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Year-To-Date: 21.4951 %
This Week: 2.57843 %
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On this page, you will find the most comprehensive analysis of Japanese stocks and ETFs - from latest trends to performances to charts ➞. First, Year-to-Date (YTD) performances of the most requested Japan & other Asia-Pacific stocks at 12Stocks.com (click stock for review):

 Alibaba 84%
 NetEase 77%
 Baidu 39%
 Mizuho Financial 38%
 Nomura 34%
 Taiwan Semiconductor 30%
 Orix 29%
 Honda Motor 21%
 Sumitomo Mitsui 18%
 Toyota Motor 4%
 AU Optronics 0%
 Bitauto 0%
 China Eastern 0%
 China Mobile 0%
 Kyocera 0%
 China Life 0%
 Melco Crown 0%
 Mitsubishi UFJ 0%
 PetroChina 0%
 Sony 0%
 China Southern 0%
 New Oriental -13%
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12Stocks.com Japan Stocks Performances & Trends Daily
September 13, 2025 - All trends (long term, mid-term and short term) for Japan index looks good.

The overall Smart Investing & Trading Score is 80 (0-bearish to 100-bullish) which puts Japan index in short term neutral to bullish trend.

The Smart Investing & Trading Score from previous trading session is 100 and hence a deterioration of trend.

 Year To Date Performance: 21.4951 %
 Weekly Performance: 2.57843 %
 Daily Performance: -0.688637 %
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Short Term Trend for EWJ
80 / 100
Here are the Smart Investing & Trading Scores of the most requested Japan stocks at 12Stocks.com (click stock name for detailed review):


12Stocks.com: Top Performing Japan Index Stocks
Hot Japan Stocks of 2025 We try to spot trends by analyzing the performances of various stocks or components within Japan Index and try to find best performing stocks. The movers and shakers. The winners and losers.

The top performing Japan Index stocks year to date are
Mizuho Financial[38%] Nomura [34%] Orix [29%]
Honda Motor[21%] Sumitomo Mitsui[18%] Takeda Pharmaceutical[17%]
Toyota Motor[4%] NTT DOCOMO[0%] Mitsubishi UFJ[0%]
Nippon Telegraph[0%] Canon [0%] Sony [0%]
View complete list of Japan stocks by year-to-date performance

Now, more recently, over last week, the top performing Japan Index stocks on the move are
Internet Initiative[913.4%] Sony [193.7%] LINE [23.7%]
Nomura [4.9%] Orix [2.7%] Mizuho Financial[1.1%]
Sumitomo Mitsui[0.7%] Mitsubishi UFJ[0%] Toyota Motor[-0.8%]
Takeda Pharmaceutical[-1.2%] Honda Motor[-1.9%] SYLA [-29.2%]
View complete list of Japan stocks by weekly performance

Unfortunately not all Japan stocks have done well this year. Investors of these stocks hope they have seen the worst and hope that these stocks are set to bounce back. The bearish stocks in this index year to date (YTD) are
SYLA [-25%] NTT DOCOMO[0%] Mitsubishi UFJ[0%]
Nippon Telegraph[0%] Canon [0%] Sony [0%]
Kyocera [0%] LINE [0%] Internet Initiative[0%]
Toyota Motor[4%] Takeda Pharmaceutical[17%] Sumitomo Mitsui[18%]
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Investors can get enhanced performance by riding the current stock trends. Using complex algorithms, 12Stocks.com has come up with Smart Investing & Trading Scores (on 0-bearish to 100-bullish scale) to identify best trending stocks. Top trending Japan stocks are
Sony [100] Nomura [100] Orix [80]
Internet Initiative[70] Sumitomo Mitsui[60] Mizuho Financial[50]
Toyota Motor[40] Honda Motor[40] LINE [30]
Kyocera [20] Mitsubishi UFJ[10] Nippon Telegraph[10]
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12Stocks.com: Investing in Japan Index with Stocks
The following table helps investors and traders sort through current performance and trends (as measured by Smart Investing & Trading Score) of various stocks in the Japan Index.

Quick View: Move mouse or cursor over stock symbol (ticker) to view short-term technical chart and over stock name to view long term chart. Click on to add stock symbol to your watchlist and to view watchlist. Click on any ticker or stock name for detailed market intelligence report for that stock.

