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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASKUL Corporation | 1.71% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| Gunze Limited | 1.70% | 2 | August 6, 2026 |
| Mitsui High-tec,Inc. | 1.70% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| INUNEKO-SEIKATSU Co.,Ltd. | 1.69% | 1 | August 6, 2026 |
| Placo Co.,ltd. | 1.69% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Takashimaya Company,Limited | 1.69% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| Tomen Devices Corporation | 1.69% | 3 | August 5, 2026 |
| Hisaka Works,ltd. | 1.68% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Realgate INC. | 1.68% | 1 | August 6, 2026 |
| and ST HD Co.,Ltd. | 1.68% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| FRONTEO,Inc. | 1.67% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Taiyo Bussan Kaisha,ltd. | 1.67% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Vector HOLDINGS Inc. | 1.67% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| giftee Group,Inc. | 1.67% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| Fuji Kyuko Co.,ltd. | 1.66% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| DeNA Co.,Ltd. | 1.65% | 1 | August 6, 2026 |
| Environment Friendly Holdings Corp. | 1.65% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Fuva Brain Limited | 1.65% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| Daiki Aluminium Industry Co.,ltd. | 1.64% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| MIRARTH Real Estate Investment Corporation | 1.64% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Suzuki Co.,ltd. | 1.64% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| Dream Incubator Inc. | 1.63% | 2 | August 6, 2026 |
| Harmonic Drive Systems Inc. | 1.63% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| NIPPON PARKING DEVELOPMENT Co.,Ltd. | 1.63% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| MegaChips Corporation | 1.62% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| Sumitomo Pharma Co.,Ltd. | 1.62% | 1 | August 6, 2026 |
| TRIAL Holdings,Inc. | 1.62% | 1 | August 6, 2026 |
| Honeys Holdings Co.,ltd. | 1.61% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| SWCC Corporation | 1.61% | 2 | August 6, 2026 |
| pluszero,Inc. | 1.61% | 2 | August 6, 2026 |
| Daikoku Denki Co.,ltd. | 1.60% | 1 | August 6, 2026 |
| H.U. Group Holdings,Inc. | 1.60% | 2 | August 6, 2026 |
| Roland Corporation JP3983400007 | 1.60% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| Sansha Electric Manufacturing Co.,Ltd. | 1.59% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| yutori,Inc. | 1.59% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| Batonz.Co.,Ltd. | 1.58% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| Sapporo Breweries Limited | 1.58% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| eSOL Co.,Ltd. | 1.58% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Iseki & Co.,ltd. | 1.57% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Heartseed Inc. | 1.56% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| JESCO Holdings,Inc. | 1.55% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Pharma Foods International Co.,Ltd. | 1.55% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Stella Chemifa Corporation | 1.55% | 3 | August 5, 2026 |
| Toyo Engineering Corporation | 1.55% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| Shima Seiki Mfg.,ltd. | 1.54% | 2 | August 6, 2026 |
| MEC Company LTD. | 1.53% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Rohm Company Limited | 1.51% | 3 | August 5, 2026 |
| Ezaki Glico Co.,Ltd. | 1.50% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| NEIS Co.,Ltd. | 1.50% | 1 | August 6, 2026 |
| ValueCommerce Co.,Ltd. | 1.50% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Yorozu Corporation | 1.50% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Open Door Inc. | 1.49% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Nichicon Corporation | 1.48% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| PowerX,Inc. | 1.48% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Samco INC. | 1.47% | 1 | August 6, 2026 |
| Star seeds Co.,Ltd. | 1.47% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Systems Engineering Consultants Co.,LTD. | 1.47% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Hephaist Co.,ltd. | 1.46% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| Financial Partners Group Co.,Ltd. | 1.45% | 2 | August 6, 2026 |
| Nihon Yamamura Glass Co.,Ltd. | 1.45% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Cybozu,Inc. | 1.44% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| DMG Mori Co.,ltd. | 1.44% | 2 | August 6, 2026 |
| Furukawa Electric Co.,Ltd. | 1.44% | 2 | August 6, 2026 |
