Japan Stock of the Day | Kabutaro & Friends

On September 25, 2026, the most talked-about Japanese stock online was Kobayashi Pharmaceutical <4967>.
Background: It emerged that Japanese investment firm NSSK and European fund CVC Capital Partners have proposed taking the company private in a deal worth around 500 billion yen, with the founding family potentially co-investing. The plan is reportedly aimed at rebuilding the business under fund ownership after a slump triggered by the beni-koji (red yeast rice) health scare. The stock responded with buy orders piling up at the daily limit, closing up 1,000 yen (+16.99%) at 6,885 yen. Market capitalization reached 537.4 billion yen.