Learn Key Terms: Familiarize yourself with Japanese stock market terminology, such as 株式 (kabushiki) for stocks, 投資信託 (toushi shintaku) for mutual funds, and 証券 (shouken) for securities.
Open a Brokerage Account: Choose a Japanese brokerage firm (証券会社, shouken gaisha) and open an account. Major brokers include SBI証券 (SBI Shoken) and 楽天証券 (Rakuten Shoken).
Use Japanese Platforms: Access your brokerage’s trading platform (取引プラットフォーム, torihiki purattofōmu) and familiarize yourself with the interface, which will be in Japanese.
Research Stocks: Look for information on Japanese stocks (日本株, nihon kabu) and financial news in Japanese. Websites like Yahoo!ファイナンス (Yahoo! Finance Japan) can be useful