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.
| Issuer | % of capital | Funds | Last disclosure |
|---|---|---|---|
| KLab Inc. | 15.97% | 6 | August 6, 2026 |
| ReYuu Japan Inc. | 14.23% | 5 | August 5, 2026 |
| Unitika LTD. | 13.50% | 6 | August 6, 2026 |
| 3-D Matrix,Ltd. | 10.71% | 5 | August 5, 2026 |
| Kasumigaseki Capital Co.,Ltd. JP3211050004 | 9.76% | 7 | August 5, 2026 |
| Fixstars Corporation | 9.68% | 3 | August 6, 2026 |
| Asahi Diamond Industrial Co.,Ltd. | 9.58% | 5 | August 5, 2026 |
| Howa Machinery,Ltd. | 9.32% | 5 | August 6, 2026 |
| SHIFT Inc. | 8.96% | 3 | August 6, 2026 |
| Oncolys BioPharma Inc. | 8.78% | 2 | August 6, 2026 |
| Jibannet Holdings Co.,Ltd. | 8.76% | 4 | August 6, 2026 |
| Nippon Chemical Industrial Co.,Ltd. | 8.16% | 5 | August 5, 2026 |
| Rasa Industries,Ltd. | 8.10% | 7 | August 6, 2026 |
| Hokkaido Electric Power Company,Incorporated | 7.97% | 3 | August 5, 2026 |
| QD Laser,Inc. JP3244720003 | 7.80% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| Daishinku Corp. | 7.62% | 6 | August 6, 2026 |
| V Technology Co.,Ltd. | 7.56% | 5 | August 6, 2026 |
| Seven & i Holdings Co.,Ltd. | 7.38% | 1 | August 6, 2026 |
| Marumae Co.,Ltd. | 7.36% | 4 | August 6, 2026 |
| eole Inc. | 7.24% | 3 | August 5, 2026 |
| TESS Holdings Co.,Ltd. | 7.23% | 3 | August 6, 2026 |
| Terra Drone Corporation JP3546450002 | 7.15% | 3 | August 6, 2026 |
| OSAKA Titanium technologies Co.,Ltd. | 6.88% | 3 | August 6, 2026 |
| Media Links Co.,ltd. | 6.79% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| JEOL Ltd. | 6.40% | 4 | August 5, 2026 |
| Pacific Metals Co.,ltd. | 6.33% | 3 | August 6, 2026 |
| Renascience Inc. | 6.30% | 3 | August 5, 2026 |
| ExaWizards Inc. | 6.26% | 4 | August 6, 2026 |
| AKIBA Holdings Co.,Ltd. | 6.23% | 2 | August 6, 2026 |
| Kyoritsu Maintenance Co.,ltd. | 6.23% | 4 | August 6, 2026 |
| Metaplanet Inc. | 6.20% | 3 | August 6, 2026 |
| Healios K.K. | 6.10% | 4 | August 6, 2026 |
| Nomura Micro Science Co.,Ltd. JP3762950008 | 6.08% | 5 | August 6, 2026 |
| MITSUI E&S Co.,Ltd. | 5.80% | 4 | August 5, 2026 |
| Towa Corporation | 5.77% | 5 | August 5, 2026 |
| Suncall Corporation | 5.46% | 5 | August 5, 2026 |
| COVER Corporation | 5.44% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| Minato Holdings INC. | 5.44% | 3 | August 6, 2026 |
| Japan Engine Corporation | 5.31% | 4 | August 5, 2026 |
| Ceres INC. | 5.22% | 2 | August 6, 2026 |
| W-SCOPE Corporation | 5.20% | 2 | August 6, 2026 |
| Liberta Co.,ltd. | 5.14% | 2 | August 6, 2026 |
| Microwave Chemical Co.Ltd. JP3860340003 | 5.14% | 3 | August 6, 2026 |
| RIBOMIC Inc. | 5.00% | 3 | August 5, 2026 |
| Rikei Corporation | 5.00% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| Almedio INC. | 4.94% | 4 | August 6, 2026 |
| AIMECHATEC,Ltd. | 4.91% | 1 | August 6, 2026 |
| Furuya Metal Co.,ltd. | 4.73% | 5 | August 5, 2026 |
| Toda Kogyo Corp. | 4.59% | 4 | August 6, 2026 |
| Euglena Co.,Ltd. | 4.58% | 3 | August 5, 2026 |
| BrightPath Biotherapeutics Co.,Ltd. | 4.55% | 3 | August 5, 2026 |
| Kimura Chemical Plants Co.,ltd. | 4.54% | 4 | August 5, 2026 |
| EDP Corporation | 4.53% | 3 | August 5, 2026 |
| G-NEXT Inc. | 4.51% | 3 | August 5, 2026 |
| Techno Horizon Co.,ltd. JP3545220000 | 4.47% | 3 | August 5, 2026 |
| Tokyo Keiki INC. | 4.47% | 4 | August 5, 2026 |
| INTERTRADE Co.,Ltd. | 4.43% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| LAND Co.,Ltd. | 4.33% | 3 | August 6, 2026 |
| Cuorips Inc. | 4.28% | 3 | August 5, 2026 |
| Y.a.c.holdings Co.,ltd. | 4.22% | 3 | August 5, 2026 |
| Liberaware Co.,Ltd. | 4.15% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Nihon Dempa Kogyo Co.,ltd. | 4.13% | 4 | August 6, 2026 |
| Rigaku Holdings Corporation JP3969750003 | 4.12% | 5 | August 5, 2026 |
| NPC Incorporated | 4.08% | 4 | August 5, 2026 |
| ACSL Ltd. | 4.05% | 3 | August 6, 2026 |
| JADE GROUP,Inc. | 4.03% | 3 | August 5, 2026 |
| Plus Alpha Consulting Co.,LTD. | 4.03% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| Aozora Bank,Ltd. | 4.00% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| Musashi Seimitsu Industry Co.,ltd. | 4.00% | 3 | August 5, 2026 |
