI Co.,Ltd. 1.83% 2August 6, 2026
Ateam Holdings Co.,Ltd. 1.81% 1August 6, 2026
Milbon Co.,Ltd. 1.80% 1August 5, 2026
note inc. 1.80% 1August 6, 2026
Ichiyoshi Securities Co.,Ltd. 1.79% 1August 5, 2026
JMDC Inc. 1.79% 1August 5, 2026
Kurimoto,Ltd. 1.79% 2August 6, 2026
Amvis Holdings,Inc. 1.78% 1August 5, 2026
Bank of Innovation,Inc. 1.78% 1August 5, 2026
Okano Valve Mfg.co.ltd. 1.78% 2August 5, 2026
Wintest Corp. 1.78% 2August 5, 2026
Ficha Inc. 1.77% 2August 6, 2026
JELLY BEANS GROUP Co.,Ltd. 1.77% 2August 6, 2026
Mito Securities Co.,Ltd. 1.77% 2August 5, 2026
T&S Group Inc. 1.77% 2August 5, 2026
Sanrio Company,Ltd. 1.74% 1August 5, 2026
Taiyo Yuden Co.,ltd. 1.74% 1August 6, 2026
ISE Chemicals Corporation 1.73% 2August 5, 2026
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings,Incorporated 1.73% 2August 5, 2026
HODL1,inc. 1.72% 2August 6, 2026
Modalis Therapeutics Corporation 1.72% 2August 5, 2026
Nittetsu Mining Co.,Ltd. 1.72% 2August 6, 2026

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