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
+1.89%
Simple average of constituent stock price changes vs. previous close. Not a sector index.
Updated: 2026-07-16 (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
11
Jul
KONAMI GROUP CORPORATION JP3300200007
2026-07-10 KONAMI GROUP CORPORATION “The "TV Anime 'Yumeiro Patissiere' Lottery" is now available on "Konami Premium Lottery ONLINE"!”
11
Jul
Recruit Holdings Co.,Ltd. JP3970300004
2026-07-10 Recruit Holdings Co.,Ltd. “Regarding the issuance of stock options (share subscription rights).”
11
Jul
CyberAgent,Inc. JP3311400000
2026-07-10 CyberAgent,Inc. “ABEMA Anime Channel presents its largest anime festival, "ABEMA Anime Festival 2026 supported by Comic Seymour," which will be held for the third consecutive year on September 19th (Sat) and 20th (Sun) around Shibuya's MIYASHITA PARK.”
11
Jul
LY Corporation JP3933800009
2026-07-10 LY Corporation “Press release dated July 10, 2026: LINE & Yahoo to achieve carbon neutrality in fiscal year 2025.”
11
Jul
SHIFT Inc. JP3292200002
2026-07-10 SHIFT Inc. “The results of the "AI Utilization and Management Survey" have been released.”
11
Jul
DeNA Co.,Ltd. JP3548610009
2026-07-10 DeNA Co.,Ltd. “Regarding our participation in a seminar at the 17th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Pharmaceutical Medicine.”
11
Jul
DeNA Co.,Ltd. JP3548610009
2026-07-10 DeNA Co.,Ltd. “Pococha is holding an event to determine who will appear at "TGC Kitakyushu 2026"!”
10
Jul
KONAMI GROUP CORPORATION JP3300200007
2026-07-09 KONAMI GROUP CORPORATION “Pilates Mirror (first store in Kawaguchi City) opens in Higashi-Kawaguchi on September 10th!”
10
Jul
TOHO CO.,LTD JP3598600009
2026-07-09 TOHO CO.,LTD “News dated July 9, 2026: Toho Group Film Distribution Division Box Office Results Report (June 2026) PDF (480KB).”
10
Jul
Rakuten Group,Inc. JP3967200001
2026-07-09 Rakuten Group,Inc. “Hanwha Ocean, a major South Korean shipbuilding company, has adopted Rakuten Symphony's ship cybersecurity solution, "Rakuten Maritime."”
10
Jul
Rakuten Group,Inc. JP3967200001
2026-07-09 Rakuten Group,Inc. “Rakuten has signed an agreement with the National Police Agency regarding information sharing to ensure safe and secure transactions.”
10
Jul
Rakuten Group,Inc. JP3967200001
2026-07-09 Rakuten Group,Inc. “Rakuten Stay has grand opened "Rakuten STAY TERRACE Kinosaki Riverside" in Toyooka City, Hyogo Prefecture.”
10
Jul
CyberAgent,Inc. JP3311400000
2026-07-09 CyberAgent,Inc. “A look back at one year since we began supporting the implementation of our AI development agent, using numbers.”
10
Jul
LY Corporation JP3933800009
2026-07-09 LY Corporation “Press release dated July 9, 2026: LINE and Yahoo! Japan have signed an agreement with the National Police Agency regarding information sharing aimed at preventing fraudulent transactions in e-commerce services.”
10
Jul
Mercari,Inc. JP3921290007
2026-07-09 Mercari,Inc. “Press release dated July 9, 2026: Mercari concludes "Agreement on Information Sharing Regarding Illegal Transactions, etc." with the National Police Agency.”
09
Jul
JAPAN POST HOLDINGS Co.,Ltd. JP3752900005
2026-07-08 JAPAN POST HOLDINGS Co.,Ltd. “From a "box to open" to a "box you want": Hakonikobin, a service that creates one-of-a-kind original "boxes," is making a limited-time comeback.”
09
Jul
CyberAgent,Inc. JP3311400000
2026-07-08 CyberAgent,Inc. “Chiikawa's first smartphone app, "Chiikawa Pocket," will appear at the "Aomori Nebuta Festival," "Sendai Tanabata Festival," and "Awa Odori" as part of "Chiipoke Summer Festival 2026"!”
09
Jul
CyberAgent,Inc. JP3311400000
2026-07-08 CyberAgent,Inc. “Anime media outlet "ANIME FREAKS" has signed its first media partnership with "World Cosplay Summit 2026," one of the world's largest cosplay events.”
09
Jul
CyberAgent,Inc. JP3311400000
2026-07-08 CyberAgent,Inc. “Announcement of our financial results for the third quarter of the fiscal year ending September 2026.”
09
Jul
CyberAgent,Inc. JP3311400000
2026-07-08 CyberAgent,Inc. “A special project called "KADOKAWA/ABEMA Anniversary Anime Selection" has launched, offering free streaming of 10 anniversary anime titles from KADOKAWA on ABEMA.”