| Kitagawa Seiki Co.,ltd. | 3.98% | 2 | August 6, 2026 |
| Bitcoin Japan Corporation | 3.96% | 2 | August 6, 2026 |
| Japan Medical Dynamic Marketing,INC. | 3.94% | 2 | August 6, 2026 |
| Mipox Corporation | 3.93% | 4 | August 6, 2026 |
| Cyberdyne,inc. | 3.90% | 3 | August 5, 2026 |
| Tokyo Koki Co.ltd. | 3.90% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| Ishii Hyoki Co.,ltd. JP3134450000 | 3.86% | 2 | August 6, 2026 |
| SystemSoft Corporation | 3.85% | 3 | August 6, 2026 |
| Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha,Ltd. | 3.84% | 3 | August 5, 2026 |
| PKSHA Technology Inc. | 3.79% | 3 | August 5, 2026 |
| Nitto Boseki Co.,ltd. | 3.75% | 4 | August 6, 2026 |
| Informetis Co.,Ltd. | 3.74% | 3 | August 6, 2026 |
| Toyo Securities Co.,ltd. JP3611800008 | 3.71% | 3 | August 5, 2026 |
| Mitsuba Corporation JP3895200008 | 3.62% | 3 | August 5, 2026 |
| inspec Inc. | 3.61% | 3 | August 6, 2026 |
| Silicon Studio Corp. | 3.56% | 3 | August 6, 2026 |
| Medrx Co.,Ltd. | 3.49% | 2 | August 6, 2026 |
| ZenmuTech,Inc. | 3.47% | 2 | August 6, 2026 |
| GNI Group Ltd. | 3.44% | 2 | August 6, 2026 |
| Kodama Chemical Industry Co.,ltd. JP3299000004 | 3.42% | 4 | August 6, 2026 |
| Asahi Rubber INC. | 3.39% | 1 | August 6, 2026 |
| Appier Group,Inc. | 3.36% | 2 | August 6, 2026 |
| Nippon Yakin kogyo Co.,Ltd. | 3.36% | 3 | August 6, 2026 |
| TIER IV,Inc. | 3.36% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| DIAMOND ELECTRIC HOLDINGS Co.,Ltd. | 3.33% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| Nissan Motor Co.,ltd. | 3.31% | 3 | August 5, 2026 |
| Gunosy Inc. | 3.29% | 2 | August 6, 2026 |
| i-mobile Co.,Ltd. | 3.29% | 3 | August 6, 2026 |
| Zeon Corporation | 3.27% | 3 | August 5, 2026 |
| Godo Steel,Ltd. | 3.25% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Kringle Pharma,Inc. | 3.24% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| Daiichi Kigenso Kagaku-Kogyo Co.,ltd | 3.23% | 1 | August 6, 2026 |
| ASTERIA Corporation | 3.21% | 2 | August 6, 2026 |
| TMH Inc. | 3.20% | 2 | August 6, 2026 |
| Money Forward,Inc. | 3.17% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| Solasia Pharma K.K. | 3.16% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| Alps Alpine Co.,ltd. | 3.13% | 3 | August 5, 2026 |
| River Eletec Corporation | 3.13% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| France BED Holdings Co.,ltd. | 3.12% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| JFE Holdings,Inc. | 3.10% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| Sanoh Industrial Co.,Ltd. | 3.06% | 3 | August 5, 2026 |
| Toho Zinc Co.,Ltd. | 3.05% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| ENECHANGE Ltd. | 3.04% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| Rorze Corporation | 3.04% | 3 | August 5, 2026 |
| Foster Electric Company,Limited | 3.01% | 5 | August 5, 2026 |
| Rock Field Co.,ltd. | 3.01% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| unbanked inc. | 3.00% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| OXIDE Corporation | 2.97% | 3 | August 6, 2026 |
| SERENDIP HOLDINGS Co.,Ltd. | 2.94% | 3 | August 6, 2026 |
| NEXT FUNDS Nikkei 225 Double Inverse Index Exchange Traded Fund | 2.91% | 2 | August 6, 2026 |
| RAKUS Co.,Ltd. | 2.90% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| Asterisk Inc. | 2.89% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| Innotech Corporation | 2.87% | 2 | August 6, 2026 |
| Nippon Coke & Engineering Company,limited | 2.86% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| GAtechnologies Co.,Ltd. | 2.85% | 2 | August 6, 2026 |
| Tamagawa Holdings Co.,ltd. | 2.85% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| Carlit Co.,Ltd. | 2.83% | 4 | August 5, 2026 |
| Sharp Corporation | 2.82% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| Cyber Security Cloud,Inc. | 2.80% | 3 | August 6, 2026 |
| Nipro Corporation | 2.80% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Mitsubishi Motors Corporation | 2.78% | 1 | August 6, 2026 |
| Nippon Paper Industries Co.,Ltd. | 2.78% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Lifenet Insurance Company | 2.77% | 2 | August 6, 2026 |
