Purpose

The Japanese foreign exchange market is an important international foreign exchange market that developed after World War II, characterized by large trading scale and flexible trading hours. As one of Asia's important financial centers, its foreign exchange trading occupies a significant position in the global market. To help investors or practitioners gain a more comprehensive understanding of forex brokers in this region, the survey team went to Japan for on-site visits.

Process

This issue's survey team plans to go to Japan to personally visit forex broker Himawari Securities, according to public information. Its office address is 〒100-6217, 1-11-1, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo.

A professional and experienced site visit team, with a mission to strictly check for investors, traveled to Japan according to careful planning. They conducted an on-site inspection of the broker Himawari Securities claiming to be located at 〒100-6217, 1-1-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo.

The site visit personnel arrived smoothly at the target building, which is located inside a large tin shed near Tokyo Station, with a rather special surrounding environment. The business atmosphere here is average, and no signage or relevant information of the company was found outside the building.

The site visit personnel entered the lobby of the building and stated their purpose to the security guard, but were not granted entry permission.

Due to the inability to enter the building, they could not reach the target floor to confirm the specific location, nor could they know whether the company's office area has clear signage or security measures. Because they could not enter, they could not take photos of the front desk and its logo, but they learned that the building is a shared office.

Through the glass door, due to the long distance and inability to enter, they could not observe the company's internal environment, decoration style, employee activities, etc., and thus could not determine whether the overall environment matches its claimed positioning.

Therefore, after the site visit, it is confirmed that the broker Himawari Securities does not exist at the above address.

Conclusion

The fact-finding team visited Japan as planned to conduct an on-site inspection of forex broker Himawari Securities. At its publicly displayed business address, the broker's company name and other information were not visible, indicating that the broker does not have a genuine place of business. Investors should consider this comprehensively before making a decision.

Disclaimer

The above content and views are for reference only and do not serve as the basis for final decisions.