Nikkei Industry Sector
Services
Overview
Japan's services sector within the Nikkei 225 encompasses staffing and human resources firms, information processing companies, advertising agencies, and diversified service businesses. This sector captures much of Japan's knowledge economy and reflects the ongoing shift toward service-based economic activity in a post-industrial society.
Current Trend
Digitalization of business processes, cloud-based enterprise software adoption, and growing demand for specialized technology talent are driving strong growth for IT services and professional staffing. Japan's labor market tightness is also pushing companies to outsource non-core functions, benefiting diversified service providers with broad capability platforms.
Companies in This Sector
19
BayCurrent Consulting,Inc.
CyberAgent,Inc.
DeNA Co.,Ltd.
DENTSU GROUP INC.
JAPAN POST HOLDINGS Co.,Ltd.
KONAMI GROUP CORPORATION
LY Corporation
M3,Inc.
Mercari,Inc.
NEXON Co.,Ltd.
Nintendo Co.,Ltd.
Nomura Research Institute,Ltd.
ORIENTAL LAND CO.,LTD.
Rakuten Group,Inc.
Recruit Holdings Co.,Ltd.
SECOM CO.,LTD.
SHIFT Inc.
TOHO CO.,LTD
Trend Micro Incorporated
Today's Avg. Price Change
+1.07%
Simple average of constituent stock price changes vs. previous close. Not a sector index.
Updated: 2026-09-04 (JST)
Position in Japan
Staffing and human resources companies occupy an increasingly critical position as Japan grapples with one of the developed world's most severe structural labor shortages—a consequence of demographic aging and a declining working-age population that is intensifying across virtually every industry.
Latest Press Releases
25
Jul
KONAMI GROUP CORPORATION JP3300200007
2026-07-24 KONAMI GROUP CORPORATION “Create summer memories with "Monster Legend Oreca Battle 2"! ~Exhibiting at "CoroCoro Soul Festival in TOKYO Toy Show 2026"!~”
25
Jul
Nintendo Co.,Ltd. JP3756600007
2026-07-24 Nintendo Co.,Ltd. “We have posted an announcement regarding the completion of payment for the disposal of treasury stock as restricted stock compensation.”
25
Jul
CyberAgent,Inc. JP3311400000
2026-07-24 CyberAgent,Inc. “To commemorate the broadcast of the final season of the TV anime "BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War Arc -Kashintan-", a special channel dedicated to the TV anime "BLEACH" will be launched on ABEMA for the first time.”
25
Jul
DENTSU GROUP INC. JP3551520004
2026-07-24 DENTSU GROUP INC. “Dentsu Group demonstrated an information environment at the Yoichi Ochiai Summer School 2026 that enables co-creation with multiple AIs via AI avatar agents by elementary and junior high school students.”
25
Jul
DENTSU GROUP INC. JP3551520004
2026-07-24 DENTSU GROUP INC. “Dentsu Group releases "Climate-Related Report 2026" and "Non-Financial Data Book 2026".”
24
Jul
KONAMI GROUP CORPORATION JP3300200007
2026-07-23 KONAMI GROUP CORPORATION “Konami Group achieved its third consecutive victory in the first half of the 2026 ITS Golf Tournament (3rd Inter-Company Team Competition).”
24
Jul
KONAMI GROUP CORPORATION JP3300200007
2026-07-23 KONAMI GROUP CORPORATION “KONAMI JBSTAR Struggle Chronicles: Towards the 62nd World Championship.”
24
Jul
CyberAgent,Inc. JP3311400000
2026-07-23 CyberAgent,Inc. “AI Lab's paper accepted at IROS 2026, a top conference in the field of robotics.”
24
Jul
NEXON Co.,Ltd. JP3758190007
2026-07-23 NEXON Co.,Ltd. “Nexon has released 'Higan: Eruthyll' in South Korea for PC and mobile devices.”
23
Jul
KONAMI GROUP CORPORATION JP3300200007
2026-07-22 KONAMI GROUP CORPORATION “Konami Digital Entertainment has announced its participation in "gamescom 2026".”
23
Jul
SECOM CO.,LTD. JP3421800008
2026-07-22 SECOM CO.,LTD. “July 22, 2026 [Press Release] Over 90% of respondents express concern about deteriorating public safety, a record high. 91% also believe that crimes using AI will "increase" – 15th "Survey on Japanese People's Concerns" -.”
23
Jul
TOHO CO.,LTD JP3598600009
2026-07-22 TOHO CO.,LTD “July 22, 2026 News: TOHO STUDIOS COLLECTION Launch (PDF, 774KB).”
23
Jul
KONAMI GROUP CORPORATION JP3300200007
2026-07-22 KONAMI GROUP CORPORATION “Konami Digital Entertainment has announced its participation in "gamescom 2026".”
23
Jul
SECOM CO.,LTD. JP3421800008
2026-07-22 SECOM CO.,LTD. “July 22, 2026 [Press Release] Over 90% of respondents express concern about deteriorating public safety, a record high. 91% also believe that crimes using AI will "increase" – 15th "Survey on Japanese People's Concerns" -.”
23
Jul
TOHO CO.,LTD JP3598600009
2026-07-22 TOHO CO.,LTD “July 22, 2026 News: TOHO STUDIOS COLLECTION Launch (PDF, 774KB).”
23
Jul
CyberAgent,Inc. JP3311400000
2026-07-22 CyberAgent,Inc. “To commemorate ABEMA's 10th anniversary, the "ABEMA Love Reality 10th" campaign will be held! A free trial event, "Love Diagnosis Center," supervised by a popular fortune teller, will be held to find out the day of the year when your love luck will be at its highest. There will also be free broadcasts of popular series and a special project in which past MCs and program participants will introduce their recommended works.”
23
Jul
SHIFT Inc. JP3292200002
2026-07-22 SHIFT Inc. “Frontier AI has launched an emergency vulnerability response support service for critical systems in finance, public sector, and other sectors.”
23
Jul
NEXON Co.,Ltd. JP3758190007
2026-07-22 NEXON Co.,Ltd. “Mabinogi Mobile is now available in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau starting today.”
23
Jul
CyberAgent,Inc. JP3311400000
2026-07-22 CyberAgent,Inc. “To commemorate ABEMA's 10th anniversary, the "ABEMA Love Reality 10th" campaign will be held! A free trial event, "Love Diagnosis Center," supervised by a popular fortune teller, will be held to find out the day of the year when your love luck will be at its highest. There will also be free broadcasts of popular series and a special project in which past MCs and program participants will introduce their recommended works.”
23
Jul
LY Corporation JP3933800009
2026-07-22 LY Corporation “Press release dated July 22, 2026: Yahoo! News launches special website to commemorate the 30th anniversary of its service.”