Individual investors target high-dividend stocks as Japanese stock market continues to rise

A 40-something male employee in Kanagawa bought additional shares of a staffing company in May after its dividend yield exceeded 5% (calculated as annual dividend per share divided by stock price).

Investors are focusing on high-dividend stocks as an opportunity during the current stock market upturn, while semiconductor and AI-related shares continue to rise sharply.

The Nikkei average stock price continues to climb, creating conditions that some individual investors view as favorable for pursuing dividend-yielding investments.