Sector | Buy-Side Rank | IR Professional | Sell-Side Rank | IR Professional |
Auto Parts | 1 | Naohito Tainaka, Denso Corp. | 1 | Naohito Tainaka, Denso Corp. |
2 | Toshiki Yauchi, Nifco | - | - | |
Autos | 1 | Hideo Kojima, Suzuki Motor Corp. | 1 | Kazuta Amemiya, Nissan Motor Co. |
2 | Kazuta Amemiya, Nissan Motor Co. | 2 | Tetsuo Oshima, Honda Motor Co. | |
3 | Kazushi Kotani, Mazda Motor Corp. | 3 | Kazushi Kotani, Mazda Motor Corp. | |
Beverages, Food & Tobacco | 1 | Osamu Ishizaka, Asahi Group Holdings | 1 | Osamu Ishizaka, Asahi Group Holdings |
2 | Koji Kawabata, Ajinomoto Co. | 2 | Soichiro Watanabe, Nippon Meat Packers | |
3 | Hideyuki Aizawa, Japan Tobacco | 3 | Jun Sato, Kirin Holdings Co. | |
Broadcasting | - | - | 1 | Shinya Mori, Dentsu |
- | - | 2 | Yuko Kunita, Nippon Television Holdings | |
- | - | 3 | Satoru Yagi, Hakuhodo DY Holdings | |
Ceramics & Glass | - | - | 1 | Toshihiro Ueda, Asahi Glass Co. |
Chemicals | 1 | Ken Nakamura, Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. | 1 | Nobuhiro Kato, Showa Denko K.K. |
- | - | 2 | Yoshifumi Hata, Daicel Corp. | |
- | - | 3 | Sadayuki Kishi, Air Water | |
Construction | 1 | Naoki Mita, Taikisha | 1 | Toshihiro Inoue, Haseko Corp. |
- | - | 2 | Hisatsugu Shimada, Taisei Corp. | |
- | - | 3 | Keishi Saito, Lixil Group Corp. | |
Electronics/Components | 1 | Masahiro Nagayasu, Nidec Corp. | 1 | Satoshi Sakai, TDK Corp. |
2 | Satoshi Sakai, TDK Corp.* | 2 | Masahiro Nagayasu, Nidec Corp. | |
Shinichi Takagi, Nidec Corp.* | - | - | ||
Electronics/Consumer | 1 | Mami Masuda, Panasonic Corp. | 1 | Mami Masuda, Panasonic Corp. |
2 | Tatsuyuki Sonoda, Sony Corp. | 2 | Tatsuyuki Sonoda, Sony Corp. | |
3 | Justin Hill, Sony Corp. | 3 | Takaaki Nose, JVC Kenwood Corp. | |
Electronics/Industrial (including Semiconductors) | 1 | Kohei Hayashi, Toshiba Corp. | 1 | Kohei Hayashi, Toshiba Corp. |
2 | Takeshi Yamamoto, Mitsubishi Electric Corp. | 2 | Kosuke Sato, Fujitsu | |
3 | Hiromichi Nakanishi, NEC Corp. | 3 | Hiromichi Nakanishi, NEC Corp. | |
Electronics/ Precision Instruments | 1 | Naoji Ito, Hoya Corp. | 1 | Toshio Hanaoka, Seiko Epson Corp. |
2 | Masashiro Kobayashi, Canon | 2 | Ichiro Shirai, Konica Minolta Holdings* | |
3 | Yasuhiro Shinbo, Ricoh Co. | Yasutoshi Fujiwara, Olympus Corp.* | ||
Energy & Utilities | - | - | 1 | Tatsuhiro Tanaka, Electric Power Development Co. |
- | - | 2 | Yuji Nakajima, JX Holdings | |
Financials/Banks | 1 | Koji Fujiwara, Mizuho Financial Group | 1 | Koji Fujiwara, Mizuho Financial Group |
2 | Katsuji Oka, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings | 2 | Yoshinao Shinohara, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group | |
- | - | 3 | Tadahiro Kaneko, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group | |
