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
02
Jul
Mercari,Inc. JP3921290007
2026-07-01 Mercari,Inc. “Press release dated July 1, 2026: Mercari appoints Daiichi Nakajima as CTO of Japan Business.”
02
Jul
Mercari,Inc. JP3921290007
2026-07-01 Mercari,Inc. “Press release dated July 1, 2026: Mercari Mobile announces the launch of a special offer: first month free and discount coupons for new Mercari Mobile subscribers.”
02
Jul
DENTSU GROUP INC. JP3551520004
2026-07-01 DENTSU GROUP INC. “At "Cannes Lions 2026," the group won a total of 15 awards, including 4 gold medals.”
02
Jul
DENTSU GROUP INC. JP3551520004
2026-07-01 DENTSU GROUP INC. “Dentsu Group launches Fandom Intelligence service in five overseas regions.”
02
Jul
NEXON Co.,Ltd. JP3758190007
2026-07-01 NEXON Co.,Ltd. “Notice Regarding the Status of Share Repurchases (Share repurchases based on the provisions of the articles of incorporation pursuant to Article 165, Paragraph 2 of the Companies Act).”
02
Jul
DeNA Co.,Ltd. JP3548610009
2026-07-01 DeNA Co.,Ltd. “"Wandaria Yokohama Supported by Umios," an immersive experience facility that combines video and apps, will hold its first summer event, "Summer Wandaria 2026," starting on July 17th (Friday).”
02
Jul
DeNA Co.,Ltd. JP3548610009
2026-07-01 DeNA Co.,Ltd. “Moving history, transforming cities.”
02
Jul
M3,Inc. JP3435750009
2026-07-01 M3,Inc. “Announcement regarding the decision on matters related to the acquisition of treasury stock (acquisition of treasury stock based on the provisions of the articles of incorporation pursuant to Article 459, Paragraph 1 of the Companies Act) as released on IR on 2026/07/01.”
01
Jul
KONAMI GROUP CORPORATION JP3300200007
2026-06-30 KONAMI GROUP CORPORATION “Konami Sports conducts practical training for teachers and staff to address challenges in physical education instruction.”
01
Jul
TOHO CO.,LTD JP3598600009
2026-06-30 TOHO CO.,LTD “News regarding the acquisition of shares in OS Cine Brothers Co., Ltd. (PDF, 359KB) dated June 30, 2026.”
01
Jul
Rakuten Group,Inc. JP3967200001
2026-06-30 Rakuten Group,Inc. “Rakuten Travel has announced its ranking of prefectures with the highest popularity for summer 2026.”
01
Jul
CyberAgent,Inc. JP3311400000
2026-06-30 CyberAgent,Inc. “The manga series "Sensou Kyoshitsu" serialized in "Jump SQ." will be adapted into a TV anime in 2027. A teaser PV of just under 4 minutes, featuring powerful action and music, has been released for the first time!”
01
Jul
CyberAgent,Inc. JP3311400000
2026-06-30 CyberAgent,Inc. “AI Lab has had four papers accepted at INTERSPEECH 2026, a top conference in the field of speech and language processing.”
01
Jul
LY Corporation JP3933800009
2026-06-30 LY Corporation “Press release dated June 30, 2026: The domains of the AI agent "Agent i" have been expanded to a total of 22 domains.”
01
Jul
LY Corporation JP3933800009
2026-06-30 LY Corporation “Press release dated June 30, 2026: "LINE Calendar" begins offering integration with smartphone calendars.”
01
Jul
DENTSU GROUP INC. JP3551520004
2026-06-30 DENTSU GROUP INC. “Dentsu Group Global CEO, Suguru Sano, will take the stage at Cannes Lions 2026 for a dialogue on the theme of "A New Era of Innovating to Impact."”
01
Jul
DeNA Co.,Ltd. JP3548610009
2026-06-30 DeNA Co.,Ltd. “DeSC Healthcare's research on thyroid disease risk utilizing health big data won the Best Poster Presentation Award at the international conference "ICE2026/JES2026".”
01
Jul
DeNA Co.,Ltd. JP3548610009
2026-06-30 DeNA Co.,Ltd. “DeNA is taking part in the organizing committee for the urban festival "KAWASAKI FESTIVAL 2026" as a preliminary step to create excitement ahead of the opening of the "Kawasaki Arena-City Project".”
30
Jun
KONAMI GROUP CORPORATION JP3300200007
2026-06-29 KONAMI GROUP CORPORATION “Pilates Mirror will open on August 17th in Hashimoto, Sagamihara City, Kanagawa Prefecture!”
30
Jun
KONAMI GROUP CORPORATION JP3300200007
2026-06-29 KONAMI GROUP CORPORATION “Video of the 54th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders and Business Report (held on Thursday, June 25, 2026).”