| Oriental Chain MFG. Co.,ltd. | 1.44% | 2 | August 6, 2026 |
| Succeed co.,ltd. | 1.44% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Vector INC. | 1.44% | 2 | August 6, 2026 |
| GENDA Inc. | 1.43% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| The Japan Steel Works,Ltd. | 1.43% | 2 | August 6, 2026 |
| Casio Computer Co.,ltd. | 1.42% | 3 | August 5, 2026 |
| Ishikawa Seisakusho,Ltd. | 1.42% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| Members Co.,Ltd. | 1.42% | 2 | August 6, 2026 |
| Sansan,Inc. | 1.42% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| Toyo Kanetsu K.K. | 1.42% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| enish,inc. | 1.42% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Axelspace Holdings Corporation | 1.41% | 1 | August 6, 2026 |
| GreenEnergy & Company Inc. | 1.41% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| NEXTAGE Co.,Ltd. | 1.41% | 1 | August 6, 2026 |
| Organo Corporation | 1.41% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| CHANGE Holdings,Inc. | 1.40% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Menicon Co.,Ltd. | 1.40% | 1 | August 6, 2026 |
| Taiyo Holdings Co.,ltd. | 1.40% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Mitsui Chemicals,Inc. | 1.39% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Dexerials Corporation | 1.38% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| INTLOOP Inc. | 1.38% | 2 | August 6, 2026 |
| Rasa Corporation | 1.38% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Shibaura Mechatronics Corporation | 1.38% | 2 | August 6, 2026 |
| ENVIPRO HOLDINGS Inc. | 1.37% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| Kuramoto Co.,ltd. | 1.37% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Shiseido Company,Limited | 1.37% | 2 | August 6, 2026 |
| Square Enix Holdings Co.,ltd. | 1.37% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Inui Global Logistics Co.,Ltd. | 1.36% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Konica Minolta,inc. | 1.34% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| Kudan Inc. | 1.33% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| SAKURA internet Inc. | 1.33% | 2 | August 6, 2026 |
| JCR Pharmaceuticals Co.,Ltd. | 1.32% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| Management Solutions Co.,Ltd. | 1.31% | 1 | August 6, 2026 |
| Okuwa Co.,ltd. | 1.31% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| Eiken Chemical Co.,ltd. | 1.30% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Sinfonia Technology Co.,ltd. | 1.30% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| Tokai Carbon Co.,ltd. | 1.30% | 2 | August 6, 2026 |
| Ledax Co.,Ltd. | 1.29% | 1 | August 6, 2026 |
| Bengo4.com,Inc. | 1.28% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| Fujita Kanko INC. | 1.28% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| IHI Corporation | 1.28% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| Aiming Inc. JP3161050004 | 1.27% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| FUJIKURA COMPOSITES Inc. | 1.27% | 2 | August 6, 2026 |
| PCA Corporation | 1.27% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| EDION Corporation | 1.26% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Ridge-i Inc. | 1.26% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Tekscend Photomask Corp. | 1.26% | 2 | August 6, 2026 |
| GS Yuasa Corporation | 1.25% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| Recomm Co.,ltd. | 1.24% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| SMK Corporation | 1.24% | 1 | August 6, 2026 |
| Headwaters Co.,Ltd | 1.22% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| Medley,inc. | 1.22% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Kasai Kogyo Co.,ltd. | 1.21% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| Tokyo Electron Device Limited | 1.21% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| Fuji Die Co.,Ltd. | 1.20% | 1 | August 6, 2026 |
| Hokushin Co.,ltd. | 1.20% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Ichigo Hotel REIT Investment Corporation | 1.20% | 1 | August 6, 2026 |
| KH Neochem Co.,Ltd. | 1.20% | 2 | August 6, 2026 |
| Osaki Electric Co.,Ltd. | 1.20% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| Sanyo Electric Railway Co.,Ltd. | 1.20% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Schoo,inc. | 1.20% | 1 | August 6, 2026 |
| Aval Data Corporation | 1.19% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Monstarlab Inc. | 1.19% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| NAGAWA CO.,Ltd | 1.19% | 1 | August 6, 2026 |
| Phil Company,Inc. | 1.19% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| SAAF Holdings Co.,Ltd. | 1.19% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| SUSMED,Inc. | 1.19% | 1 | August 6, 2026 |