12Stocks.com Performance of Stocks in Japan Index

TickerStock NameWatchlistCategoryRecent PriceSmart Investing & Trading ScoreChange %YTD Change%
SNESony  Technology288.85100194.570.00%
MTUMitsubishi UFJ Financials6.64100.000.00%
NTTNippon Telegraph Technology9.25100.000.00%
SYTSYLA  Technology1.5000.00-25.00%
CAJCanon  Consumer Staples1.71100.000.00%
SMFGSumitomo Mitsui Financials16.73600.0018.06%
LNLINE  Technology20.8030-0.290.00%
MFGMizuho Financial Financials6.6150-0.3037.68%
NMRNomura  Financials7.51100-0.5334.25%
IXOrix  Financials26.8180-0.6728.92%
DCMNTT DOCOMO Technology4.1610-0.720.00%
TMToyota Motor Services & Goods196.1340-0.763.56%
HMCHonda Motor Services & Goods33.5340-1.2720.86%
TAKTakeda Pharmaceutical Health Care15.1010-1.5616.59%
IIJIInternet Initiative Technology31.1170-2.630.00%
KYOKyocera  Technology1.2920-5.150.00%
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Japan: Technical Analysis, Trends & YTD Performance

EWJ Weekly Chart
Long Term Trend: Very Good
Medium Term Trend: Very Good

EWJ Daily Chart
Short Term Trend: Very Good
Overall Trend Score: 80
YTD Performance: 21.4951%
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12Stocks.com: Investing in Japan Index using Exchange Traded Funds
The following table shows list of key exchange traded funds (ETF) that help investors play Japan stock market. For detailed view, check out our ETF Funds section of our website.

Quick View: Move mouse or cursor over ETF symbol (ticker) to view short-term technical chart and over ETF name to view long term chart. Click on ticker or stock name for detailed view. Click on to add stock symbol to your watchlist and to view watchlist.

12Stocks.com List of ETFs that track Japan Index

TickerETF NameWatchlistRecent PriceSmart Investing & Trading ScoreChange %Week %Year-to-date %
JPNLJapan Bull 3X 4.9310-2.95276-94.1470%
SCIJScientific Beta Japan 21.8580-0.2738486.845970%
JHDGJapan Hedged Qual 120.7530-3.02763-11.22630%
DXJSJapan Hedged SmallCap 39.831001.596726.3647915.2677%
DXJRJapan Hedged Real 17.49200.0572082-13.96950%
DXJHJapan Hedged Health 31.2170-1.390215.403580%
DXJFJapan Hedged Financials 53.7880-0.278138164.5350%
DXJCJapan Hedged  9.72500.206186-41.16220%
DEWJAdaptive Ccy Hdgd 24.4770-0.04084972.427790%
ALDAsia Local Debt 31.6870-0.09460746.308720%
HFXJ50 Percent Hedged 67.1440-1.69839-0.3857570%
 Smart Investing & Trading Score (0-Bearish to 100-Bullish)
12Stocks.com: Charts, Trends, Fundamental Data and Performances of Japan Stocks
We now take in-depth look at all Japan stocks including charts, multi-period performances and overall trends (as measured by Smart Investing & Trading Score).

One can sort Japan stocks (click link to choose) by Daily, Weekly and by Year-to-Date performances. Also, one can sort by size of the company or by market capitalization.
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Stock Chart of Sony CorporationSNE Sony Corporation
Sector: Technology
SubSector: Electronic Equipment
MarketCap: 74750.9 Millions
Recent Price: 288.85    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 100
Day Percent Change: 194.565%    
Day Change: -9999
Week Change: 193.696%    
Year-to-date Change: 0.0%
SNE Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
Add SNE to Watchlist:       View:      Get Complete SNE Trend Analysis ➞

Stock Chart of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.MTU Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.
Sector: Financials
SubSector: Money Center Banks
MarketCap: 94306.7 Millions
Recent Price: 6.64    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 10
Day Percent Change: 0%    
Day Change: -9999
Week Change: 0%    
Year-to-date Change: 0.0%
MTU Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
Add MTU to Watchlist:       View:      Get Complete MTU Trend Analysis ➞

Stock Chart of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone CorporationNTT Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
Sector: Technology
SubSector: Telecom Services - Foreign
MarketCap: 90891.7 Millions
Recent Price: 9.25    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 10
Day Percent Change: 0%    
Day Change: -9999
Week Change: -82.8163%    
Year-to-date Change: 0.0%
NTT Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
Add NTT to Watchlist:       View:      Get Complete NTT Trend Analysis ➞

Stock Chart of SYLA Technologies Co., Ltd.SYT SYLA Technologies Co., Ltd.
Sector: Technology
SubSector: Software - Application
MarketCap: 187 Millions
Recent Price: 1.50    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 0
Day Percent Change: 0%    
Day Change: -9999
Week Change: -29.2453%    
Year-to-date Change: -25.0%
SYT Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
Add SYT to Watchlist:       View:      Get Complete SYT Trend Analysis ➞

