Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology and Financial Services Agency Co-Sponsor Japan's Largest Financial and Economic Education Event for Junior High, High School, and University Students: "Kabu Tora Cup ~Season 5~" Entry Now Open

The Kabu no Tora Organizing Committee's Future Finance Research Department will hold the event "Kabu Tora Cup ~Season 5~" from July 1, 2026 (Wed) to December 30, 2026 (Wed), with the aim of improving financial and economic literacy among students. Entries are currently being accepted, and participants can join at any time during the competition period.

The Kabu Tora Cup aims to foster interest in corporate activities and broaden students' perspectives by learning about the mechanisms of society and the economy through a trading simulation using actual stock prices.

For Season 5, the competition rules have been revised to allow participants more flexibility. Previously, participants selected 4 stocks each month. This season, the rules have been updated to allow participants to freely select 1 to 6 stocks during the entire period and trade them at their preferred timing. This enables participants to engage with the competition at their own pace, analyze market trends and corporate information, and consider trading timing, allowing them to learn in a way that closely resembles actual investment.

Event Overview

Event Name: Kabu Tora Cup ~Season 5~

Organizer: Kabu no Tora Organizing Committee https://k-tora.com (Student Organization)

Future Finance Research Department https://mirakin.jp/

Sponsors: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology / Financial Services Agency / Aichi Prefecture / Aichi Prefectural Board of Education / Nagoya City / Nagoya City Board of Education / Japan Association of New Economy

Event Dates: July 1, 2026 (Wed) - December 30, 2026 (Wed)

Entry: Now accepting entries (Participation possible at any time during the event period)

https://k-tora.com/allentry/ Eligibility: Junior high school students, high school students, university students, graduate students, vocational school students (ages 12-24)

Participation Fee: Free (No personal funds required; only communication costs are borne by the participant)

Prizes: To be announced on the official website later / Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award for the individual winner in the university student division

Rules: Select 1 to 6 stocks freely during the event period and trade at your own discretion.

*Winners will undergo identity verification using student ID and identification.

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Kabu Tora Cup ~Season 4~ Award Ceremony (March 27, 2026, STATION Ai, Nagoya City)

Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award, Nagoya Mayor Award, Nagoya City Board of Education Award

Corporate Sponsorship & Media Cooperation

Go Too Group Co., Ltd. (formerly G Holdings Co., Ltd.)

Toyota Noah (Donated) Media Cooperation: West Point Inc.

About the Kabu no Tora Organizing Committee Future Finance Research Department "Financial and Economic Education Project Aiming for 10,000 Students Nationwide"

The Kabu no Tora Organizing Committee's Future Finance Research Department was formed in April 2022 in response to the start of financial education classes in high school home economics. Its purpose is to provide a "learning space" by creating content that university students can use in classes and club activities for junior high and high school students. Currently, it has branches in 34 universities nationwide and is operated mainly by university students. They also hold the "Kabu Tora Cup" as a "testing ground" for what students have learned.

As part of this initiative, to help students learn about listed companies, they request cooperation from approximately 4,000 listed companies nationwide to create free interview reports. They began interviews in the Tokai region in August 2022 and have now expanded to the Kanto and Kansai regions. To date, over 150 companies, including Toyota Motor Corporation, ASICS Corporation, and Rinnai Corporation, have cooperated, providing students with opportunities to understand businesses.

Media Coverage

TV: NHK, Chukyo TV

Newspapers: Nikkei, Chubu Keizai Shimbun, Chunichi Shimbun

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Activities of the Future Finance Research Department

Financial and economic education classes and lectures at high schools and universities

Lecture at the Tokyo Stock Exchange

Interview scene with 4,000 listed companies (target)

Courtesy visits

Mayor of Nagoya, Hirosawa; Vice Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Imaeda (then); Director of Secretariat, Inoue, Financial Services Agency Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission (then); Director, Nakamura, Tokai Local Finance Bureau (then)

Collection of wisdom from interviewed listed company representatives (100 people) - Words for the next generation

[Contact]

Kabu no Tora Organizing Committee, Future Finance Research Department, Secretariat

3-86-1 Ajima-cho, Kasugai City, Aichi Prefecture 486-0968 (within Ichizu Co., Ltd.)

TEL: 0568-34-8570

MAIL: [email protected]