| Shinwa Wise Holdings Co.,ltd. | 1.19% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| Tazmo Co.,ltd. | 1.19% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| NF Holdings Corporation | 1.18% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| Juki Corporation | 1.16% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| Prored Partners CO.,LTD. | 1.16% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Sukegawa Electric Co.,ltd. | 1.16% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Valqua,ltd. | 1.16% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Bookoff Group Holdings Limited | 1.14% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Furuno Electric Co.,ltd. | 1.14% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Warabeya Nichiyo Holdings Co.,ltd. | 1.14% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Digital Arts Inc. | 1.13% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| SEIKOH GIKEN Co.,Ltd. | 1.13% | 1 | August 6, 2026 |
| Morinaga Milk Industry Co.,ltd. | 1.12% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| ORO Co.,Ltd. | 1.12% | 1 | August 6, 2026 |
| Pigeon Corporation | 1.12% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| QPS Holdings Inc. | 1.12% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| Accrete Inc. | 1.11% | 1 | August 6, 2026 |
| FP Partner Inc. | 1.11% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Fundinno,inc. | 1.11% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Nikkiso Co.,ltd. | 1.11% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| PILLAR Corporation | 1.11% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Zojirushi Corporation | 1.11% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| istyle Inc. | 1.11% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Kohsoku Corporation | 1.10% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Mammy Mart Holdings Corporation | 1.10% | 1 | August 6, 2026 |
| Nihon Seimitsu Co.,Ltd. | 1.10% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Nippon Denko Co.,Ltd. | 1.10% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Mitsui Fudosan Accommodations Fund Inc. | 1.09% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Link and Motivation Inc. | 1.08% | 2 | August 6, 2026 |
| SanBio Company Limited | 1.08% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Sanken Electric Co.,Ltd. | 1.08% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| FunPep Company Limited | 1.07% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| GDEP ADVANCE,Inc. | 1.07% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| Japan Display Inc. | 1.07% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| NexTone Inc. | 1.07% | 1 | August 6, 2026 |
| CellSeed Inc. | 1.04% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co.,ltd. | 1.04% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Kyoei Tanker Co.,ltd. | 1.04% | 1 | August 6, 2026 |
| Toyo Denki Seizo K.k.(Toyo Electric Mfg.co.,ltd.) | 1.04% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| MEEQ Inc. | 1.03% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| NH Foods Ltd. | 1.03% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| MOS Food Services,inc. | 1.02% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| SmartDrive inc. | 1.02% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation | 1.01% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| Sanix Holdings Incorporated | 1.01% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| MISUMI Group Inc. | 1.00% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Mitsui O.S.K.Lines,Ltd. | 1.00% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Sinko Industries LTD. | 1.00% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Syuppin Co.,Ltd. | 1.00% | 1 | August 6, 2026 |
| JMACS Japan Co.,Ltd. | 0.99% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Nagoya Railroad Co., Ltd. | 0.99% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| Nippon Sharyo,ltd. | 0.99% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Sigma Koki Co.,ltd. | 0.99% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| VALUENEX Japan Inc. | 0.99% | 1 | August 6, 2026 |
| Weathernews INC. | 0.99% | 1 | August 6, 2026 |
| Azoom Co.,ltd | 0.98% | 1 | August 6, 2026 |
| Orion Breweries,ltd. | 0.98% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Pola Orbis Holdings INC. | 0.98% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Fujikura Kasei Co.,ltd. | 0.97% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| KEIWA Incorporated | 0.97% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| THE Shimizu Bank,ltd. | 0.97% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| ANYCOLOR Inc. | 0.96% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Serverworks Co.,Ltd. | 0.96% | 1 | August 6, 2026 |
