beluuga.ai Launches English-Language Equity Research, Targets 100% Coverage of Japanese Small- and Mid-Cap Stocks Within Months
Built on proprietary data infrastructure, Beluuga Research launches with 20 companies to close Japan's research gap.
TOKYO, October 21, 2026--Beluuga AI, Inc., developer of the beluuga.ai platform, today launched Beluuga Research, an English-language equity research service. It covers 20 Japanese companies now and plans 100% small- and mid-cap coverage within months.
Japan has nearly 3,900 listed companies, yet over 70% of TOPIX Small Index stocks have no analyst coverage, and English research is even more scarce. Because research is costly and brokers have little incentive to cover thinly traded stocks, many companies remain invisible to global investors.
Beyond AI-Generated Research
Beluuga Research is more than AI-generated English summaries of Japanese disclosures. Its foundation is beluuga.ai, a platform for investment bankers and PE professionals that structures financial data directly from regulatory filings, with source-level traceability and deterministic calculations.
It handles Japan-specific challenges such as company-specific XBRL extensions, differing accounting standards, and inconsistent reporting formats, so research rests on structured data rather than interpretation of documents alone. Reports cover fundamentals, valuation, opportunities, and risks; combining data infrastructure with AI makes broad coverage economical while preserving source traceability.
Making Japan's Overlooked Companies Visible
Unlike sell-side research, it covers companies regardless of size, liquidity, or institutional following.
"Research coverage should not be dictated by a brokerage firm's commercial interests," said Shinji Takeuchi, Founder and CEO, a Morgan Stanley alumnus with nearly 30 years in investment banking. "Generative AI alone is not enough to produce reliable financial research. What matters is the quality of the underlying data and the analytical infrastructure behind it. We have built that foundation at beluuga.ai, and we intend to use it to make every Japanese listed company accessible to international investors."
The broader goal: the entire Japanese market.
Free Research and Premium Analysis
Core research is free and often sufficient for an initial assessment. Deeper analysis is available by monthly subscription, and commissioned research is accepted from investors and institutions.
Research: https://beluuga.ai/en/research
About Beluuga AI, Inc.
Beluuga AI, Inc. builds AI-powered financial analysis tools for Japan-focused investment banking, M&A, and investment professionals. Its platform, beluuga.ai, turns primary disclosures into structured analysis, company profiles, comparables, valuation tools, and transaction models for approximately 4,000 listed companies, in English and Japanese.
Website: https://beluuga.ai/en
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Shinji Takeuchi, Founder and CEO, Beluuga AI, Inc., Tokyo — [email protected]