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Daily Brief ESG: Will They Keep Requesting a Reduction in the Minimum Investment Amount from Now On? and more

By September 12, 2026 No Comments

In today’s briefing:

  • Will They Keep Requesting a Reduction in the Minimum Investment Amount from Now On?


Will They Keep Requesting a Reduction in the Minimum Investment Amount from Now On?

By Aki Matsumoto

  • As expectations are growing for individual investors to serve as “stable shareholders,” the trend of lowering minimum trading unit is beginning to spread even to companies with high stock prices.
  • The 2001 amendment to the Commercial Code, which authorized the current minimum trading unit system, neglects the rights of shareholders holding less than the minimum trading unit.
  • The issue of wealth inequality can no longer be ignored. To prevent social instability, individuals with limited assets should be given opportunities to invest, even in smaller amounts.

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