| West Japan Railway Company | 0.96% | 1 | August 6, 2026 |
| Asaka Riken Co.,Ltd. | 0.95% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| HIRATA Corporation | 0.95% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| TOYO Corporation | 0.95% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| TerraSky Co.,Ltd | 0.95% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| Yamaha Motor Co.,Ltd. | 0.95% | 2 | August 6, 2026 |
| Mitsubishi Kakoki Kaisha,Ltd. | 0.94% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| PRONI Inc. | 0.94% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| Sakai Chemical Industry Co.,Ltd. | 0.94% | 2 | August 6, 2026 |
| TMS Co.,Ltd. | 0.93% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Ibiden Co.,ltd. | 0.92% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Ef-On INC. | 0.90% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Onward Holdings Co.,ltd. | 0.90% | 1 | August 6, 2026 |
| Tera Probe,Inc. | 0.90% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| jig.jp co.,ltd. | 0.90% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| ANA Holdings INC. | 0.89% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Allied Telesis Holdings K.K. | 0.89% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Cacco Inc. | 0.89% | 1 | August 6, 2026 |
| GMO Payment Gateway,Inc. | 0.89% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Nippon Kodoshi Corporation | 0.88% | 1 | August 6, 2026 |
| Siix Corporation | 0.88% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| TRADE WORKS Co.,Ltd | 0.88% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| KOA Corporation | 0.87% | 2 | August 5, 2026 |
| Lacto Japan Co.,Ltd. | 0.87% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| NETSTARS Co.,Ltd. | 0.86% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Sumitomo Forestry Co.,Ltd. | 0.86% | 1 | August 6, 2026 |
| AnGes,Inc. | 0.85% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| ELEMENTS,Inc. | 0.85% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| UT Group Co.,Ltd. | 0.85% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Green Monster Inc. | 0.84% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Naikai Zosen Corporation | 0.84% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Marimo Regional Revitalization REIT,Inc. | 0.83% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories,ltd. | 0.82% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| GLOBERIDE,Inc. | 0.81% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Osaka Steel Co.,ltd. | 0.81% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| ASTMAX Co.,Ltd. | 0.80% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Central Security Patrols Co.,ltd. | 0.80% | 1 | August 6, 2026 |
| Eternal Hospitality Group Co.,Ltd. | 0.80% | 1 | August 6, 2026 |
| Gun Ei Chemical Industry Co.,Ltd. | 0.80% | 1 | August 6, 2026 |
| Hokkan Holdings Limited | 0.80% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Japan System Techniques Co.,Ltd. | 0.80% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Kumiai Chemical Industry Co.,ltd. | 0.80% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Mori Hills Reit Investment Corporation | 0.80% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Shimadaya Corporation | 0.80% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Shochiku Co.,Ltd. | 0.80% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Skymark Airlines Inc. | 0.80% | 1 | August 6, 2026 |
| Takeuchi Mfg.co.,ltd. | 0.80% | 1 | August 6, 2026 |
| The Okinawa Electric Power Company,Incorporated | 0.80% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Ya-Man LTD. | 0.80% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Edia Co.,Ltd. | 0.79% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| MarkLines Co.,Ltd. | 0.79% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Sanyo Chemical Industries,ltd. | 0.79% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| YKT Corporation | 0.79% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Japan Tissue Engineering Co.,Ltd. | 0.78% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Midac Holdings Co.,ltd. | 0.78% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
| Amazia,inc. | 0.77% | 2 | August 6, 2026 |
| NIKKON Holdings Co.,Ltd. | 0.77% | 1 | August 5, 2026 |
The other markets
- France AMF
- Belgium FSMA
- Netherlands AFM
- Germany Bundesanzeiger
- Austria FMA
- Spain CNMV
- Italy Consob
- Poland KNF
- United Kingdom FCA
- Norway Finanstilsynet
- Ireland Central Bank of Ireland
- Sweden Finansinspektionen
- Denmark Finanstilsynet
- Finland Finanssivalvonta
- Australia ASIC
- United States FINRA
- Greece HCMC
- Luxembourg CSSF
- Czechia CNB
- Hungary MNB
- Iceland Central Bank of Iceland