Taizo Nishimuro Quotations

We must continue with the shortened session since our actual trading capacity hasn't been expanded yet. We plan to expand the system sometime around May or June. We'll make an official announcement on Feb. 21.

It is necessary to raise the level of screening for start-up firms when they are to be listed.

We will set up a mechanism that exchanges (nationwide) can use. (Through) this, we would like to increase Japan's international competitiveness.

The number of orders and deals done has been increasing today on the exchange and the cases of deals may surpass the volume the system can handle.

The number of individual investors or shareholders who trade using the Internet has increased significantly.

This year is the year in which we start anew, from the beginning.

We have observed totally unexpected and abnormal increases in trading volumes and it is extremely regrettable that we had to take such action.

We need more updated information and better disclosure.

The current situation is extremely unusual. We will stop this when this unusual situation ends.

The Tokyo Stock Exchange is currently implementing various reforms at a feverish pitch.