Kyoichiro Shigemura Nomura Securities Co.

Kyoichiro Shigemura of Nomura Securities Co. debuts in third place. “He has excellent analytical skills and good comprehension of the profit structures of the companies he covers,” cheers one client. Shigemura is enthusiastic about the health care sector, citing demand from Japan’s aging population for nursing and medical care, and anticipated medical and nursing reimbursement price revisions, as well as medical equipment upgrades at the nation’s hospitals. In particular, he likes Hokkaido-based Ain Pharmaciez, which operates dispensing pharmacies; and Osaka’s Ship Healthcare Holdings, which develops and markets medical equipment. Shigemura has unrivalled “expertise in small health care companies, which most of the other analysts don’t cover,” marvels one backer.  — Carolyn Koo

RUNNER(S)-UP
- Yoshihito Hasegawa Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co.
- Masaaki Kitami Bank of America Merrill Lynch
- Jiro Kojima Daiwa Securities Group
- Hidekatsu Watanabe Mizuho Securities Group