| MITSUI-SOKO HOLDINGS Co.,Ltd. | 2.75% | 1 | August 6, 2026 |
| Kidswell Bio Corporation | 2.73% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Nippon Express Holdings,inc. | 2.72% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| Nxera Pharma Co.,Ltd. | 2.69% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| Datasection Inc. | 2.68% | 2 | August 6, 2026 |
| kaihan co.,Ltd. | 2.68% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Digital Media Professionals Inc. | 2.67% | 2 | August 6, 2026 |
| SANNO Co.,Ltd. | 2.67% | 2 | August 6, 2026 |
| SymBio Pharmaceuticals Limited | 2.67% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| ReproCELL Incorporated | 2.66% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| Fruta Fruta INC. | 2.65% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| AI storm Co.,Ltd. | 2.64% | 3 | August 5, 2026 |
| HPC SYSTEMS Inc. | 2.64% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Astroscale Holdings Inc. | 2.61% | 1 | August 6, 2026 |
| West Holdings Corporation | 2.61% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| Nippon Gear Co.,ltd. | 2.60% | 2 | August 6, 2026 |
| RENOVA,Inc. | 2.60% | 3 | August 6, 2026 |
| dip Corporation | 2.60% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| Computer Institute of Japan, Ltd. | 2.57% | 3 | August 6, 2026 |
| Mitachi Co.,ltd. | 2.57% | 3 | August 5, 2026 |
| YASKAWA Electric Corporation | 2.56% | 3 | August 5, 2026 |
| Hamee Corp. | 2.55% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| JINS HOLDINGS Inc. | 2.54% | 3 | August 5, 2026 |
| Nissha Co.,Ltd. | 2.54% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| CAICA DIGITAL Inc. | 2.52% | 3 | August 5, 2026 |
| Net Protections Holdings,Inc. | 2.52% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Shinden Hightex Corporation | 2.51% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| Future Innovation Group,Inc. | 2.50% | 1 | August 6, 2026 |
| Nikkato Corporation | 2.45% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Perseus Proteomics Inc. | 2.44% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Matsuo Electric Co.,ltd. | 2.42% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| Japan Electronic Materials Corporation | 2.37% | 2 | August 6, 2026 |
| Tsukuba Bank,Ltd. | 2.37% | 3 | August 6, 2026 |
| Sumco Corporation | 2.36% | 3 | August 6, 2026 |
| Japan Communications Inc. | 2.34% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| Kura Sushi,Inc. | 2.34% | 1 | August 6, 2026 |
| Yonex Co.,ltd. | 2.34% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Timee,Inc. | 2.33% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| SRE Holdings Corporation | 2.32% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| baudroie,inc. | 2.31% | 3 | August 5, 2026 |
| Def consulting,inc. | 2.30% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| INTER ACTION Corporation | 2.30% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| Socionext Inc. | 2.30% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| Sugimoto & Co.,ltd. | 2.30% | 1 | August 6, 2026 |
| Namura Shipbuilding Co.,Ltd. | 2.28% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Sumida Corporation | 2.28% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| Mazda Motor Corporation | 2.24% | 3 | August 5, 2026 |
| Next Generation Technology Group Inc. JP3264350004 | 2.23% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| Makuake,Inc. | 2.22% | 3 | August 6, 2026 |
| Signpost Corporation | 2.20% | 1 | August 6, 2026 |
| Birdman Inc. | 2.17% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| BASE,Inc. | 2.16% | 2 | August 6, 2026 |
| Jig-Saw INC. | 2.16% | 1 | August 6, 2026 |
| Nakamura Choukou Co.,ltd. | 2.16% | 2 | August 6, 2026 |
| Infomart Corporation | 2.14% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| Denka Company Limited | 2.13% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Chiyoda Co.,ltd. | 2.12% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| Micronics Japan Co.,ltd. | 2.12% | 3 | August 5, 2026 |
