Archive · 22 Sep 2026
Japan Stock Market Closed Three Days, Reopens Thursday
Japan’s main stock market is taking a three-day holiday.
It is closed from Monday, September 21, through Wednesday, September 23.
Trading is expected to start again on Thursday, September 24.
The holidays are Respect for the Aged Day, a Citizens’ Holiday, and Autumnal Equinox Day.
The regular market for buying and selling shares is closed, but some futures trading continues.
Currency trading for USD/JPY and overseas markets also remains active.
Before the break, the Nikkei 225 index rose 1.38% to 65,018.95.
The rise was helped by a weaker yen and stronger semiconductor stocks.
Tokyo-listed shares are closed from Monday, September 21, through Wednesday, September 23.
Regular cash-equity trading is scheduled to resume on Thursday, September 24.
The closures cover Respect for the Aged Day, a Citizens’ Holiday, and Autumnal Equinox Day.
Nikkei 225 futures, other derivatives, USD/JPY, and overseas markets remain active during the closure.
The Nikkei 225 closed September 18 at 65,018.95, up 882.70 points, or 1.38%.
- Who
- Japan’s Tokyo Stock Exchange and Osaka Exchange, along with investors in Japanese shares and derivatives.
- What
- Japan’s cash stock market is closed for three days, while selected derivatives and currency markets remain active.
- When
- The closure runs from Monday, September 21, through Wednesday, September 23; regular trading resumes Thursday, September 24.
- Where
- Tokyo-listed shares and Japanese exchanges, including the Tokyo Stock Exchange and Osaka Exchange.
- Why
- The exchanges are closed for Respect for the Aged Day, a Citizens’ Holiday, and Autumnal Equinox Day.
- Cash-market closure
- September 21-23
- Expected reopening
- Thursday, September 24
- Nikkei 225 close
- 65,018.95 on September 18
- Nikkei daily change
- Up 882.70 points, or 1.38%
- Futures trading
- Nikkei 225 futures and other derivatives continue trading through the Osaka Exchange
- Currency trading
- USD/JPY remains active
- Bank of Japan rate decision
- Policy rate raised by 25 basis points to 1.25%, in a 7-2 vote