Japanese Stocks Offer High Dividend Yields

Many large Japanese companies pay safe, regular dividends. Here are ten such stocks with current dividends greater than two percent. Most of these stocks have historically high dividend yields because they are on the price downside.

10 Japanese Dividend-Paying Stocks
Company & Web Site	Quote	Dividend and Yield	Businesses and Products
Daiwa Securities Group	8601.T	¥28 (3.06%)	Global securities company. More
Hitachi Capital	8586.T	¥36 (2.82%)	Leasing and financial services. More
Hokkaido Electric Power	9509.T	¥65 (2.81%)	Electric utility in the Hokkaido region. More
Japan General Estate	8878.T	¥60 (5.93%)	Real estate operations. More
Kyushu Electric Power	9508.T	¥60 (2.36%)	Electric utility. More
Matsui Securities	8628.T	¥23 (3.75%)	Securities transactions and investment services. More
Nippon Paper Group	3893.T	¥8,000 (3.25%)	Paper, paperboards and paper pulp. More
OJI Paper	3861.T	¥12 (2.69%)	Paper, paperboards and paper pulp. More
TonenGeneral Sekiyu	5012.T	¥37.50 (4.36%)	Petroleum-based products. More
Topy Industries	7231.T	¥7 (2.67%)	Steel, power generation and, construction. More
Note: Dividend data from reuters.com as of March 22, 2008. Prices are Japanese yen.

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Updated April 2, 2008.

Japanese Stocks Offer High Dividend Yields

Japanese Stocks Offer High Dividend Yields