[Norinchukin Value Investments Co., Ltd.] A survival strategy called “Owner-Type Stock Investment” that grows both your career and your assets. “Investment as a Weapon: How to Build Assets and a Career to Survive the AI Era.” Released September 2, 2025. Norinchukin Value Investments Co., Ltd. Press Release: September 2, 2025 To Members of the Media A survival strategy called “Owner-Type Stock Investment” that grows your career and assets. “Investment as a Weapon: How to Build Assets and a Career to Survive the AI Era.” Released September 2, 2025. The latest message from the author of the best-selling book “Investing as an Education for Becoming a Business Elite,” which has sold over 110,000 copies Norinchukin Value Investments Co., Ltd. (President and CEO: Naohide Sakami, hereinafter “NVIC”), an investment management and advisory company of the Norinchukin Bank Group, is pleased to announce that the book “Investing as a Weapon: How to Build Assets and a Career to Survive the AI Era,” written by Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer (CIO) Kazunari Okuno, will be published by KADOKAWA Corporation on Tuesday, September 2, 2025.
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■Background of Publication—Providing Individual Investors with “Owner-Type Stock Investments” as Their Next Step With the launch of the new NISA system in 2024, the number of individual investors in Japan has rapidly expanded. However, some investors may experience unexpected unrealized losses or mental exhaustion due to repeated short-term buying and selling amid market fluctuations and an information-overloaded environment. This book presents a new option called “owner-type stock investment,” which differs from such short-term approaches. The author’s philosophy of determining corporate value rather than stock price and “only buying companies that do not need to be sold” has been proven for over 15 years by the fund he manages himself. ■Book summary Book Title Investing as a Weapon: How to Build Assets and a Career to Survive the AI Era Author Kazunari Okuno (Managing Director and CIO, Norinchukin Value Investments Co., Ltd.) Release date Tuesday, September 2, 2025 Specifications A4 size / 232 pages / Price: ¥1,870 (tax included) Main Contents Why have a “capitalist mindset” in an era where jobs are being taken over by AI? / A career strategy called “Worker 3.0” / Identifying “structurally resilient companies” / A practical roadmap for accelerating both investment and self-investment View details ■Author Profile Kazushige Okuno Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer (CIO), Norinchukin Value Investments Co., Ltd. He has been managing carefully selected long-term investment funds since 2007. In 2017, he launched the “Oobune” fund for individuals. His 2020 book “Investing as Culture” (Diamond Inc.) is a best-seller, selling over 110,000 copies. ■Media Appearances: TV Tokyo’s “Gaia no Yoake” and “News Morning Satellite,” NHK’s “Tenani Tenani (Money),” Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Yomiuri Shimbun, Toyo Keizai, PIVOT, NewsPicks, and more. ■Video Achievements: The cumulative number of views for videos featuring PIVOT is The number of views has exceeded 10 million (10,118,000), and the total number of views of videos appearing on NewsPicks has exceeded 2.1 million (2,120,000) *As of the end of August 2025 ■What is “Oobune,” a NISA-eligible fund for which author Kazunari Okuno serves as fund manager? The NISA-eligible “Oobune” series invests only in “structurally robust companies(R)” that meet the following three criteria: “1. High value-added industries,” “2. Overwhelming competitive advantage,” and “3. Long-term trends.” Even such companies inevitably experience short-term fluctuations in their stock prices due to market factors. However, these companies are characterized by their ability to steadily expand their business over the long term and their resilience to crises such as market instability. This investment trust is ideal for those seeking to build assets through “long-term, regular investments” without having to worry about daily stock price fluctuations. We also provide special support exclusively to Ohbune holders, and at monthly members’ conferences, Chief Investment Officer (CIO) Kazunari Okuno himself explains the investment status and deepens two-way communication with investors. ▼NISA-eligible “Obuune” official website:
https://www.nvic.co.jp/obune-series-lp202407/ ■Highlights of this Book 1. Proposal for “Owner-Type Stock Investment” Required After the NISA Boom Introducing an investment method that breaks away from dependence on trading profits and incorporates compound interest growth in corporate value 2. “Worker 3.0”: A new way of working that combines career and asset management in the AI era Three skills necessary in the AI era: “Decision,” “Courage,” and “Empathy” 3. Author’s original “Structurally Resilient Company (R) Checklist” Evaluation points for identifying “structurally strong companies (R)” that do not need to be sold 4. Tips for stock investment learned from the example of “Oobune” Learn from Oobune’s abundant investment examples, including the business model of Costco. ■Author’s Comments In this book, I argue that “investing is taking ownership of a company” and emphasize the importance of a “balance sheet mindset” that incorporates the “earning power” of companies with excellent economic efficiency into one’s own balance sheet. If you’re wondering, “Huh? Isn’t investing just buying and selling?” then I highly recommend you pick up this book and read it. You’ll realize that what you thought was “investing” isn’t actually “investing” in its truest sense. About Norinchukin Value Investments (NVIC) Norinchukin Value Investments is an investment management company engaged in the Norinchukin Bank Group. As a pioneer in Japan of long-term, carefully selected investment, the firm started as a dedicated team for long-term, carefully selected investment at the Norinchukin Bank Equity Investment Department in 2007, and has since adhered to long-term investment (non-selling investment) in which companies’ stocks are held over the long term, rather than short-term buying and selling. Since starting investment advice for funds for institutional investors in 2010, the firm has taken on various challenges to change the world of investment, including investing in US stocks and investing education, and in 2017 began managing and advising on the “Oobune” investment trust for individuals. President and CEO: Naohide Sakami Address: Hibiya International Building, 14th Floor, 2-2-3 Uchisaiwaicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo ▼Website:
https://www.nvic.co.jp/ We are pleased to announce the launch of the official Obune Instagram account. We introduce useful investment ideas for everyday life and “Obune-style corporate analysis.” Please follow us. ▼Obune Official Instagram:
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