Japan Stock of the Day | Kabutaro & Friends

On September 3, 2026, the most talked-about Japanese stock online was Nitori Holdings <9843>.
Background: Investors welcomed the August monthly figures released on September 2. Same-store sales rose 4.4% from a year earlier, a second straight monthly gain, with customer numbers up 3.3% and spending per customer up 1.1%. On an all-store basis sales rose 7.1% and customer numbers 7.0%. The company said its summer thanksgiving event, monthly themed sales and television commercials drove solid sales of dining furniture, living room furniture, home appliances and lighting, and bedding. A reversal in the currency market toward a weaker dollar and stronger yen was also viewed as a positive. The stock reached 3,229 yen at 10:36 a.m., up 208 yen from the previous day, and closed at 3,275 yen, up 254 yen (+8.41%), its highest level in about six months, making it the top gainer on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market even as the Nikkei Stock Average fell 111.16 points.