The 2025 Hot Stocks selected by market participants (in the Tokyo Stock Exchange Main Board and Standard Market, each person can select up to three stocks) placed Mitsubishi Heavy Industries<7011.T>in the top spot (5 votes). This is the first time in the last 10 years that it has taken first place in the Stock Newspaper survey. In second place was Mitsubishi Ufj Finl Spon Adr<8306.T>, which was at the top two years ago, resulting in a one-two finish for the Mitsubishi Group. Additionally, the list of obscure stocks has drastically changed from the previous selection.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, which was outside...