Financials/Insurance | 1 | Shiro Sasaki, Tokio Marine Holdings | 1 | Shinichi Hara, NKSJ Holdings |
2 | Shinichi Hara, NKSJ Holdings | 2 | Shiro Sasaki, Tokio Marine Holdings | |
- | - | 3 | Yasuhiro Kunii, Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co. | |
Health Care & Pharmaceuticals | 1 | Ryohei Yanagi, Eisai Co. | 1 | Kumiko Furusho, Astellas Pharma |
- | - | 2 | Shigemichi Kondo, Daiichi Sankyo Co. | |
- | - | 3 | Ryohei Yanagi, Eisai Co. | |
Housing & Real Estate | 1 | Yugo Ono, Mitsui Fudosan Co. | 1 | Shuji Kawai, Daito Trust Construction Co. |
2 | Shuji Kawai, Daito Trust Construction Co.* | 2 | Yugo Ono, Mitsui Fudosan Co. | |
Yutaro Yotsuzuka, Mitsubishi Estate Co.* | 3 | Yutaro Yotsuzuka, Mitsubishi Estate Co. | ||
Machinery | 1 | Masaki Kimura, THK Co. | 1 | Masaki Kimura, THK Co. |
2 | Yasushi Uchida, NSK | 2 | Shigeo Morishima, Komatsu | |
3 | Shigeo Morishima, Komatsu* | 3 | Yasushi Uchida, NSK | |
Takahisa Okuyama, Japan Steel Works* | - | - | ||
Metals | 1 | Masato Hoshi, Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. | 1 | Masato Hoshi, Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. |
2 | Koji Matsunaga, JFE Holdings | 2 | Toshiko Kouno, Hitachi Metals | |
- | - | 3 | Yasuo Kawamura, Maruichi Steel Tube | |
Paper & Textiles | - | - | 1 | Midori Oka, Rengo Co. |
- | - | 2 | Naohiro Asami, Toray Industries | |
Plant Engineering & Shipbuilding | 1 | Naoyuki Nakayama, Chiyoda Corp. | 1 | Hideo Oshima, Sumitomo Heavy Industries |
2 | Akihiro Yamagami, JGC Corp. | - | - | |
Retailing | 1 | Tomoaki Ikeda, FamilyMart Co. | 1 | Tomoaki Ikeda, FamilyMart Co. |
2 | Satoshi Tan, United Arrows | 2 | Mitsuo Takahashi, Don Quijote Co. | |
- | - | 3 | Satoshi Tan, United Arrows | |
Software/Business | 1 | Tetsuya Fukunaga, SCSK Corp. | 1 | Sonoko Miyakawa, CyberAgent |
2 | Yuko Ichikawa, Rakuten | 2 | Yuko Ichikawa, Rakuten | |
- | - | 3 | Shin Ueoka, Nomura Research Institute | |
Software/Entertainment | 1 | Miho Hakata, Gree | 1 | Shinichiro Yoneyama, Konami Corp. |
Telecommunications | 1 | Kenji Aketa, KDDI Corp. | 1 | Kenji Aketa, KDDI Corp. |
2 | Takashi Okubo, SoftBank Corp. | 2 | Takashi Okubo, SoftBank Corp. | |
3 | Shinichiro Okayama, SoftBank Corp. | 3 | Seiya Akimoto, NTT Docomo | |
Trading Companies | 1 | Satoshi Watanabe, Itochu Corp. | 1 | Yasushi Okahisa, Mitsubishi Corp. |
2 | Yasushi Okahisa, Mitsubishi Corp. | 2 | Satoshi Watanabe, Itochu Corp. | |
3 | Kenichi Hori, Mitsui & Co. | - | - | |
Transportation | 1 | Yuichi Matsumoto, East Japan Railway Co. | 1 | Yuichi Matsumoto, East Japan Railway Co. |
2 | Takehiko Ota, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines | 2 | Ichiro Fukuzawa, All Nippon Airways Co.* | |
3 | Ichiro Fukuzawa, All Nippon Airways Co. | Takehiko Ota, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines* |