Japan Stock of the Day | Kabutaro & Friends

On September 18, 2026, the most talked-about Japanese stock online was Kioxia Holdings <285A>.
Background: The Bank of Japan raised its policy interest rate by 0.25 points to around 1.25% at its monetary policy meeting that day. The Nikkei Stock Average closed up 882.70 yen at 65,018.95 yen, having risen more than 1,300 yen at one point during the session. Amid heavy buying of semiconductor-related shares, Kioxia surged 4,690 yen (+9.40%) to close at 54,570 yen, becoming one of the top contributors to the Nikkei's gain. Trading volume reached 34.47 million shares and turnover hit 1.8189 trillion yen, standing out as the largest turnover on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market that day.