# Kabu Research Map

Last updated: 2026-06-13

Kabu research explains why Japanese equities are newly investable for English-speaking investors, where the inefficiency sits, and how the Kabu app exposes the source work.

## Research Hub

- URL: https://getkabu.com/research/
- Purpose: A navigation hub for Kabu's public research pages, demo screener, methodology, and live portfolio.

## Start Here

### See the Work

- URL: https://getkabu.com/research/see-the-work/
- Topic: A worked example of a cheap Japanese company where the name and call are gated for subscribers.
- Best query fit: "Japanese company at half book example", "Kabu research example", "Japanese stock research process".

### The Orphan Cohort

- URL: https://getkabu.com/research/orphan-cohort/
- Topic: Japanese small- and mid-cap companies with Japanese-only filings and little or no English-language coverage.
- Key facts:
  - Roughly 62% of Japanese small-caps carry zero sell-side coverage.
  - The core disclosures are often Japanese-only.
- Best query fit: "orphan cohort Japanese stocks", "uncovered Japanese small caps", "Japanese stocks no analyst coverage".

### Japanese Stocks Below Book Value

- URL: https://getkabu.com/research/japanese-stocks-below-book-value/
- Topic: Japanese companies trading below book value and the Tokyo Stock Exchange reform pressure on low-PBR companies.
- Key facts:
  - Roughly 27% of Prime Market companies and 49% of Standard Market companies sit below 1.0x PBR.
  - The TSE reform program targets companies trading below book value.
- Best query fit: "Japanese stocks below book value", "TSE low PBR list", "Japan PBR reform".

### Japan Small-Cap Value Investing

- URL: https://getkabu.com/research/japan-small-cap-value-investing/
- Topic: Why Japan has a large cheap, cash-heavy, under-covered small-cap value cohort.
- Best query fit: "Japan small cap value investing", "Japanese small cap value stocks", "Japan cash rich small caps".

### The Sogo Shosha And Buffett Japan

- URL: https://getkabu.com/research/sogo-shosha-buffett-japan/
- Topic: Japan's general trading houses, Berkshire Hathaway's investment, and how the trade frames the wider Japan re-rating.
- Key fact:
  - Berkshire Hathaway has made roughly $24 billion on five sogo shosha positions since 2019.
- Best query fit: "sogo shosha Buffett Japan", "Japanese trading houses", "Berkshire Japan trade".

### What Is A Yuho?

- URL: https://getkabu.com/research/what-is-a-yuho/
- Topic: Japan's annual securities report, comparable to a U.S. 10-K, and why untranslated Yuho detail matters.
- Best query fit: "what is a Yuho", "Japanese annual securities report", "EDINET Yuho English".

## Product Links

- Public app: https://app.getkabu.com/
- Public screener: https://app.getkabu.com/screener
- Open company sample: https://app.getkabu.com/company/5310
- Pricing: https://getkabu.com/pricing/
- Methodology: https://getkabu.com/methodology/

## Editorial Notes

Kabu is a financial publisher. It does not provide individualized investment advice, manage money, or act as a broker-dealer. Screens and research pages are educational and research-oriented.