Nippon.com based on data from Gakujō.
Japan’s three megabanks stand out in the 2013 ranking, and Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, (now MUFG Bank), was the second most popular company that year. The last time that it appeared in the rankings was in the survey for 2017 graduates, after which financial institutions disappeared from the top 10.
Those graduating between 2016 and 2019 voted All Nippon Airways as most popular for four years straight. Japan Airlines also appeared in the top 10, along with JTB, Oriental Land and HIS, indicating that travel and leisure-related businesses were popular too.
The only two companies that have continuously appeared in the ranking for the last 10 years are Itōchū and JTB.