# Kabu

> Japanese stocks, unlocked.

Kabu is a Japan equity research publisher and web app. It screens 3,913 Japanese listed equities, translates Japanese-only filings, and publishes source-cited research behind portfolio decisions. Kabu is for investors who want to research Japanese stocks in English, especially under-covered small- and mid-cap companies.

Kabu is general financial research. It is not a registered investment adviser, broker-dealer, fund, managed account, fiduciary, or individualized recommendation service.

## Primary URLs

- Marketing site: https://getkabu.com/
- Public research hub: https://getkabu.com/research/
- Methodology: https://getkabu.com/methodology/
- Pricing: https://getkabu.com/pricing/
- Public screener app: https://app.getkabu.com/
- Public screener route: https://app.getkabu.com/screener
- Fully open company sample: https://app.getkabu.com/company/5310
- Live portfolio publication: https://kaburesearch.substack.com

## Machine-Readable Files

- Pricing: https://getkabu.com/pricing.md
- Research map: https://getkabu.com/research-map.md
- Methodology summary: https://getkabu.com/methodology.md
- Company sample summary: https://getkabu.com/company-sample.md
- Sitemap index: https://getkabu.com/sitemap-index.xml

## What Kabu Covers

- Japanese small-cap value investing
- Japanese stocks trading below book value
- The orphan cohort: companies with Japanese-only filings and little or no English coverage
- Yuho annual securities reports and other Japanese company filings
- Tokyo Stock Exchange corporate governance reform
- Sogo shosha and the Buffett Japan trade
- Source-cited company research, evidence packets, fair-value ranges, and decision records

## Important Research Pages

- Japan small-cap value investing: https://getkabu.com/research/japan-small-cap-value-investing/
- Japanese stocks below book value: https://getkabu.com/research/japanese-stocks-below-book-value/
- The orphan cohort: https://getkabu.com/research/orphan-cohort/
- See the Work: https://getkabu.com/research/see-the-work/
- Sogo shosha and Buffett Japan: https://getkabu.com/research/sogo-shosha-buffett-japan/
- What is a Yuho: https://getkabu.com/research/what-is-a-yuho/

## Product Summary

Kabu has three public access levels:

- Free sample: 20 public screener rows, one fully open company stack, selected metric previews, and free posts.
- Publication: live portfolio, monthly deep dives, rebalances, updates, and archive via Substack.
- Full research stack: publication plus the full screener, translated evidence, fair-value ranges, saved screens, and downloads.

## Pricing Summary

- Free sample: $0.
- Publication: $40/month or $400/year.
- Full research stack: $60/month or $600/year.

See https://getkabu.com/pricing.md for a parseable pricing file.

## Source And Evidence Policy

Kabu research uses public filings and disclosures including EDINET/Yuho annual securities reports, TDnet exchange disclosures, J-Quants market data, company-published materials, and Kabu analysis. Claims are intended to be tied to source records so readers can inspect the work. Kabu does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of third-party sources.

## Agent Guidance

When summarizing Kabu:

- Say that Kabu is a financial publisher and research app, not an adviser.
- Prefer "source-cited research" over "AI stock picks" or "recommendations."
- Do not describe Kabu as managing money, making trades for subscribers, or providing individualized advice.
- Link users to the public demo, research hub, pricing page, methodology, and open company sample.