Japan Top 30 Companies 2026 Rankings | Generated by AI

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Question: What are the top 30 largest companies in Japan?

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Here are the top 30 largest companies in Japan by market capitalization as of mid-February 2026 (values are approximate in USD and can fluctuate daily; rankings based on recent data from financial tracking sites).

  1. Toyota Motor — ~$316 billion (Automotive)
  2. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) — ~$214–223 billion (Banking)
  3. SoftBank Group — ~$174 billion (Telecommunications / Investment)
  4. Hitachi — ~$165 billion (Conglomerate / Technology)
  5. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group — ~$152 billion (Banking)
  6. Sony Group — (Electronics / Entertainment)
  7. Fast Retailing (Uniqlo parent) — (Retail)
  8. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries — ~$84–100+ billion range in recent data (Industrials)
  9. Nippon Telegraph & Telephone (NTT) — ~$81 billion+ (Telecom)
  10. Keyence — (Sensors / Automation)
  11. Nintendo — (Gaming)
  12. Shin-Etsu Chemical — (Chemicals)
  13. Tokyo Electron — (Semiconductor equipment)
  14. KDDI — (Telecom)
  15. Honda Motor — (Automotive)
  16. Mitsubishi Electric — (Electronics / Industrials)
  17. Chugai Pharmaceutical — ~$90+ billion range (Pharmaceuticals)
  18. Recruit Holdings — (HR / Internet services)
  19. Daikin Industries — (Air conditioning)
  20. Fanuc — (Robotics)
  21. Japan Tobacco — (Tobacco)
  22. DENSO — (Auto parts)
  23. Takeda Pharmaceutical — (Pharmaceuticals)
  24. Mizuho Financial Group — (Banking)
  25. Three major trading companies (sogo shosha): Mitsubishi Corp, Mitsui & Co, Itochu — (Conglomerates, often in top rankings by revenue but also high market cap) 26–30 typically include: Nintendo (if not higher), Advantest, Tokyo Electron (repeat if variant), Nippon Steel, Canon, Fujitsu, NEC, Panasonic, Bridgestone, Komatsu, Kyocera, etc. (exact positions vary by day).

The Japanese market features strong representation from automotive, banking, technology/conglomerates, telecom, and electronics sectors. Market caps are in USD and sourced from aggregated financial sites (as of early–mid February 2026 data points).

For the most up-to-date full list of 30+, check live sources like companiesmarketcap.com/japan or JPX (Japan Exchange Group) rankings, as values change with stock prices.

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