Form 13f Holdings Report (13f-hr)

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 13F

FORM 13F COVER PAGE

Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: Sep. 30, 2012

Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number:

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This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement.
[ ] adds new holdings entries.

Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:

Name: Hikari Tsushin, Inc ------------------------------------------------- Address: Hikari West Gate BLDG., 7F ------------------------------------------------- 1-4-10, Nishi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, ------------------------------------------------- Tokyo, 171-0021 JAPAN ------------------------------------------------- 13F File Number: 28-12648 ----------------

The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.

Person signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:

Name: Naoko Yada ------------------------------------------------- Title: Manager, Corporate Research ------------------------------------------------- Phone: [phone] -------------------------------------------------

Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:

/s/ Naoko Yada Tokyo, Japan Nov 2, 2012 ----------------------- ---------- ---------------- [Signature] [City, Country] [Date]

Report Type (Check only one.):

[X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager
are reported in this report.)

[ ] 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all
holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).)

[ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this
reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by
other reporting manager(s).)

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FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE

Report Summary:

Number of Other Included Managers: None -------------------------- Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 27 -------------------------- Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $ 351,405 ------------------------- (thousands)

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FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE

COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VALUE SHRS OR SH/PUT INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3M CO. COMMON 88579Y 10 1 536 5,800 SOLE 5,800 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ABBOTT LABORATORIES COMMON 002824 10 0 8,289 120,900 SOLE 120,900 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AMERICAN EXPRESS CO. COMMON 025816 10 9 540 9,500 SOLE 9,500 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- APPLE INC. COMMON 037833 10 0 1,881 2,820 SOLE 2,820 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING,INC. COMMON 053015 10 3 628 10,700 SOLE 10,700 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BECTON DICKINSON & CO. COMMON 075887 10 9 9,977 127,000 SOLE 127,000 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY,INC. COMMON 084670 10 8 117,705 887 SOLE 887 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COCA COLA CO. COMMON 191216 10 0 38,422 1,012,960 SOLE 1,012,960 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONOCOPHILLIPS COMMON 20825C 10 4 6,278 109,800 SOLE 109,800 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COSTCO WHOLESALES CORP. COMMON 22160K 10 5 150 1,500 SOLE 1,500 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ECOLAB INC. COMMON 278865 10 0 1,089 16,796 SOLE 16,796 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GOOGLE INC. COMMON 38259P 50 8 8,571 11,360 SOLE 11,360 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP. COMMON 459200 10 1 16,042 77,330 SOLE 77,330 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JOHNSON & JOHNSON COMMON 478160 10 4 16,996 246,640 SOLE 246,640 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. COMMON 46625H 10 0 3,962 97,871 SOLE 97,871 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KRAFT FOODS,INC. COMMON 50075N 10 4 16,235 392,618 SOLE 392,618 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MEDTRONIC,INC. COMMON 585055 10 6 9,292 215,500 SOLE 215,500 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MICROSOFT CORP. COMMON 594918 10 4 14,091 473,500 SOLE 473,500 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOVO NORDISK A/S COMMON 670100 20 5 1,657 10,500 SOLE 10,500 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PROCTER & GAMBLE CO. COMMON 742718 10 9 8,678 125,120 SOLE 125,120 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- QUALCOMM INC. COMMON 747525 10 3 4,323 69,200 SOLE 69,200 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- REPUBLIC SERVICES,INC. COMMON 760759 10 0 913 33,200 SOLE 33,200 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SANOFI-AVENTIS SA COMMON 80105N 10 5 12,229 284,000 SOLE 284,000 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- U.S.BANCORP COMMON 902973 30 4 960 28,000 SOLE 28,000 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP. COMMON 913017 10 9 376 4,800 SOLE 4,800 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WAL MART STORES,INC. COMMON 931142 10 3 18,952 256,800 SOLE 256,800 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WELLS FARGO & CO. COMMON 949746 10 1 32,633 945,060 SOLE 945,060 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL: 351,405