| ispace,inc. | 2.12% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| Kubota Pharmaceutical Holdings Co.,Ltd. | 2.09% | 2 | August 6, 2026 |
| Nippon Carbon Co.,Ltd. | 2.07% | 3 | August 6, 2026 |
| TRaaS On Product Inc. | 2.07% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| Gurunavi,Inc. | 2.06% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| TASUKI Holdings Inc. | 2.06% | 3 | August 5, 2026 |
| CrowdWorks Inc. | 2.05% | 2 | August 6, 2026 |
| Abalance Corporation | 2.04% | 2 | August 6, 2026 |
| Ringer HUT Co.,ltd. | 1.99% | 2 | August 6, 2026 |
| SBI ARUHI Corporation | 1.99% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| ASULINA Co.,Ltd. | 1.98% | 1 | August 6, 2026 |
| f-code Inc. | 1.98% | 3 | August 6, 2026 |
| Access Co.,ltd. | 1.97% | 1 | August 6, 2026 |
| Sumitomo Chemical Company,limited | 1.97% | 3 | August 6, 2026 |
| CanBas Co.,Ltd. | 1.96% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| gumi Inc. | 1.96% | 1 | August 6, 2026 |
| Axel Mark INC. | 1.95% | 2 | August 6, 2026 |
| FFRI Security,Inc. | 1.95% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Taiyo Technolex Co.,ltd. | 1.95% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Tsubaki Nakashima Co.,ltd. | 1.95% | 3 | August 6, 2026 |
| BPLATS,Inc. | 1.94% | 3 | August 6, 2026 |
| Chiyoda Corporation | 1.94% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| DKS Co.Ltd. | 1.94% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| Fuji Media Holdings,inc. | 1.94% | 3 | August 5, 2026 |
| Institution for a Global Society Corporation | 1.94% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| Meiwa Estate Company Limited | 1.94% | 3 | August 5, 2026 |
| SUNWELS Co.,Ltd. | 1.94% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| Daikin Industries,ltd. | 1.92% | 1 | August 6, 2026 |
| DyDo GROUP HOLDINGS,INC. | 1.91% | 2 | August 6, 2026 |
| Nissin Foods Holdings Co.,ltd. | 1.91% | 3 | August 6, 2026 |
| GreenBee,Inc. | 1.89% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Tokyo Tekko Co.,ltd. | 1.87% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| Gift Holdings INC. | 1.86% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Hoden Seimitsu Kako Kenkyusho Co.,ltd. | 1.86% | 2 | August 6, 2026 |
| SMS Co.,ltd. | 1.86% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| santec Holdings Corporation | 1.86% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| TSUDAKOMA Corp. | 1.84% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| AIN Holdings INC. | 1.83% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| ONO SOKKI Co.,Ltd. | 1.83% | 2 | August 6, 2026 |
| Ateam Holdings Co.,Ltd. | 1.81% | 1 | August 6, 2026 |
| Milbon Co.,Ltd. | 1.80% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| note inc. | 1.80% | 1 | August 6, 2026 |
| Ichiyoshi Securities Co.,Ltd. | 1.79% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| JMDC Inc. | 1.79% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Kurimoto,Ltd. | 1.79% | 2 | August 6, 2026 |
| Amvis Holdings,Inc. | 1.78% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Bank of Innovation,Inc. | 1.78% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Okano Valve Mfg.co.ltd. | 1.78% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| Wintest Corp. | 1.78% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| Ficha Inc. | 1.77% | 2 | August 6, 2026 |
| JELLY BEANS GROUP Co.,Ltd. | 1.77% | 2 | August 6, 2026 |
| Mito Securities Co.,Ltd. | 1.77% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| T&S Group Inc. | 1.77% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| Sanrio Company,Ltd. | 1.74% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Taiyo Yuden Co.,ltd. | 1.74% | 1 | August 6, 2026 |
| ISE Chemicals Corporation | 1.73% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings,Incorporated | 1.73% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| HODL1,inc. | 1.72% | 2 | August 6, 2026 |
| Modalis Therapeutics Corporation | 1.72% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| Nittetsu Mining Co.,Ltd. | 1.72% | 2 | August 6, 2026 |
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