Selected Japanese stocks researched, bought or targeted

         

                      Gantan Beauty in 1998, 2005, 2016 & 2019 [ earned +24.8% within 4 months in a 2024 takeover ]:

                 Kyocera in 1978, 1982,1983,1985,1988, 1991,1996,1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2019 & 2023 [bought & sold for 13% profit]:

 Nomura in 1985 breaking the 1,000 mark definitively before soaring to almost 6,000 in 1987[bottom] & in 2024[top]!

Koito Mfg in 1983:

                                              Toyobo in 1983, 2014 & 2023 [bought]:

Daiwa Heavy in '96, '98 & '07 [traded 3X from Aug '23 till Nov '24,the last time being a 34% score on its privatization in 2024; 2nd highest earner in JPN]:

                                           Molitec Steel [stalked]:

Toyota in 1983[stalking]:

   Shiseido in 1976, 1978, 1983, 1985,1989,1996,1998,1999,2000,2002,2005,2013, 2014, 2016, 2019 & 2023 [bought & SOLD for a 7% gain + dividend]:

 

 SMK in '89, '91, '96, '07, '13 & '23 [stalked]:

Mabuchi Motor in 1990,1998 & 2023[ earned 4.8% within 2 mths in 2025]:

YKT in 2016 & 2019 [earned 46% in Sep '17 & 19% in Dec '24]:

Panasonic in 1979, 1983, 2008, 2014 & 2023 [earned 7% capital gain after 2 dividends in '24]:

NEC in 1966 & 1983:

KDD in 1983:

Faith [missed & taken over shortly after!]:

Nisshinbo in 1983 & 2014 [ bought in Nov '24]:

 Nippon Light Metal [stalked]:

 Toho Titanium [stalked & fortunately skipped!]: 

BP Castrol [watching]:

WOWOW [watching]:

JAL & ANA in 1991:

Taiyo Yuden in 1976, 1978, 1979, 1988, 1989, 1991,1998, 2000, 2002,2005, 2013 & 2023 [stalked but missed]:

Rohm in 1985,1989,1991,1994, 1996, 2005, 2013, 2016 & 2023 [bought & SOLD for 10% profit] & Hamamatsu Photonics in 2019 & 2023 [watching]:

Nippon Felt in 1983, 1991 & 1998 [ bought in '18 & increased in '24]:

Nomura in 1983 [earned 4x, for over  ¥109,000 in earnings after waiting from 2018 till 2024]:

Denka in 1976, 1978, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002,2004,2008,2013, 2019 & 2023 [stalking]:

Murata in 1976, 1978, 1983, 1989, 1991, 1998 & 2013 [stalking but missed]:

Subaru in 1991, 2013, 2016, 2019 & 2023 [earned 10% within 3 months] & Yasunaga in 2019 [watching]:

Eisai in 1976, 1978, 1991, 1996, 1998, 2002,2005,2019 & 2023 [stalking]:

Mochida in 1983,1984, 1991 & 2008 [earned 10% in 2024 after 1 dividend]:

Omron in 1976, 1978, 1983, 1988, 1991, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2022 & 2023 [stalking]:

Iseki in 1979, 1983,1991, 2014 & 2023 [watching]:

Ono Pharma in 1976, 1978, 1983, 1984, 1991, 1998, 2002 & 2014 [bought but dropped]:

Yaskawa in 1978, 2013 & 2023 [stalking] :

Honda in 1983 [ watching] :

Dentsu in 2002, 2005, 2013, 2016 & 2019 [ earned 7% + 1 dividend trading it in '23/'24 & watching for re-entry chance] :

Shionogi in 1976, 1979, 1983, 1991, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2013, 2016, 2019 & 2023 [ watching]:

Yamaha in 1983, 2023[ bought & SOLD for an 8% gain; chart looks good for medium-long term]:

Sumitomo Corp in 1976, 1983 & 1991 [earned 5% trading it within a month in '25]:

FANUC in 1988, 1991 [watching]:

Minebea Mitsumi in 1983, 1989 [ watching ]:

Nippon Chemi-Con in 1983 & 2023 [stalking]:

Kirin in 1976,1978, 1990,1991, 1998, 2013, 2014 & 2023 [ bought, earned 1 dividend & sold for small paper gain ]:

Olympus in 1983, 2000 [watching]:

Pacific Metals in 1978, 1979, 1991, 2007, 2013 & 2023 [watching]:

Gun-ei Chem in 2023 [ watching ]:

Japan Power Fastening in 1998 [ earned >50% capital gains + 17% dividend return!]

Janome in 1983, 1985 & 1988 [ earned twice, in '17 & '20]:

Ono Sokki in 1991 [ bought in 2023, up 11% on paper]:

Morishita Jintan in 1978, 1979:

Komai Haltec in 2014 [bought in 2024]:

 Daido Kogyo in 2000 [ earned a gross 22% from '23-'24 buying at ¥738,& selling at ¥906]:

Katakura Co-Op in 2023 [ eyed for a while but abandoned after a major profit reduction recently ]:

Nippon Chemiphar in 1976,1978,1983,1991 [stalked but opted out]:

Takeda Chemical in 1983 [ earned 3.8% + one ¥90 dividend in early 2022]:

Origin in 1983 [ earned 11% in 2 months in 2020, re-bought 14% lower in 2023]:

Iwatsu in 1983 [ earned 11% in 3 years[ 2018- 2021]:

Sony, Sharp & Nintendo in 1983:

Casio in 1976, 1983, 1991 & 2013:

Sakai Heavy in 2014 [bought early in '25]:

KOSE in 2002,2013, 2014:

Kikkoman in 1983:

Others: