The firm is seeking to set up a business in Tokyo this year if it gets regulatory approval, said Sho Kiryu, its Japan country manager. Longbridge plans to offer mobile-based brokerage services for US, Hong Kong and Singapore stocks, as well as US equity options in Japan, Kiryu added. “You can really feel the government-led shift from savings to investment is taking off,” said Kiryu, who joined Longbridge last year from Saxo Bank A/S. Longbridge Group was set up in 2019 and has secured funding of more than US$150 million from financial groups and investment firms, according to its website. The firm’s expansion underscores how Japanese individual investors’ move to load up on stocks is drawing attention from outside the country.

Source: The Edge Markets January 14, 2026 03:30 UTC