Stock Chart of Canon Inc.CAJ Canon Inc.
Sector: Consumer Staples
SubSector: Business Equipment
MarketCap: 31754.7 Millions
Recent Price: 1.71    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 10
Day Percent Change: 0%    
Day Change: -9999
Week Change: -92.1811%    
Year-to-date Change: 0.0%
CAJ Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc ADRSMFG Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc ADR
Sector: Financials
SubSector: Banks - Diversified
MarketCap: 104905 Millions
Recent Price: 16.73    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 60
Day Percent Change: 0%    
Day Change: -0.16
Week Change: 0.661853%    
Year-to-date Change: 18.1%
SMFG Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
Add SMFG to Watchlist:       View:      Get Complete SMFG Trend Analysis ➞

Stock Chart of LINE CorporationLN LINE Corporation
Sector: Technology
SubSector: Application Software
MarketCap: 11338.1 Millions
Recent Price: 20.80    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 30
Day Percent Change: -0.287632%    
Day Change: -9999
Week Change: 23.7359%    
Year-to-date Change: 0.0%
LN Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
Add LN to Watchlist:       View:      Get Complete LN Trend Analysis ➞

Stock Chart of Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. ADRMFG Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. ADR
Sector: Financials
SubSector: Banks - Regional
MarketCap: 81353.5 Millions
Recent Price: 6.61    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 50
Day Percent Change: -0.301659%    
Day Change: -0.06
Week Change: 1.07034%    
Year-to-date Change: 37.7%
MFG Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Nomura Holdings Inc. ADRNMR Nomura Holdings Inc. ADR
Sector: Financials
SubSector: Capital Markets
MarketCap: 21257.9 Millions
Recent Price: 7.51    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 100
Day Percent Change: -0.529801%    
Day Change: -0.05
Week Change: 4.88827%    
Year-to-date Change: 34.3%
NMR Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
Add NMR to Watchlist:       View:      Get Complete NMR Trend Analysis ➞

Stock Chart of Orix Corporation ADRIX Orix Corporation ADR
Sector: Financials
SubSector: Financial Conglomerates
MarketCap: 29685.2 Millions
Recent Price: 26.81    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 80
Day Percent Change: -0.666914%    
Day Change: -0.27
Week Change: 2.72031%    
Year-to-date Change: 28.9%
IX Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
Add IX to Watchlist:       View:      Get Complete IX Trend Analysis ➞

Stock Chart of NTT DOCOMO, Inc.DCM NTT DOCOMO, Inc.
Sector: Technology
SubSector: Diversified Communication Services
MarketCap: 94439.2 Millions
Recent Price: 4.16    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 10
Day Percent Change: -0.71599%    
Day Change: -9999
Week Change: -99.9887%    
Year-to-date Change: 0.0%
DCM Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Toyota Motor Corporation ADRTM Toyota Motor Corporation ADR
Sector: Services & Goods
SubSector: Auto Manufacturers
MarketCap: 260173 Millions
Recent Price: 196.13    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 40
Day Percent Change: -0.758994%    
Day Change: -1.92
Week Change: -0.764015%    
Year-to-date Change: 3.6%
TM Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
Add TM to Watchlist:       View:      Get Complete TM Trend Analysis ➞

Stock Chart of Honda Motor ADRHMC Honda Motor ADR
Sector: Services & Goods
SubSector: Auto Manufacturers
MarketCap: 46777.5 Millions
Recent Price: 33.53    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 40
Day Percent Change: -1.2662%    
Day Change: -0.6
Week Change: -1.9017%    
Year-to-date Change: 20.9%
HMC Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
Add HMC to Watchlist:       View:      Get Complete HMC Trend Analysis ➞

Stock Chart of Takeda Pharmaceutical Co ADRTAK Takeda Pharmaceutical Co ADR
Sector: Health Care
SubSector: Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic
MarketCap: 48109.6 Millions
Recent Price: 15.10    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 10
Day Percent Change: -1.56454%    
Day Change: -0.17
Week Change: -1.24264%    
Year-to-date Change: 16.6%
TAK Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
Add TAK to Watchlist:       View:      Get Complete TAK Trend Analysis ➞

Stock Chart of Internet Initiative Japan Inc.IIJI Internet Initiative Japan Inc.
Sector: Technology
SubSector: Communication Equipment
MarketCap: 833.51 Millions
Recent Price: 31.11    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 70
Day Percent Change: -2.62911%    
Day Change: -9999
Week Change: 913.355%    
Year-to-date Change: 0.0%
IIJI Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Kyocera CorporationKYO Kyocera Corporation
Sector: Technology
SubSector: Diversified Electronics
MarketCap: 20759.9 Millions
Recent Price: 1.29    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 20
Day Percent Change: -5.14706%    
Day Change: -9999
Week Change: -89.9922%    
Year-to-date Change: 0.0%
KYO Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
Add KYO to Watchlist:       View:      Get Complete KYO Trend Analysis ➞

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